Adam Lambert

Songwriter: Michael Jackson Bill Bottrell

[Verse 1]
I took my baby on a Saturday bang
Boy, is that girl with you?
Yes, we're one and the same
Now, I believe in miracles
And a miracle has happened tonight

[Chorus]
But, if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white
Ooh, yeah

[Verse 2]
They print my message in the Saturday sun
I had to tell them I ain't second to none
And I told 'em about equality
And it's true, either you're wrong or you're right
Yeah

[Chorus]
But, if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white
Ooh yeah
Oh
Oh yeah
Yeah yeah

[Bridge]
I am tired of this devil
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business
So when the going gets rough
I ain't scared of your brother
I ain't scared of no sheets
I ain't scared of nobody
Girl, when the going gets mean

[Verse 3]
Don't tell me you agree with me
When I saw you kicking dirt in my eye

[Chorus]
But, if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white
I said if you're thinking of being my brother
It don't matter if you're black or white

[Outro]
Oh no no no
Yeah yeah yeah
It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to get by
It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to get by
It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to get by
Oh
It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to get by

In 2009, Adam Lambert came to prominence after becoming the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. After signing with 19 Entertainment in a joint venture with RCA Records, he released his debut studio album For Your Entertainment in 2009; it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 198,000 copies in first-week sales, and reached the top 10 in several countries. Its singles “For Your Entertainment”, “Whataya Want from Me” and “If I Had You” also became international successes.

Soon after the album release, he headlined a worldwide concert tour, Glam Nation, the first American Idol contestant to do so in the year following his Idol season. Lambert took executive producer credit and was a principal writer on his second studio album, Trespassing, released in May 2012, to critical acclaim. It made its debut in the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart. Lambert made music history as the first openly gay artist to achieve this top charting position.

In 2015, Lambert released his third album, The Original High, which debuted at #3 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

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