Richard Pryor Addresses A Tearful Nation

Sometimes I think I've almost fooled myself Sometimes I think I've almost fooled myself Spreading out my wings Above us like a tree Laughing now, out loud Almost like I was free I look at you as the thing I wanted most You look at me And it's like you've seen a ghost I wear the face Of all this has cost Everything you tried to keep away from me Everything I took from you and lost Lights shine above me They're like your eyes above the street Lights shine below me They're like stars beneath my feet I stood on your shoulders And I walked on my hands You watched me while I tried to fall You can't bear to watch me land Take me away Carry me like a dove Take me away Carry me like a dove Love me like you're lying Let me feel you near Remember me for trying And excuse me while I disappear