Don\'t call me nigger, whitey! Don\'t call me whitey, nigger! Well I went down across the country, and I heard some voices rang. They was talkin\' softly to each other and not a word could change a thing. Chorus (3 separate times)

Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within' the sound of silence

Don\'t call me nigger, whitey! Don\'t call me whitey, nigger! Well I went down across the country, and I heard some voices rang. They was talkin\' softly to each other and not a word could change a thing. Chorus (3 separate times)

Don't you cry tonight And don't you cry tonight There's a heaven above you baby And please remember Don't you ever cry Don't you cry Talk to me softly There's something in your eyes Don't hang your head in sorrow

But I promise you, it's worth it To show 'em everything you kept inside Don't hide, don't hide Don't hide away Come out and play Wake up and smell the coffee Is your cup half full or empty? When we talk, you say it softly

Don't you cry tonight And don't you cry tonight There's a heaven above you baby And please remember Don't you ever cry Don't you cry Talk to me softly There's something in your eyes Don't hang your head in sorrow