I'm to flee to a better place Go West, South and East, the way Let's a move, hurry up let's go now You got to believe we can get I'm tired of what the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand lemme ya
I want to be free, come on I want to be free, help each I want to be free, ya sista I to be free, don't you miss her I to be free, I want to be free
Master say being born colored was the disease And we the worst to bread, worse than As long as I work for he, I for free He beat me like a dick in jail and at me
I'm certain we, weren't put on this to be, bustled Nobody deserve to be, here, run I dare ya I catch ya, I'ma ya more lashes than mascara
If its pride or die, I'm choosin' I saw my daddy hung dead, wit a on his neck My niece got pregnant, won't tell she scared done it but she blamin' it on drop dead Fred
But one day, things gon' for better Lord knows it cant rain Thats I told my momma Two days later master sold my momma, master my momma
I'm ready to flee to a better Go West, and East, whatever the way Let's make a move, hurry up go now You got to believe we can get I'm tired of doin' what the say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand help ya
I want to be free, on brotha I want to be free, help each I to be free, love ya sista I want to be free, don't you her I to be free, I want to be free
Uh, uh, uh, I'm in the field, white lil' niggas and me From dusk to dawn the sun come and it leave all seasons, winter, fall, summer and spring Pickin', pushin', pullin', cuttin' the
Sweatin' 'bout to dehydrate, stuck in the And when it's cold, joints up barker than trees Rest, I don't get of my sleep 'Cause got us workin' late night and then wakin' up in the wee
Hours of the mornin', stackin' of hay Hopin' the from dawn 'til shower day I could walk away But then I think about away, master cut off his hand
'Cause you can't talk or or speak from your mouth If it what master talk or say But I was taught to pray to the Lord and have take me away from this awful place 'Cause you can be so off
I'm ready to flee to a better Go West, South and East, the way Let's make a move, up let's go now You got to we can get away I'm tired of doin' the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand help ya
I to be free, come on brotha I want to be free, help other I want to be free, love ya I to be free, don't you miss her I to be free, I want to be free
Man I tell ya drop shit, ain't 'Nuff sufferin', done dealt with headaches the bufferin' Gotta spend my off the destructive by gettin' by doe bu-bu-bubblin' Can't stumblin', fumblin'
So I'm 'bout takin' my life, dice I drop the road, tryin' to get that pot of gold Still out in the field, mobbin' with and Smoke times, nine to five, I'm troop servin' Nine, you tryin' to eat well, get in line
momma got laid off, the lil' sis need shoes My brother just got popped back in his blues And pops made it off, there was no money, no food through next week, my rent and my girl due Life got no rules, destruction, one two's So now and then, your gonna sing the blues
I'm ready to to a better place Go West, and East, whatever the way Let's a move, hurry up let's go now You got to we can get away I'm tired of doin' the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand lemme ya
I want to be free, come on I to be free, help each other I want to be free, love ya I want to be free, you miss her I want to be free, I to be free