New Generation Slave

[00:05.67] Into this world, I came
[00:08.53] Filled with fear, crying all the time
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[00:19.70] I guess my birth left a great scar
[00:23.43] On my heart and mind
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[00:32.60] Now I hand-pick cotton
[00:35.22] And struggle to sing
[00:37.63] "I am happy and I do what I like"
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[00:48.14] But my voice breaks
[00:50.24] And I start to hate
[00:52.41] My singing and simply everyone
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[01:04.56] Mama told me
[01:06.78] Be good, work hard and love Mr. God
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[01:18.66] Every Sunday
[01:20.39] I lie, trying to realize why
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[01:31.87] Ain't nothing more to say
[01:33.75] Your Honor
[01:35.58] Don't look at me like that
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[01:46.14] The truth is
[01:47.52] I am a free man
[01:51.22] But I can't enjoy my life
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[02:17.98] I came to a standstill
[02:21.17] With lies and hopes inside my head
[02:25.25] Always seemed too late to turn
[02:28.66] And too soon to understand
[02:33.05] No, I don't have a stomach ache
[02:35.75] It's just my face
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[03:00.50] I got stuck, I ran aground
[03:03.96] I got used to spewing bile
[03:07.71] I wonder whether all those years
[03:11.17] Hadn't been a waste of time
[03:15.93] So how am I doing?
[03:17.78] Oh, I can complain
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[03:24.81] Smoke too many cigarettes
[03:27.34] But I don't care
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[03:48.42] Into this world, I came
[03:51.31] Filled with fear, crying all the time
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