New Generation Slave

[00:05.32] Into this world, I came
[00:08.48] Filled with fear, crying all the time
[00:19.78] I guess my birth left a great scar
[00:23.40] On my heart and mind
[00:32.40] Now I hand-pick cotton
[00:35.36] And struggle to sing
[00:37.53] "I am happy and I do what I like"
[00:48.06] But my voice breaks
[00:50.22] And I start to hate
[00:52.45] My singing and simply everyone
[01:04.35] Mama told me
[01:06.78] Be good, work hard and love Mr. God
[01:18.57] Every Sunday
[01:20.16] I lie, trying to realize why
[01:25.80]
[01:31.67] Ain't nothing more to say
[01:33.76] Your Honor
[01:35.62] Don't look at me like that
[01:46.01] The truth is
[01:47.35] I am a free man
[01:51.04] But I can't enjoy my life
[02:03.79]
[02:17.68] I came to a standstill
[02:21.05] With lies and hopes inside my head
[02:25.29] Always seemed too late to turn
[02:28.33] And too soon to understand
[02:32.68] No, I don't have a stomach ache
[02:35.73] It's just my face
[02:37.25]
[03:00.48] I got stuck, I ran aground
[03:03.75] I got used to spewing bile
[03:07.83] I wonder whether all those years
[03:11.27] Hadn't been a waste of time
[03:15.67] So how am I doing?
[03:17.75] Oh, I can complain
[03:24.46] Smoke too many cigarettes
[03:27.26] But I don't care
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[03:48.46] Into this world, I came
[03:51.06] Filled with fear, crying all the time
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