I'm ready to flee to a place 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' the devils say We got 2 lose, take my hand lemme help ya
I want to be free, come on 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
Master say being born colored was the worst And we the worst to bread, worse than As long as I work for he, I for free He beat me a dick in jail and cursed at me
I'm certain we, weren't put on this earth to be, deserve to be, hustled Look here, run I ya I catch ya, I'ma give ya lashes than mascara
If its pride or die, I'm choosin' I saw my daddy dead, wit a noose on his neck My got raped pregnant, won't tell she scared Master it but she blamin' it on drop dead Fred
But one day, gon' change for better knows it cant rain forever Thats what I my momma Two days later master sold my momma, sold my momma
I'm ready to to a better place Go West, and East, whatever the way make 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 help ya
I want to be free, on brotha 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
Uh, uh, uh, I'm in the field, thats white lil' and me From dusk to dawn the sun come and it leave Through all seasons, winter, fall, summer and Pickin', pushin', pullin', the field
'bout to dehydrate, stuck in the heat And when it's cold, joints lock up 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 rain dawn 'til shower day I could walk away But then I think hard away, master cut off his hand
'Cause you can't talk or sing or from your mouth If it what master talk or say But I was taught to pray to the and have faith Please take me from this awful place you can be so off today
I'm ready to flee to a better Go West, and East, whatever the way make a move, hurry up let's go now You got to we can get away I'm tired of doin' what the say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand help ya
I to be free, come on brotha I to be free, help each other I want to be free, ya sista I want to be free, you miss her I want to be free, I want to be
Man I ya drop shit, ain't nothin' 'Nuff sufferin', done dealt with more 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, tumblin' I down the road, tryin' to get that pot of gold Still out in the field, mobbin' with and Smoke Nine times, nine to five, I'm troop Nine, you bout to eat well, get in line
'Cause momma got laid off, the lil' sis shoes My just got popped back in his county 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 every now and then, your gonna the blues
I'm ready to flee to a place Go West, South and East, the way Let's a move, hurry up let's go now You got to we can get away I'm tired of what the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my lemme help ya
I want to be free, come on I want to be free, help other I want to be free, love ya I want to be free, don't you her I want to be free, I want to be