Railroads Down 2/Independence Day - Social Revolution - Slave Revolts USH by Eric Biddines Lyrics
[Verse 1] When sun down follow the drinking gourd/
Let the moonlight take you away/
The riverside said'll take you north/
Pack no bags you on need no weight/
[Chorus] Said the masters on my sole/
The shackles on my feet/
The blood still in my clothes/
But all I see is free/ Don't lie me die for no reason/
Don't let them take me away/
I prey to lord Jesus/
I'm bout to loose my faith/
That's why the shackles on my feet/
And the blood still in my clothes/
But all I see is free/
Hope the hound dog ain't that close/
Try to make it to freedom/
I know we will one day/
Don't make me out a believer/
I'm bout loose my faith/
[Hook x2] I said the railroads down It's underground
[Verse 2] I live on the field with the porch/
the tree with the branches that come with a that rope/
My daddy was brought on a boat/
Said a nigger had sold em to keep him afloat/
Ain't know bout the title of slaves/
Born into what we know now as thought/
Mommy said one of these days our luck will run up and these shackles be broke/
Uncle said must not be no god If it was this won't happen/
Toby said keepin all faith hard but we gotta keep at it/
Prayed and we prayed and we pay hard Til the moment it happen/
One of these days we gone come far I just know with a passion/
[Chorus]
[Chorus] Finally free (x4)
Made a way (x4)
Finally free
If you asked me where I'd be today I would probably say I’d a never made it out/
Possibility went away never came not a thing till the day I/
[Verse 3] Started doing left the doubt in me I had evaporated just like fluid/
Said if change was posed to come like early Morning with the rooster on the get up y'all forgive me I was stupid/
Ain't know that losing was loosing your hope and faith, you only die if you give up the day before they make your grave/
Too many people depending my lead of way, the load you carry when you barely show weakness in others face/
You shoulda been there when my life was on the fence, never went to jail but still I always stayed stayed in the pen/
Writing history on compositions, this developed from a camera I’m living inside the prints/
Came from a long dirt roads the crop of farm with no agriculture barely can grow us a stock of corn/
Shoulder looking over every little vulture the term born/
What you think I'm posed to bury my people without no funeral/
I told my daddy I'm double if it was two of you/
I seen London I'm booking a flight to Liverpool/
You can’t stay local forever you need a team but as a individual you gotta never say never/
Almost cried the first time I wore genuine leather/
It was cold but see me the type to appreciate weather/
Just saying you coulda been somebody ain't wake up/
happiness is free, but material shit to break up/
[Chorus]
Let the moonlight take you away/
The riverside said'll take you north/
Pack no bags you on need no weight/
[Chorus] Said the masters on my sole/
The shackles on my feet/
The blood still in my clothes/
But all I see is free/ Don't lie me die for no reason/
Don't let them take me away/
I prey to lord Jesus/
I'm bout to loose my faith/
That's why the shackles on my feet/
And the blood still in my clothes/
But all I see is free/
Hope the hound dog ain't that close/
Try to make it to freedom/
I know we will one day/
Don't make me out a believer/
I'm bout loose my faith/
[Hook x2] I said the railroads down It's underground
[Verse 2] I live on the field with the porch/
the tree with the branches that come with a that rope/
My daddy was brought on a boat/
Said a nigger had sold em to keep him afloat/
Ain't know bout the title of slaves/
Born into what we know now as thought/
Mommy said one of these days our luck will run up and these shackles be broke/
Uncle said must not be no god If it was this won't happen/
Toby said keepin all faith hard but we gotta keep at it/
Prayed and we prayed and we pay hard Til the moment it happen/
One of these days we gone come far I just know with a passion/
[Chorus]
[Chorus] Finally free (x4)
Made a way (x4)
Finally free
If you asked me where I'd be today I would probably say I’d a never made it out/
Possibility went away never came not a thing till the day I/
[Verse 3] Started doing left the doubt in me I had evaporated just like fluid/
Said if change was posed to come like early Morning with the rooster on the get up y'all forgive me I was stupid/
Ain't know that losing was loosing your hope and faith, you only die if you give up the day before they make your grave/
Too many people depending my lead of way, the load you carry when you barely show weakness in others face/
You shoulda been there when my life was on the fence, never went to jail but still I always stayed stayed in the pen/
Writing history on compositions, this developed from a camera I’m living inside the prints/
Came from a long dirt roads the crop of farm with no agriculture barely can grow us a stock of corn/
Shoulder looking over every little vulture the term born/
What you think I'm posed to bury my people without no funeral/
I told my daddy I'm double if it was two of you/
I seen London I'm booking a flight to Liverpool/
You can’t stay local forever you need a team but as a individual you gotta never say never/
Almost cried the first time I wore genuine leather/
It was cold but see me the type to appreciate weather/
Just saying you coulda been somebody ain't wake up/
happiness is free, but material shit to break up/
[Chorus]