Myles Jéh - Black Slave

Don’t know what I do, what I been through
Looking for a way to escape, well how bout you
Yea how bout now, better think for yourself
‘Cause listen, I’ll be on my way
Don’t go repeating what I say
I’ll be walking down this road of mine to freedom if I may
How you gon’ act like you ain’t have life
When you reminisce call that your past life
I don’t take orders if you ask nice
You better think first and act twice (oh)
Wanna hold me back
Wanna stay in a place where they sold me at
Take it day by day, but I know the trap
Get you hooked to the white stuff you’re picking at
By 6 a.m. we be out and about
By 6 p.m. we putting food in they mouth
You wanna do it go ahead and I’ll be gone by tomorrow
I’ll be on the next train and we ride underground

Wade in the hmm mm
Wade in the water children
Wade, black slave
Wade, black slave

Follow the drinking gourd
Follow, follow the drinking gourd
I been cold for days, I been sick for weeks
But I follow the drinking gourd
Hear the dogs in the background coming after me
Take a deep breath ‘cause freedom has to be
Ending the journey held back, gravity
Running for something I believe in
Motivated from me thinking what’ll happen as a consequence
Wounds on my back ain’t healed, still fresh
Charged with life as a slave, bill death
Don’t nobody care about me
Woman I’m with don’t know about me
Hell, I don’t even know of myself
Changed my name when they made that sell
Said this nigga here be good for the field (whoa)
But you don’t really hear me though
Oppressed ‘cause 'massa' really fear me though
Don’t like when I talk like that
But a man wasn’t meant to be soft like that
Was the end, felt a hand on my shoulder
Men getting closer, pace getting slower
Pepper on the ground was to cover my aroma
If there was rock bottom, I was six feet lower

Wade in the hmm mm
Wade in the water children
Wade in the hmm mm
Wade in the water children
Wade, black slave
Wade
Wade, black slave
Wade

Follow the drinking gourd
Follow, follow
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow, follow
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow, follow
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow, follow

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