Memories turning into dreams With the centuries The tales get taller every year To build those legacies What is hot can then be cold In the books of time You can find justice and truth In a bag of lies
Chorus Mama, I can feel you crying, mama Mama, I can feel you crying, mama
I worked the soil I sow the seed For the one who builds I worked until my fingers bleed In those wretched fields Now he wants me to forget All the harms been done Pack my bags and send me down the road In the burning sun
Chorus Let me tell you bot the people who ah slaved All kinds of ways Just to make a nation what it is today Dem work inna de sun Dem work inna de cold Workin when dem young And working when dem old De bust up dem hands De bust of dem feet And when dem complain Dem get nothin fe eat We buy the things that they suffa to build I can't believe that it's going on still The people dem struggle with Dem blood, sweat and tears Work hard for nothin for so many long years Try to feed dem yout when they never get paid And there's nothin' they can do Nothin' they can say We need to stop the craziness goin round In all of the countries, cities and towns I can't stand to see the people work till they die I can't stand to hear all the mama's them cry
Chorus Watch the money trickle down To the hungry souls Just enough to wet those lips And keep them on a roll What's yours is yours That's right, what's mine is mine It's a vicious game they play Someone's daddy made those rules And the son don't want to change