New Generation Slave-Riverside

[00:00.379] [00:05.682]Into this world I came [00:08.556]Filled with fear, crying all the time [00:14.355] [00:19.788]I guess my birth left a great scar [00:23.419]On my heart and mind [00:27.207] [00:32.745]Now I hand-pick cotton and struggle to sing [00:37.708]"I am happy and I do what I like" [00:43.586] [00:48.131]But my voice breaks, and I start to hate [00:52.363]My singing and simply everyone [00:58.476] [01:04.719]Mama told me be good [01:07.566]Work hard, and love Mr. God [01:12.608] [01:18.720]Every Sunday, I lie [01:21.359]Trying to realize why [01:25.564] [01:31.860]Ain't nothing more to say, Your Honor [01:35.674]Don't look at me like that [01:39.801] [01:46.227]The truth is, I am a free man [01:51.347]But I can't enjoy my life [02:03.756] [02:18.018]I came to a standstill [02:21.336]With lies and hopes inside my head [02:25.254]Always seemed too late to turn [02:28.650]And too soon to understand [02:33.065]No, I don't have a stomachache [02:35.782]It's just my face [02:38.080] [03:00.624]I got stuck, I ran aground [03:03.942]I got used to spewing bile [03:07.782]I wonder whether all those years [03:11.230]Hadn't been a waste of time [03:16.010]So how am I doing? [03:17.760]Oh, I can complain [03:20.529] [03:24.840]Smoke too many cigarettes [03:27.426]But I don't care [03:29.307] [03:48.689]Into this world I came [03:51.511]Filled with fear, crying all the time [03:58.877]