Big Country - Song Of The South Lyrics
When I was young you said to meHow I would grow to findA world of hope and wonderThat you would leave behindSo now I look around meI see where you were wrongThe tears that flow for equal rightsHave fallen far too longWay down south in the townshipWay down south in the plainDoes the sun still rise on the land of liesEvery day in fear, every day in shameAnd I was told no man was judgedBy color or by creedSo why do some have streets of goldWhile others only needNo, you cannot tell meThere is pride in fearing painA nation born in a country tornI know the rightful claimWay down south in the townshipWay down south in the plainDoes the sun still rise on the land of liesEvery day in fear, every day in shameTake away the newsreelAnd take the world to taskOne man one vote as nations quoteIs that too much to askAnd now I look around meI see where you were wrongThe tears that flow for equal rightsHave fallen far too longWay down south in the townshipWay down south in the plainDoes the sun still rise on the land of liesEvery day in fear, every day in shame
