I'm ready to flee to a better place Go West, South and East, whatever the way Let's make a move, hurry up let's go now You got to believe we can get away I'm tired of doin' what the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand lemme help ya I want to be free, come on brotha I want to be free, help each other I want to be free, love ya sista I want to be free, don't you miss her I want to be free, I want to be free Master say being born colored was the worst disease And we the worst to bread, worse than flees As long as I work for he, I work for free He beat me like a dick in jail and cursed at me I'm certain we, weren't put on this earth to be, bustled Nobody deserve to be, hustled Look here, run I dare yaI catch ya, I'ma give ya more lashes than mascara If its pride or die, I'm choosin' respect I saw my daddy hung dead, wit a noose on his neck My niece got raped pregnant, won't tell she scared Master done it but she blamin' it on drop dead FredBut one day, things gon' change for better Lord knows it cant rain forever Thats what I told my momma Two days later master sold my momma, master sold my momma I'm ready to flee to a better place Go West, South and East, whatever the way Let's make a move, hurry up let's go now You got to believe we can get away I'm tired of doin' what the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand lemme help ya I want to be free, come on brotha I want to be free, help each other I want to be free, love ya sista I want to be free, don't you miss her I want to be free, I want to be free Uh, uh, uh, I'm in the field, thats white lil' niggas and me From dusk to dawn 'til the sun come and it leave Through all seasons, winter, fall, summer and spring Pickin', pushin', pullin', cuttin' the field Sweatin' 'bout to dehydrate, stuck in the heat And when it's cold, joints lock up barker than trees Rest, I don't get enough of my sleep' Cause master got us workin' late night and then wakin' up in the wee Hours of the mornin', stackin' stalks of hay Hopin' the rain from dawn 'til shower day Wishin' I could walk away But then I think about hard away, master cut off his hand' Cause you can't talk or sing or speak from your mouth If it ain't what master talk or say But I was taught to pray to the Lord and have faith Please take me away from this awful place' Cause you can be so off today I'm ready to flee to a better place Go West, South and East, whatever the way Let's make a move, hurry up let's go now You got to believe we can get away I'm tired of doin' what the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand lemme help ya I want to be free, come on brotha I want to be free, help each other I want to be free, love ya sista I want to be free, don't you miss her I want to be free, I want to be free Man I tell ya drop shit, ain't nothin'' Nuff sufferin', done dealt with more headaches the bufferin' Gotta spend my time off the destructive by gettin' by doe bu-bu-bubblin' Can't risk stumblin', fumblin' So I'm 'bout takin' my life, dice tumblin' I drop down the road, tryin' to get that pot of gold Still out in the field, mobbin' with Sean and Smoke Nine times, nine to five, I'm troop servin' Nine, you bout tryin' to eat well, get in line' Cause momma got laid off, the lil' sis need shoes My brother just got popped back in his county blues And pops been made it off, there was no money, no food Comin' through next week, my rent and my girl due Life ain't got no rules, destruction, one two's So every now and then, your gonna sing the blues I'm ready to flee to a better place Go West, South and East, whatever the way Let's make a move, hurry up let's go now You got to believe we can get away I'm tired of doin' what the devils say We got nothing 2 lose, take my hand lemme help ya I want to be free, come on brotha I want to be free, help each other I want to be free, love ya sista I want to be free, don't you miss her I want to be free, I want to be free