Written by Stefan Szabo, Isaac Szabo
Capo 4
Key E (C Capo 4)
Intro: -------- x2
Verse 1:
Twenty-two and I m on my own
Floatin down the Sangamon
Denton told me by any means
Head on down to New Orleans
Instrumental: ------- x2
Verse 2:
Saw a man locked in a cage
Twenty dollars someone paid
His life no more belonged to him
His sweat his blood his tears to them
Chorus:
Through all this constant misery
Always pretending to believe
I seem to find myself longing for what was
And some they never will agree
Eye to eye they cannot see
I d walk a thousand miles for to come back home x2
Instrumental: ------- x2
Verse 3:
The struggles now they ve come and gone
The end is near it won t be long
When I am king I ll set you free
From the chains of those you feed
Verse 4:
Well their hearts are black but their skin is white
They won t go down without a fight
They never care just what is said
They won t give in till blood is shed
Chorus
Bridge:
Honestly, honesty s just not for me
I d trade it all for a simple life, it s true
Chorus