《Sons And Daughters》歌词

歌曲： Sons And Daughters

所属专辑：Brother’s Keeper

歌手： The Neville Brothers

时长： 05:02

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Sons And Daughters - The Neville Brothers[00:00:00]

Young man on his way home from the market[00:00:14]

Just enjoying a beautiful afternoon[00:00:20]

Gets kind of dark sun just set[00:00:25]

There's these other young men standing[00:00:32]

On the corner nothing to do just hangin' around[00:00:34]

They're passing out their weapons to each other[00:00:42]

Brass knuckles pipes chains half a bricks[00:00:47]

Broken bottles switchblades[00:00:58]

Young man lands in jail for some crime he did not commit[00:01:05]

352 years hard labor in Angola prison 352 years at hard labor[00:01:12]

Sleepless nights between sugar cane and cotton[00:01:22]

It's where he learns the ropes and pays with his soul[00:01:29]

For some crime he did not commit[00:01:34]

We think we're safe at home with our bumper stickers saying just say no[00:01:41]

We give up a few freedoms here and there in the name of a[00:01:48]

Squeaky clean America[00:01:53]

Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical[00:01:56]

Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical[00:02:00]

Screaming for blood and justice[00:02:05]

Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical[00:02:06]

Screaming for blood and justice[00:02:11]

They show us the faces of hatred over and over a new one every[00:02:15]

Week[00:02:19]

Could be Manuel Noriega[00:02:22]

Could be the ayatollah[00:02:25]

Any old scapegoat I'll do[00:02:27]

The young man will be our sacrificial lamb[00:02:30]

Prochoice no choice[00:02:35]

We're sending our sons and daughters to their slaughter[00:02:37]

Prochoice no choice[00:02:42]

Slogans mean nothing[00:02:45]

To a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola[00:02:48]

For a crime he did not commit[00:02:54]

It's freedom of speech as long as you don't say too much[00:03:00]

You can't stop running water[00:03:09]

You can't kill the fire that burns inside[00:03:15]

Don't deny our flesh and blood[00:03:19]

And don't forsake our sons and daughters[00:03:23]

You can't stop running water[00:03:28]

You can't kill the fire that burns inside[00:03:38]

Don't deny our flesh and blood[00:03:47]

Don't forsake our sons and daughters[00:03:57]

It's freedom of speech as long as you don't say too much[00:04:06]

I think we're all runnin' thinkin' that we can hide[00:04:13]

I think we're runnin' tryin' to get away[00:04:19]

But sooner or later we gonna realize[00:04:24]

We gonna meet up with the truth face to face[00:04:28]