Lyrics Take Only What You Can Carry - Rykarda Parasol

Take Only What You Can Carry

Well, my daddy’s daddy got shot —
He didn’t do no crime
My daddy’s daddy got shot —
He didn’t do no crime
«The city wall ain’t nothing
But shackle & chain
You better run, son, hide, before you
Tumble into a massive grave.»
A witness done say
He saw my grandma’s doom:
«A shovel lay beside where
She’d dug her own tomb
And we all saw the walking dead
Get on that train
We held in the screams
But there’s no hiding the pain.»
I stand here now and
You all clap your hands
Brava, brava.
Hurray, hurray!
I stand here now
Can I tell ya who I really am?
Why do you want me here?
It’s hard to understand
Brava, brava.
Hurray, hurray!
«No fear,» says daddy
«Courage got me where I am.»
Well, don’t cry daddy i’ll have baby someday
O, don’t cry daddy i’ll take the shame away
And i don’t care what that
Baby’s daddy might have say
Daddy, my baby gonna carry our family name
When the city’s on fire and the people rise on up
Will they rise up for any one of us?
When the city’s on fire
Who ya thinks gonna get the blame?
Can you tell me please?
I need to know if
Things around here have changed
My daddy done fought to live
In this mean old world
And all i am is a silly little girl
My daddy done fought to live
In this mean old world
A round of applause if you will —
For the daddy of this little girl