Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Sons And Daughters, artist - The Neville Brothers.
Date of issue: 31.12.1989
Song language: English
Sons And Daughters |
Young man on his way home from the market, |
Just enjoying a beautiful afternoon |
Gets kinda dark, sun just set |
There’s these other young men standing |
On the corner, nothing to do, just hangin' around |
They’re passing out their weapons to each other: |
brass knuckles — pipes — chains — half a bricks |
— broken bottles — switchblades |
Young man lands in jail for some crime he did not commit |
352 years hard labor in Angola prison — 352 years at hard labor |
Sleepless nights between sugar cane and cotton |
It’s where he learns the ropes and pays with his soul |
For some crime he did not commit |
We think we’re safe at home with our bumper stickers saying — Just say no — |
We give up a few freedoms here and there in the name of a — Squeaky clean |
America — |
Now they’ve got us hypnotized and hysterical |
Now they’ve got us hypnotized and hysterical |
Screaming for blood and justice |
Now they’ve got us hypnotized and hysterical |
Screaming for blood and justice |
They show us the faces of hatred over and over — a new one every week |
Could be Manuel Noriega |
Could be the Ayatollah |
Any old scapegoat 'll do |
The young man will be our sacrificial lamb |
Pro choice — no choice |
We’re sending our sons and daughters to their slaughter |
Pro choice — no choice |
Slogans mean nothing to a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola |
To a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola |
For a crime he did not commit |
It’s freedom of speech — as long as you don’t say too much |
You can’t stop running water |
You can’t kill the fire that burns inside |
Don’t deny our flesh and blood |
And don’t forsake our sons and daughters |
You can’t stop running water |
You can’t kill the fire that burns inside |
Don’t deny our flesh and blood |
And don’t forsake our sons and daughters |
It’s freedom of speech — as long as you don’t say too much |
I think we’re all runnin' thinkin' that we can hide |
I think we’re runnin' tryin' to get away |
But sooner or later we gonna realize |
We gonna meet up with the truth face to face |