Get off the train And now I find myself In promise land Back home we lived in terror Lynching mobs No jobs we had I heard some rumors That up north A man could work if black Momma gave savings, blessings And then I just Packed my bags Me fui del pueblo Como ancestros Es nada nuevo I left the village Like ancestors Its notthing new Hay que ir pal norte Es el ritmo De la vida, pues You have to go north Its the rhythm Of life, well El dolar to controla Dame fuerza Pa mis pies The dollar controls all Give me strength For my feet Camin por desiertos Y me encuentro Con gran sed I walked through deserts And I find myself With great thirst A generation passes Here we are In great distress A one room flat And a shared bathroom Wheres the hope I had? A growing family Only job Ive had Is as laundress The union at my Husbands factory Just wont take him Limpio casas Cuido nios Y me pagan como que no vale I clean houses Take care of children And they dont pay me what its worth Mi hombre lava platos Tambin carros Mucho estres My man washed plates And also cars Lots of stress Vivimos en terror Que los dueos Nos deporten We live in terror That the bosses Will deport us Quedaran nuestros hijos Aqui nacieron No puede ser Our children will stay behind They were born here It cant be We have short memories And narrow hearts Why cant you see? The struggles others passed Are coming back This century Le rezo a gran poderes Que todo Cambie I pray to great powers That everything Changes No hay mal que dure cien aos Ni cuerpo Que lo resiste There is no evil that can last 100 years Nor a body That can endure it
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