♪ ♪ There's a river runnin' swept right through our land, through our land ♪ ♪ It's filled by a man with a full crib and his hand in his hand ♪ ♪ And I'll take on just how much as I can stand, I can stand ♪ ♪ We got to free our brothers from the shackles, yeah, if we can, if we can ♪ ♪ Those nights I had to watch my woman cry with her eyes closed ♪ ♪ And every day I watched the colonel smile, smile, smile ♪ ♪ He's trainin' ladies ridin' him from town to town ♪ ♪ Oh, I swear one day I'm gonna burn a horse to the ground, to the ground ♪ ♪ Slaves, slaves, to face the violence we must be brave ♪ ♪ Hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves, slaves ♪ ♪ To face the violence we must be brave, hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves ♪ ♪ There's a rumor of a war that's yet to come, yet to come ♪ ♪ They may free our families and we our families and our sons and our sons ♪ ♪ But too late, we're left to waste our time and waste our face ♪ ♪ For the price of release is a better blow to face our face ♪ ♪ Slaves, slaves, to face the violence we must be brave ♪ ♪ Hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves, slaves ♪ ♪ To face the violence we must be brave, hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves ♪ ♪ ♪ Slaves, slaves, to face the violence we must be brave ♪ ♪ Hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves, slaves ♪ ♪ To face the violence we must be brave, hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves ♪ ♪ Slaves, slaves, to face the violence we must be brave, hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves, slaves ♪ ♪ To face the violence we must be brave, hold on strong till your love got gave, slaves ♪