There's a river running sweat right through our land, through our land
Driven by a man with a full whip and there's a hand in his hand
And I've taken just as much as I can stand, I can stand
Oh, we got to free our brothers from the shackles, yeah, if we can, if we can
Most nights I have to watch my woman cry when she cries
Every day I walk
Every day I walk
Watch the colonel smile, oh, he smiles
He's painting ladies riding in from town, in from town
Oh, I swear one day I'm gonna burn the horse to the ground, to the ground
Slave, slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Slave
There's a rumor of a war that's yet to come, yet to come
They may free our families, free our families and our sons and our sons
They may lay green lands to barren waste
All the waste, all the waste
Oh, the price of release is a bit of blow to face, all the face
Slave, slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Slave
To fight the war out of the heart, above the face and above the lost
Slave, slave
Slave, slave
Sleep on, sleep on, sleep on all walls and we'll never mess around
Sleep on, sleep on all walls and we'll never mess around
Slave, oh slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Slave, slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong to the love God gave
Slave
Slave
Slave