Takin' My Land
Album: Mohr Than A Feeling
By: David R. Mohr
By: David R. Mohr
Duration
3:43
Genres
Description
This is a true story about a family adversely affected by Emanate Domain. After 3 generations of living on their land, they were forced off by a corporation that wanted to “develop” the land.
Lyrics
I’ve been livin’ here since the day I was conceived My daddy lived his whole life here b’fore me My grandpa came and settled this here lot He told me so back when I was still a tot {Bridge:} Now they say we live in freedom, have the right to speak and choose But the only time you’re really free is when they take it all from you {Chorus:} There’re takin’ all my land out from under me But it ain’t for the betterment of society Some business men who paid off the right jury & judge Made it legal for them to take my land from me I’ve been livin’ my simple life for oh so long now I’ve grown old and now my row is tough to hoe I sell my boiled peanuts on my lot just off the road But you’d better hurry down my friends they’re comin’ for my soul Now I’ve got nowhere to go and rest my tired bones And the cash they put into my hands was really an insult And while I spend my final days livin’ in my poverty The law is on their side to steal my land from me {Bridge} {Solo (over chorus chords)} When the founding fathers wrote the words of this land They said it was by, for and of the people’s hand Somewhere someone must’ve given those words a twitch What they really meant to say: it’s of and by and for the rich! {Chorus} I’ve been livin’ here since the day I was conceived Feels like I sold my land for a pocket full of beads I sympathize with all you natives because now I see I can’t stop them – there’re takin’ my land from me I can’t stop them – there’re takin’ my land from me {end quick a cappella)
