The strives for freedom Voices singing through pain Cries for hope and dignity Slaveless thoughts Beaten night after night Wounds are the scars that be Moans sounding like a lonely Wolf How long do I have to live? The tears are only mere examples of how I feel I am a Slave for real Endure Sometimes I yell out, but it is my own echoes that echo back No one knows my distance I am my own assurance
Walked miles during the hot summer months Picking cotton while working the fields The Slave Masters call me “THUNDER” because I am mighty in the fields and the slave with the most endurance But my heart expels revenge My rage within The words formulate, “When one shall, one should” Those words Thunder lives by Every given moment and second Sometimes I go down by the Bayou and just admire my own reflection But it doesn’t change being a slave that I am Freedom will one day be my reward Believe that I often pray for the Lord’s guidance He is my existence The Slave Masters are saying, there will be a bad storm tonight That will be my opportunity to escape covering territory without be discovered My journey towards freedom Leaving the South heading North
I heard stories of New York City A land of milk and honey fit for slave looking for freedom Legacy my own to achieve Freedom at last, I shall receive No more tears and pain A new life that will remain My endless story will be in the history books It’s just a matter in take a look Those slavery days Freedom that will always stay.