Song of the South - Big Country

Song of the South Lyrics

When I was young you said to me
How I would grow to find
A world of hope and wonder
That you would leave behindSo now I look around me
I see where you were wrong
The tears that flow for equal rights
Have fallen far too longWay down south in the township
Way down south in the plain
Does the sun still rise on the land of lies
Every day in fear, every day in shameAnd I was told no man was judged
By color or by creed
So why do some have streets of gold
While others only needNo, you cannot tell me
There is pride in fearing pain
A nation born in a country torn
I know the rightful claimWay down south in the township
Way down south in the plain
Does the sun still rise on the land of lies

Every day in fear, every day in shameTake away the newsreel
And take the world to task
One man one vote as nations quote
Is that too much to askAnd now I look around me
I see where you were wrong
The tears that flow for equal rights
Have fallen far too longWay down south in the township
Way down south in the plain
Does the sun still rise on the land of lies
Every day in fear, every day in shame..