Take 'Em Away

Take em away, take em away, Lord

Take away these chains from me

My heart is broken cause my spirits not free

Lord take away these chains from meSome birds feathers are too bright to be caged

I know Im not that colorful but a bird just the same

Open up your gate now, let me put down my load

So I can feel at ease and go back to my homeTake em away, take em away, Lord

Take away these chains from me

My heart is broken cause my spirits not free

Lord take away these chains from meSun beatin down my legs cant seem to stand

Theres a boss man at a turn row with a rifle in his hand

I've got nine children, nothin in the pan

My wife she died hungry while I was plowin landTake em away, take em away, Lord

Take away these chains from me

My heart is broken cause my spirits not free

Lord take away these chains from meCant see when I go to work, cant see when I get off

How do you expect a man not to get lost

Every year I just keep getting deeper in debt

If theres a happy day, Lord, I havent seen one yetTake em away, take em away, Lord

Take away these chains from me

My heart is broken cause my spirits not free

Lord take away these chains from meLand that I love is the land that Im workin

But its hard to love it all the time when your back is a-hurtin

Gettin too old now to push this here plow

Please let me lay down so I can look at the cloudsTake em away, take em away, Lord

Take away these chains from me

My heart is broken cause my spirits not free

Lord take away these chains from meLand that I know is where two rivers collide

The Brazos, the Navaso, and the big blue sky

Flood plains, freight trains, watermelon vines

Of any place on Gods green earth, this is where I choose to dieTake em away, take em away, Lord

Take away these chains from me

My heart is broken cause my spirits not free

Lord take away these chains from me