Testo Stranger in this land Joy Denalane

Stranger in this land

I was the daughter of a little known king

When they came and put me in a castle

My eyes had never seen

They spoke in tongues I've never heard

They took me to the sea at the edge of the earth

I journied tempest waters, reached these distant shores

My clothes are tattered and my soul is worn

I bore a daughter in captivity

They came late one night to take her away from me

I cried and I cried, oh Lord have mercy on me

Can't they see, that little girl is royalty

I held my ground and took my stand

Can't help feeling sometimes

That I'm a stranger in this land

In this land of mine

My mother used to cook and clean

For the rich folks on the hill

Made sure I got an education

And could hardly pay the bills

I studied schools of thought and philosophies of man

Started questioning the contradictions in this land

I left the classroom, joined the rallies in the street

Marching hand in hand in the mississippi heat

I spent so many years of my life on the move

That confrontation was the only thing I knew

Talking unity and how we gone push on through

Can't even say no more if anything's improved

I held my ground and took my stand

Can't help feeling sometimes

That I'm a stranger in this land

In this land of mine

I'm a family man with a wife

And two kids to feed

I dedicated my life

To seeing succeed

The way I sought to make it, I learned to follow the rules

So we can make sure our children visit the finest schools

Grandmas on the weekends going on about the good old days

When decent black folks be trying to make a change

My parents used to tell me to live my life steadfast

But some may ask me what it is that I have

I held my ground and took my stand

Can't help feeling sometimes

That I'm a stranger in this land

In this land of mine