Slave
Hear that sound
That almost pounding pow
From sun up to sun down
Men from all works of life
Are living here in chain
Now, they're known by numbers
They've been strips off their names
Oh, breaking rocks, serving my time
So, I can get out to find peace of mind
Jailer bring me water (jailer bring me water)
I can't go no longer
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
In the morning I slave in the hot sun
For little or no wage
At night, I'm locked in like an animal in a cage
Men starin' at me with the gun, said I better man
Or in a hole I have to spend the reset of my time
Ayy, breaking rocks, serving my time
So, I can get out to find peace of mind
Jailer bring me water (jailer bring me water)
I can't go no longer
Uh-ah
Uh-ah
Aww, always felt like hell while I hit it
(I always felt hell, while I get it, man)
Inside these walls, the day seems to never end
In this place, there's no such thing as a friend
Sometimes, sometimes I wish I was dead
I can't get no sleep, I got wretch in my bed, ooh
Breaking rocks, serving my time (aw)
So, I can get out to find peace of mind
Jailer bring me water
Oh, I should have been a gunner
I'm just a slave, ya
I'm just a slave y'all
I'm just a slave, ya
I'm just a slave y'all
I'm just a slave, ya
I'm just a slave y'all
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
Jailer bring me water
I can't go no longer
Jailer bring me water (breaking rocks, serving my time)
(Take a minute to find peace of mine)
Jailer bring me water (I'm breaking rocks, serving my time)
(So, I can get out to find peace of mine)
Jailer bring me water
(Always have it right there, while I hit it)
I can't go no longer
(I've had some bet, gonna get it back)
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
That almost pounding pow
From sun up to sun down
Men from all works of life
Are living here in chain
Now, they're known by numbers
They've been strips off their names
Oh, breaking rocks, serving my time
So, I can get out to find peace of mind
Jailer bring me water (jailer bring me water)
I can't go no longer
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
In the morning I slave in the hot sun
For little or no wage
At night, I'm locked in like an animal in a cage
Men starin' at me with the gun, said I better man
Or in a hole I have to spend the reset of my time
Ayy, breaking rocks, serving my time
So, I can get out to find peace of mind
Jailer bring me water (jailer bring me water)
I can't go no longer
Uh-ah
Uh-ah
Aww, always felt like hell while I hit it
(I always felt hell, while I get it, man)
Inside these walls, the day seems to never end
In this place, there's no such thing as a friend
Sometimes, sometimes I wish I was dead
I can't get no sleep, I got wretch in my bed, ooh
Breaking rocks, serving my time (aw)
So, I can get out to find peace of mind
Jailer bring me water
Oh, I should have been a gunner
I'm just a slave, ya
I'm just a slave y'all
I'm just a slave, ya
I'm just a slave y'all
I'm just a slave, ya
I'm just a slave y'all
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
Uh-ah
Uh-ah-ah
Jailer bring me water
I can't go no longer
Jailer bring me water (breaking rocks, serving my time)
(Take a minute to find peace of mine)
Jailer bring me water (I'm breaking rocks, serving my time)
(So, I can get out to find peace of mine)
Jailer bring me water
(Always have it right there, while I hit it)
I can't go no longer
(I've had some bet, gonna get it back)
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
Free me from this ball of chain, somebody
Somebody help this slave
Credits
Writer(s): Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough/I'll Be There/My Sweet Lord (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 31, 1971)
- Temptations 60
- Calling Out Your Name / When We Were Kings / Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No
- Calling Out Your Name / When We Were Kings
- When We Were Kings
- Emperors Of Soul: The Rarities
- Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No (feat. Smokey Robinson) - Single
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 31, 1971] - Single
- September In The Rain/Autumn Leaves (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 28, 1969) - Single
- The Best Things In Life Are Free (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, February 2, 1969) - Single
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