On My Own

I've come a long way From a very hard place It's been a hard race But somehow I found my way home I've walked a long road To where only God knows But when the trumpet blows you know I did it all on my own Oh-oh-oh-oh Ohhhhhh Oh-oh-oh-oh Ohhhhhh I've been pushing hard I've been praying harder Only Heaven can help me They took my earthly father Martyred and promised me death then walked me into my grave I'd rather die a free man then live on Earth a slave I'm fighting for people they put in chains They stripped our heritage, they took our names Put our women to shame Whipped us and beat us, mislead us but they can't take our passion Take my body but my soul won't fit inside your casket Forget what I said, forget what I did I did what I had to do and I'd do it all again And if you're going through hell Keep it going, my baby promise that Heaven is near I've come a long way From a very hard place It's been a hard race But somehow I found my way home I've walked a long road To where only God knows But when the trumpet blows you know I did it all on my own Oh-oh-oh-oh Ohhhhhh Oh-oh-oh-oh Ohhhhhh Taken from Africa Treated like animals Culturally denigrated Broke up our families Prison of false religion, the same God you lied on The same God I rely on, I'ma strive on Alone just a small tribe Fought for truth for y'all, died Martyrs live forever so Out the depths we all rise Die for a freedom that I'll never see I pray y'all live it to the fullest for my legacy Let's go Forget what I said, forget what I did I did what I had to do and I'd do it all again And if you're going through hell Keep it going, my baby promise that Heaven is near I've come a long way From a very hard place It's been a hard race But somehow I found my way home I've walked a long road To where only God knows But when the trumpet blows you know I did it all on my own Oh-oh-oh-oh Ohhhhhh I did it all on my own Oh-oh-oh-oh Ohhhhhh I did it all on my own