Ache'n for Acres

Separate from me, separate from you
Ain't got me no money but I got me some land
That my children will go on, family land and all sayin'
No more elders passin' without my kids askin'
No more children crying instead they'll be running
No beggin' for leftovers, got some space of my own
Running free and wild in the heat of the sun

If I gotta be broke, then ain't no joke
Ain't about depending on government spendin'
I'm moving to the country and buying some land
Stand up for your rights as a woman, as a man

'Cuz once I'm gone I wanna feel strong
I got some land to stand on, no more ache'n for acres
Until I got some and for some land to keep
Ache'n for acres plenty of acres

Knowing my children got land to stand on

The cities were a growin' and grandpa's getting older

Money spent in rent ain't earning me cent
My children are cryin', my elders are dying

Papa who's tombstones are those in the yard
Ain't gettin' no Caddy, no Benz, no Jeep
No beggin' for leftovers, got some space of my own
Family gotta stay close all of us gotta stay close
No more giving to takers, got some land to leave on
Got land to stand on then you can stand up

And me I'm relying on a check for rent
Ache'n for acres for buildin' a nation
I got some land to stand on, no more ache'n for acres
And I'll be alright if I can rest at night
Man o' man my choices expand
I got grounds to raise on, no more ache'n for acres
Separate from most, in sync with a few
Especially when the government's got a plan of their own
I got grounds to raise on, no more ache'n for acres
My grandpappa had 'em all but he lost 'em and he sold 'em

Little did he know that his land was valuable
Ache'n for acres plenty of acres