My People

My people come from Oklahoma
On my mother’s side
Louisiana on my father’s side
They are hard-working people

Each generation is a little better-off
Than the one before
In the things of the world only

In the matters of the heart and soul
Some I could tell you
Others though I wouldn’t know

My people had to toss and tumble
Almost everyone
No single one of us born tried and true
That was my observation

Each generation is a little better-off
Than the one before
In the things of the world only

In the matters of the heart and soul
Some I could tell you
Others though I wouldn’t know

In the matters of the heart and soul
Some I could tell you
Others though I wouldn’t know

In the matters of the heart and soul
I want to know about my people
In the matters of the heart and soul
Where they stand and where they fall

In the matters of the heart and soul
I want to know about my people
In the matters of the heart and soul
Where they stand and where they fall

In the matters of the heart and soul
I want to know about my people
In the matters of the heart and soul
Where they stand and where they fall...