[Verse 1] Sun came up He had that rope in his hand Dust in my teeth And my knees in the sand Called me by nothing Wouldn't even use my name Said "Boy Keep picking" Like my sweat was his to claim [Chorus] The man got me down Whipped me in the fields Back bent Heart spent Praying time can heal But these scars talk loud Every welt I feel The man got me down Whipped me in the fields [Verse 2] Hands like gravel Cracked open Raw and red Counting every row Just to stay inside my head Dreamt of a cabin With a door I could close Woke to his shadow And the dust up my nose [Chorus] The man got me down Whipped me in the fields Back bent Heart spent Praying time can heal But these scars talk loud Every welt I feel The man got me down Whipped me in the fields [Bridge] One day that sky Gonna break Gonna split Chain gonna rust Where his boots once hit I keep that hope Like a stone I conceal In the cut of my palm Where his leather can't steal [Chorus] The man got me down Whipped me in the fields Back bent Heart spent Praying time can heal But I still stand up On these shaking heels The man got me down But I walk from these fields (yeah)
