Millions of rivers and pines
Mountains that touch the divine
I found a path that is mine
I’m ready and willing to climb
Tell Mama I learned how to follow my freedom
And Papa I learned how to play for keeps
And God only knows how I’ll live to see heaven
But I know I’m willing to try, to try
Back in the place I was born
My body was looked on with scorn
Nobody called me by name
But I learned to live with the shame
Tell Mama I learned how to follow my freedom
And Papa I learned how to play for keeps
And God only knows how I’ll live to see heaven
But I know I’m willing to try, to try