People of the Land Songtext
von Lincoln Durham

I′ve been around since the days of old
I'll stick around for years untold
I′ve faced the fires, and I've seen the rain
I've felt some pleasure, and all the pain
Seen my brother′s blood fall into the sand
Shed by his neighbor′s hand
We are the people of the land
And we ain't, and we ain′t gonna die away
Silk and thread make a noble man
But it don't put the scars across his hand
A long gray beard and a wise old face


Won′t be seen in your fancy place
Though my brothers are falling all around
You ain't gonna keep us down
We are the people of the land
And we ain′t, and we ain't gonna die away
We're tilling up the land and we′re staying strong
We′re gonna be around when your money's gone
There′ll be a time when you can hear them say
"Here come the people of the land,
We'll be fortunate to be one of them one day"
We are the people of the land