Slow Down Moses - Common Market

Freedom, yeah

Freedom song, for my people — right here

We belong, keep on keepin' on now

Beat your drum, do your step and

Hold your head, hold your head, hold your head

Yeah, let’s throw down baby, c’mon

I ain’t tryin' to talk now

'Cause whenever we’re talkin' you talk down

It’s possible there’s not a proper answer to «what's wrong?»

So what’s wrong with me wanting to cut through the customs?

Of course the circumstances were tough on

My family, but we’ve got a love strong, and never for a

Second did I ever feel neglected or sloughed on

It’s just that I question where I come from

And how I ended up here, my friends have

Got good intentions backed by funny ideas

Play along, sport — accept a favor with grace

A cup of Ceylon before this sailor’s gone and laid to waste

And in case you ever come to find yourself at sea

It may help to know I sat in this seat comfortably

What I did was done for you, a song I sung for you

A little something to comfort you, as soon as the summer’s through

Freedom song, for my people who’ve been

Treated wrong, knowin' nothing ever

Feels as string, (I feel it, I feel it) as that voice

Inside your head (hold steady, hold steady now), in your head (hold steady,

hold steady now), in your head (hold steady, hold steady now)

I still ain’t ready to talk yet

And you keep watchin' the clock tick

As if another minute gonna do what so many didn’t

This wall’s rock solid and you are not demolishin' it

Several sessions left a dent in it

Then I employed the finer points of fence mending

I done spoke of the 'vironment I’ve been in and it

Should be no surprise I’m a bit defensive — you not the

First sent to pry and coax words outta Ryan’s throat

Herbs in a tie and coat, co-coercion — enterprise broken

Silence like it’s thin ice, nope — thanks for tryin', though

Only those who are livin' it get it

Spin in concentrical circles of friends, dig it?

Did it for my SOS folk, step your step, yo

And hold your head

Freedom, yeah

Freedom song, for my people — right here

We belong, keep on keepin' on now

Beat your drum, do your step and

Hold your head, hold your head, hold your head, yeah, yeah