Lord Tell Me Why - Ry Cooder

Lord tell me why a white man ain’t worth nothing in this world no more

Lord tell me how you 'spect me to stand up tall and proud

I did just what you told I done everything you said

But the way I’m doing lately I could have stood in bed

So Lord tell me why a white man ain’t worth nothing in this world no more

Lord tell me when a white man’s gonna be all right again

Please fix it Lord they took back everything we been working for

When the riots tore our city I stood watch outside our home

My kids crying daddy why can’t they leave us alone

Split level in Valencia where the cops reside

We had to walk away and leave old memories inside

Lord tell me why a white man ain’t worth nothing in this world no more

You can walk across the silvery moon and get back home all right

But it ain’t safe to walk the streets of your home town at night

I’m a Lord man from the Lord land

But a Lord man ain’t worth nothing in this world no more