Ache’n for Acres - Intellectual

[Verse 1: Speech]

Yes, indedy sho-nuff needy

I got the feeling to stretch on out

My children are cryin', my elders are dyin'

And me I'm relyin' on a check for rent

If I gotta be broke then it ain't no joke

I'm moving to the country and buying some land

And I'll be alright if I can rest at night

Knowin' my children got land to stand on

Ache'n for acres plenty of acres

Money spent in rent ain't earning me cent

Ain't gettin no caddy, no Benz, no jeep

Until I got some $ for some land to keep

No more children crying instead they'll be running

Running free and wild in the heat of the sun

Cause once I'm gone I wanna feel strong

That my children will go on, family land and all sayin'

I got some land to stand on no more ache'n for acres

No beggin for leftovers got some space of my own

I got grounds to raise on no more ache'n for acres

No more giving to takers got some land to leave on

No more elders passin' without my kids askin'

Papa who's tombstones are those in the yard

Family gotta stay close all of us gotta stay close

Ache'n for acres for buildin' a nation

Ain't about dependin' on government spendin'

Especially when the government's got a plan of their own

Separate from me, separate from you

Separate from most, in-sync with a few

Ache'n for acres, plenty of acres

My grandpa had 'em all but he lost 'em & he sold 'em

The cities were a growin' and grandpa's getting older

Little did he know that his land was valuable

Got land to stand on then you can stand up

Stand up for your rights as a woman, as a man

Man'o man my choices expand

Ain't got me no money but I got me some land, Sam

I got some land to stand on no more ache'n for acres

No beggin for leftovers got some space of my own

I got grounds to raise on no more ache'n for acres

No more giving to takers got some land to leave on