Angela Easterling - Manifest Destiny
They stole this land from the Cherokee, And sold it to my family
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
Our plows turned up their pottery, Our hoes unearthed their weaponry
Though cruelly they were forced to flee, They left behind a legacy
Now we've worked this soil 200 years, It holds our blood and sweat and tears
But some developer has a plan, He's gonna do something better with our land, with our land, Gonna make a lot of money with our land
He's made it clear that I can't stay Well, maybe it's fair that I should pay
So if I lose my farm today, That's just the American way, that's just the American way
All these lessons left unlearned, Scorch the earth and watch it burn
But I'd rather give it back to the Indian
Than turn it all over to The Man, to The Man, than to turn it all over to The Man
They stole this land from the Cherokee, And sold it to my family
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
Our plows turned up their pottery, Our hoes unearthed their weaponry
Though cruelly they were forced to flee, They left behind a legacy
Now we've worked this soil 200 years, It holds our blood and sweat and tears
But some developer has a plan, He's gonna do something better with our land, with our land, Gonna make a lot of money with our land
He's made it clear that I can't stay Well, maybe it's fair that I should pay
So if I lose my farm today, That's just the American way, that's just the American way
All these lessons left unlearned, Scorch the earth and watch it burn
But I'd rather give it back to the Indian
Than turn it all over to The Man, to The Man, than to turn it all over to The Man
They stole this land from the Cherokee, And sold it to my family
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
They stole this land from the Cherokee, And sold it to my family
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
Our plows turned up their pottery, Our hoes unearthed their weaponry
Though cruelly they were forced to flee, They left behind a legacy
Now we've worked this soil 200 years, It holds our blood and sweat and tears
But some developer has a plan, He's gonna do something better with our land, with our land, Gonna make a lot of money with our land
He's made it clear that I can't stay Well, maybe it's fair that I should pay
So if I lose my farm today, That's just the American way, that's just the American way
All these lessons left unlearned, Scorch the earth and watch it burn
But I'd rather give it back to the Indian
Than turn it all over to The Man, to The Man, than to turn it all over to The Man
They stole this land from the Cherokee, And sold it to my family
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
Our plows turned up their pottery, Our hoes unearthed their weaponry
Though cruelly they were forced to flee, They left behind a legacy
Now we've worked this soil 200 years, It holds our blood and sweat and tears
But some developer has a plan, He's gonna do something better with our land, with our land, Gonna make a lot of money with our land
He's made it clear that I can't stay Well, maybe it's fair that I should pay
So if I lose my farm today, That's just the American way, that's just the American way
All these lessons left unlearned, Scorch the earth and watch it burn
But I'd rather give it back to the Indian
Than turn it all over to The Man, to The Man, than to turn it all over to The Man
They stole this land from the Cherokee, And sold it to my family
Taken now from you and me, Manifest Destiny
