I was born in the Spirit's Cradle
I was born to leave my home
And this precious land around me
Knows the sound for which I roam

Do you remember freedom? (freedom)
Can you sound out your name?
Your soul has set to soaring
Earthbound, we are the same

And I try hard not to be angry sometimes
By a culture stuck now in living intwined by so many systems
These failing systems
This prison system is so uncaring

And this nation sends the most of its own citizens to jail
Imagine one in one hundred and some without bail
And what kind of crime could possibly entail
Locking away so many poor people without bail
Now there is criminalizing of races wе fear
Now cops are making folks disappear
Thеre’s a malfunction of justice denied
While big businesses are trying hide
Under the mask of protection as disguise
Under the mask of protection
Why can't why rehabilitate, now
Why we put more stock in faith
And I try hard not to be angry sometimes
I believe in the goodness of humankind
It’s to just stand up and refine
That inner grace that lies in each of us can find
And I believe in the magic of self
And what happens if you get up off that shelf
Your dusty dreams and undo when they’re unjust
That’s been done to you

You stand firmly graced by your right to the sun
You stand firmly graced now
You stand firmly graced by your right to the sun
You stand firmly graced now

You stand firmly graced by your right to the sun
You stand firmly graced
You stand firmly graced by your right to the sun
You stand firmly graced, now…

I was born in the Spirit's Cradle
I was born to leave my home
And this precious land around me
Knows the sound for which I roam