Momma died
I was denied
Of the love that a child needs
An' i was born
In the town by the city
Where the pain and the hate breeds

But i learned to love myself
And now i will
Cause there's no time
No time to kill
Now love does my will

Like a black man
Trapped like a slave
King cotton grows as high as the sky
An' the master says
Fill my bag
And it must be a mile wide

But i learned to love you good
And now i will
Cause there's no time
No time to kill
Now love does my will

Later days i changed my ways
And in the end i won
A victory unto myself
Where before well i had none

And i learned to love you good
And now i will
Cause there's no time
No time to kill
Now love does my will