Lyrics
**Verse 1:**
In the fields where the sun burns bright,
I toil from dawn to the dead of night,
The chains they bind, my spirit tight,
With every lash, I lose my sight.
**Chorus:**
Cruel, cruel whip, it cracks again,
Oh, how it cuts through the heart of a man,
(Oh oh oh)
If their God's real, he ain't not mine (no not mine),
For there's no mercy, just pain and time (pain and time).
**Verse 2:**
They sold my wife, they sold my sons,
Tore apart what love had spun,
In the darkness, I can only run,
From a life where hope is none.
**Chorus:**
Cruel, cruel whip, it cracks again,
Oh, how it cuts through the heart of a man (heart of a man),
If their God's real, he ain't not mine (oh no not mine),
For there's no mercy, just pain and time (hmm pain and time).
**Bridge:**
In the still of night, I hear the moans,
Of brothers and sisters, skin and bones,
But deep inside, my spirit roams,
For there's no price on the soul of a man.
(No no no price on the soul of a man)
**Verse 3:**
The day will come when chains will fall,
And freedom's song will echo tall,
We'll rise above, despite it all,
For in our hearts, we hear the call.
**Chorus:**
Cruel, cruel whip, it cracks again,
Oh, how it cuts through the heart of a man (hmm hmm oooh),
If their God's real, he ain't not mine (oh it ain’t mine),
For there's no mercy, just pain and time (Oh pain and time).
**Outro:**
Oh, there's no price on the soul of a man (no no price),
No chains can hold, no cruel command (no price on the soul of a man),
We'll stand as one, reclaim our land (yeah our land),
For freedom's light is close at hand.
(There ain’t no price on the soul of a man)
