The Valley

I'm from San Benito, Texas

Down a dirty, dusty road

There was sugarcane and cotton

How I used to watch it grow

Then we moved up to Dallas

I remember when I was young

I learned about the dollar

Looked down the barrel of a gun

If you ask me where I'm going

I can't tell you 'cause I don't know

But in my mind I see the valley

You should see the way it glows

My daddy didn't know me

My brother rolled the dice

My mama kept on working

And my sister paid a price

Darkness did surround me

Trouble everywhere I turned

Then one day I started walking

Everything I've got I earned

If you ask me where I'm going

I can't tell you 'cause I don't know

But in my mind I see the valley

You should see the way it glows

And now you know my story

I bet you got one like it too

May your curse become a blessing

There ain't nothing else to do