We the Common (for Valerie Bolden)

If it been my youth would have come to me Oh love won’t you bite my eye I miss the sweet, godden mound Bare foot a skeleton dry All they wanted was a villain, a villain And all they have was me All they wanted was a villain, a villain So then they just took me Hold my county line, get down on my city floor I will suffer no humans, that been my habit before Oh, and have the earth just shake And tumble and tremble, for what the people do take And I want in, all over your mind Cause oh, how we, the common do cry Oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, ohooo Oh aha, aha, oh aha, aha Where do you go from me? Oh aha, aha, oh aha, aha When I wait for you faithfully Oh aha, aha, oh aha, aha And will they take my life in time? Oh aha, aha, oh aha, aha I love my girl, will you remind her? Oh aha, aha, oh aha, aha Oh how we, the common do cry Oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, ohooo With that we die, we die, we die until we try We die, we die, we die until we try Well I could be your saint, you could be mine Well I could be your saint, you would be mine If it been my youth would have come to me Oh love won’t you bite my eye I miss the sweet, godden mound Bare foot a skeleton dry All they wanted was a villain, a villain And all they have was me All they wanted was a villain, a villain So then they just took me Hold my county line, get down on my city floor I will suffer no humans, that been my habit before Oh, how we, the common must cry! Oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, ohooo And oh, how we, the common must cry! Oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, oho, oho, oh, ohooo