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