Took The Children Away Lyrics - Singles - Archie Roach

This story's right, this story's true 

I would not tell lies to you 

Like the promises they did not keep 

And how they fenced us in like sheep. 

Said to us come take our hand 

Sent us off to mission land. 

Taught us to read, to write and pray 

Then they took the children away, 

Took the children away, 

The children away. 

Snatched from their mother's breast 

Said this is for the best 

Took them away. 

The welfare and the policeman 

Said you've got to understand 

We'll give them what you can't give 

Teach them how to really live. 

Teach them how to live they said 

Humiliated them instead 

Taught them that and taught them this 

And others taught them prejudice. 

You took the children away 

The children away 

Breaking their mothers heart 

Tearing us all apart 

Took them away 

One dark day on Framingham 

Come and didn't give a damn 

My mother cried go get their dad 

He came running, fighting mad 

Mother's tears were falling down 

Dad shaped up and stood his ground. 

He said 'You touch my kids and you fight me' 

And they took us from our family. 

Took us away 

They took us away 

Snatched from our mother's breast 

Said this was for the best 

Took us away. 

Told us what to do and say 

Told us all the white man's ways 

Then they split us up again 

And gave us gifts to ease the pain 

Sent us off to foster homes 

As we grew up we felt alone 

Cause we were acting white 

Yet feeling black 

One sweet day all the children came back 

The children come back 

The children come back 

Back where their hearts grow strong 

Back where they all belong 

The children came back 

Said the children come back 

The children come back 

Back where they understand 

Back to their mother's land 

The children come back 

Back to their mother 

Back to their father 

Back to their sister 

Back to their brother 

Back to their people 

Back to their land 

All the children come back 

The children come back 

The children come back 

Yes I came back.