Ache'n For Acres Lyrics - Singles - Arrested Development

Yes, indeedy sho' 'nuff needy 

I got the feeling to stretch on out 

My children are cryin', my elders are dying 

And me I'm relying on a check for rent 

If I gotta be broke, then ain't no joke 

I'm moving to the country and buying some land 

And I'll be alright if I can rest at night 

Knowing my children got land to stand on 

Ache'n for acres plenty of acres 

Money spent in rent ain't earning me cent 

Ain't gettin' no Caddy, no Benz, no Jeep 

Until I got some and for some land to keep 

No more children crying instead they'll be running 

Running free and wild in the heat of the sun 

'cause once I'm gone I wanna feel strong 

That my children will go on, family land and all sayin' 

I got some land to stand on, no more ache'n for acres 

No beggin' for leftovers, got some space of my own 

I got grounds to raise on, no more ache'n for acres 

No more giving to takers, got some land to leave on 

No more elders passin' without my kids askin' 

Papa who's tombstones are those in the yard 

Family gotta stay close all of us gotta stay close 

Ache'n for acres for buildin' a nation 

Ain't about depending on government spendin' 

Especially when the government's got a plan of their own 

Separate from me, separate from you 

Separate from most, in sync with a few 

Ache'n for acres plenty of acres 

My grandpappa had 'em all but he lost 'em and he sold 'em 

The cities were a growin' and grandpa's getting older 

Little did he know that his land was valuable 

Got land to stand on then you can stand up 

Stand up for your rights as a woman, as a man 

Man o' man my choices expand 

Ain't got me no money but I got me some land 

I got some land to stand on, no more ache'n for acres 

No beggin' for leftovers, got some space of my own 

I got grounds to raise on, no more ache'n for acres 

No more giving to takers, got some land to leave on, yeah