My Ancestors

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[Verse 1]
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My ancestors were kings of old
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They ruled the world and all of its gold
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But look at me, oh look at me, just look at me

[Verse 2]
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My ancestors would find the sun
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Before they bowed down to anyone
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But you gonna look at me, oh look at me, just look at me
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Yeah, oh look at me, I'm a stranger in this land
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Watch me stand tall, help me, help me be just a man, oh

[Chorus]
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My ancestors, they were mighty men
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And my son, he will be one of them
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And they'll just look at him, yeah, they'll look at him
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And they'll say, he's a man, he's a man, my son's a man, oh

[Outro]
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My ancestors, they passed it on to me
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I've got to, got to work
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And pass it on to my son
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And he will be a man, oh yeah
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And pass it on to his son
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And he will be a man, oh yes he will, my son will be a man