They told you you built the levee and you gotta keep the water out too
How much do you have in common with thems that direct you
Country clubs and plantations just won't do
Dixie be damned, I believe in you
You said them colors don't run but by God I've watched 'em fade
Keep whistlin' rich men's songs till your seen on judgement day
When you're red in the face it makes us all blue
Dixie be damned, I believe in you
I've been beaten by the bible belt, I've been hated by the Holy Ghost
Lord who preaches kindness has the flock I fear the most
If you're taught to love it means us freaks too
Dixie be damned, I believe in you
A land cannot be conquered even by slavery and genocide
Manifest destitution is the end game of our pride
To those who lost it all we owe at least the truth
Dixie be damned, I believe in you
I don't claim to be no savior and I do not sing to preach
Wouldn't stick my neck out if better things were not in reach
If you'd seen what I had you'd be pissed off too
Dixie be damned, I believe in you
They told you you built the levy and you gotta keep the water out too
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