For thirty years they sang the song of promised victory But who theyve fought and who has won Didnt matter much to me I see them driving down the streets In their fancy shiny cars Crowds of people to their feet Their faces full of scars No pleasantries, no luxuries No little children’s mild While minister’s wives spent all their lives In China’s finest silk My back’s been broken many times But my spirit lingers on The day it comes my way on freedom’s ship I will be gone From hell to paradise I’ll always pay the price From hell to paradise I’ll always pay the price This ninety mile trip has taken thirty years to make They tried to keep forever what was never theirs to take I cursed and scratched the Devil’s hand As he stood in front of me One last drag for his big cigar And he finally set me free From hell to paradise I’ll always pay the price From hell to paradise I’ll always pay the price From hell to paradise I’ll always pay the price From hell to paradise I’ll always pay the price