I Will Not Be Moved

Chorus:     I will not be moved

I will not be moved

Like a tree that’s planted,

My roots are deep

And I will not be moved, ooh

Verse 1:     Three times ten plus four years more

Been in this house with my name on the door

Some call it the “Wood”

Some call it the “Hood”

I call it home and I won’t be moved

Chorus:

Verse 2:     Walk to the bus, watching my back

When the neighborhood was white, now it’s black. 

I’ve seen folks go, 

I’ve seen folks come

This is my home and I won’t be moved!

Chorus:

Verse 3:    Didn’t know anyone when I moved in

Now they all know me, and I know them

Thirty-four years of highs and lows

This is my home and I won’t be moved

Chorus: (twice to end)