[Verse 1] When I hear them say There's better living Let them go their way To that new living I won't ever stray 'Cause this is heaven to me [Verse 2] Long as freedom grows (Long as freedom grows) I want to seek it If it's yes or no (If it's yes or no) It's me who'll speak it 'Cause the Lord, He knows That this is heaven to me [Bridge] If you got your hands And got your feet To plow your land And cut your wheat You raise your head When night is done Shout your thanks up to the sun [Verse 3] So, when I hear them say (Go away, go away) There's better living Let them go their way (Go away, go away) To that new living I won't ever stray 'Cause this is heaven to me [Outro] 'Cause this is heaven to me