Sonya Kitchell
Soldier's Lament
He fight and he pray, he love and he bleedTo no satisfaction, was note as needAnd when he walks, stands tall as he canFor he's a man, yeah, he's a manAnd when he crumbles, resolve to the groundLike burnt bits of paper, life flutters roundAll eyes turn away, no one wants to seeA man who has lost, in the fight to be freeFor we've been out runnin' for all of our livesNo chance and stop and we'd surely lose sightIn the back of his mind is a smiling faceThe one who said, "You know, it's no race"The one who said, "You got time to breathe"'Cause child you're born, we're all born freeIn the back of his mind is the back of a roomSo dust enshrouded and no dust broomStands a chance to clear the cobwebs awaySo live in the back, in the dark it'll stayAnd we've been out runnin' for all of our livesNo chance, and stop, and we'd surely lose sightTell me son, what are you livin' for?Tell me boy, what are you livin' for?Tell me son, what are you livin' for?Tell me, tell me, what are you livin' for?
From Letras Mania