Brother

I left my home still as a child I walked a thousand sorry miles To wait for my father to gather up his tools He said my boy you've got to run Don't wait for me, don't wait for mum We'll come get you when it's safe for us to move So I waited many years Held back the pain behind my tears For my father to come find me like he said In that time I was alone So many years without my home I made brothers of a different kind instead At the time I didn't know Just how hard the wind could blow Towards disaster, and the things that I would see I never found my father I never found my mother either But I know that in my lifetime I will be A hero to the masses To those born without chances There's a freedom that everyone deserves I know there's greed and there's corruption I've seen death and mass destruction But I'm telling you and I hope that I am heard I will not be commanded I will not be controlled I will not let my future go on, without the help of my soul