Native Son

These words I give to you When you feel the cold night closing in My native son These wounds I'll heal for you You feel the thorns that pierce your skin I feel your hurt This world can be cold But this is all we have I'm talking to you, my native son When the day has overcome you And the taste won't go away You're a child of creation And you were made this way The blackness is close behind you And with wickedness coming fast You're a child of creation All this will pass You walk your path This cold that bites your skin It cuts like knives into your heart Forever winter These names that break you We all have a side to us that can turn Just watch me break This world can be cruel But this is all we have I'm talking to you, my native son When the day has overcome you When the taste won't go away You're a child of creation And you were made this way The blackness close behind you And with wickedness coming fast You're a child of creation All this will pass You walk your path Don't be afraid to walk in the footprints Where others failed Strangers surround you, taunt and betray you Bring you down These are the free words These are the true words I give to you Just walk in the footprints Don't be afraid to stand your ground, my son This world can be cruel But this is all we have I'm talking to you, my native son When the taste has overcome you When the pain won't go away You're a child of creation And you were made this way And with blackness close behind you And with wickedness coming fast You're a child of creation All this will pass You walk your path