letra de 5 to 9 - riot before
tired muscles, tired eyes
can’t sleep through this oaxacan night
he’s kept away from dreaming, haunted by thoughts of failing
the family whom he shares a bed
a tiny room even less bread
he cries out to himself silently
i am not a man
i can’t feed my children
this is no life for them
so he’s out of bed with the sunrise
he kisses his wife and kids goodbye
then heads north to the border
to work, become a provider
but gathered at the country line
are protesters all holding signs
he can’t read but translates perfectly
i am not a man
i’m just a mexican
illegal immigrant
the politicians the pundits the public debate
but one question’s lost in policy
“is a man not a man if he’s born outside a boundary?”
stumbling through the desert alone and afraid
he almost dies from the heat
but he thinks of his family and that keeps him going
he won’t stop for death least the laws of a country
arrested is no threat when you’re already living unfree
so he works the fields from 5 to 9
plus any job that he can find
saves up all his money, sends it to his family
before he falls asleep at night
a thousand miles from his life
he -ssuredly repeats
i am a human
a father a husband
a global citizen
not a debatable statistic
i’m not your problem economic
i’m not a threat to patriotic
that’s idiotic
i am a…
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- alborada › letra de siwar dance - alborada
- mig › letra de będę przy tobie - mig
- franco d vita › letra de seré un buen perdedor - franco d vita
- praso › letra de o livro - praso
- richard rodgers › letra de there's music in you - richard rodgers
- tlc › letra de sunny - tlc
- sens unik › letra de marche à suivre - sens unik