Oh my father, he was a brother He worked his body hard to make ends meet Oh my mother remained his lover The things they did, the things they said Go ‘round and ‘round inside my head, for good Oh my brother, when he was a schoolboy He gave up all his dreams to take on mine Oh my brother, now I have me one other The things we’ve said, the things we’ve done Stay in my heart since I was young And oh this world won’t change for me The special things in life are free I’ve always known and understood There are people I belong to for good Oh my lady, she want my baby She get me through my days and through my nights Oh my lover, now I have me no other The things we do, the things we say I get more and more love each day And oh this world won’t change for me The special things in life are free I’ve always known and understood There are people I belong to for good Oh my mother and my father And my brother and my lover Oh my mother and my father And my brother and my lover