I've fallen asleep with my head in my hands And prayed to god for a change A change I've forgotten A change I could make on my own But I'll pray anyway
I said to my brother "Don't let them get in your way" He replied he's a bigger man today But once he sucked in his pride I heard the guillotine say "This boy will be mine someday"
The games he had thought up The tricks he had played The bed to of which he'd so often been chained When they slit his throat I swear I heard someone say "This boy just got his today"
My brother he never cried It's a decision he made His tears would never see the light of day Once the sun struck his face like her hand had that way He couldn't help but to give in and say "Mercy, have mercy decisions I've made To be sorry for this life I've so carelessly played If you let me than I think that I could be save I could be big someday"
I've fallen asleep with my head on my knees It's not the first time I've fallen that way But once they gave me this life A life they could and would take They said "This boy will be big someday and he might fight back He might fight back til the sun falls and the sky will turn black He'll fight back, He'll fight back This boy will big someday This boy will get his someday"