Zeki Madjid - Refugee

I'm a refugee…
I thought that running away would set me free…
I believed…I believed that if I got away I would finally see
I would see what freedom means…

I'm a refugee
I dreamt and dreamt of being free
My father dead, my brother in prison
The world is filled with so much oppression and no reason

I'm a refugee
I would give my life to see
A peaceful home, a peaceful sea…
Why won't you let me live?

I'm a refugee…Now I’m far away from you…I’m not free
No matter how hard I tried I couldn't ever see
I couldn't ever see what freedom means.

I'm a refugee
I feel week, I feel ill
My soul is crying…no sun still
My home is burning…and pain I don’t feel..
Is this fair?

I'm a refugee
Since I was little on the TV I would see
Life in the west…oh was that a dream for me
Now the only dream for me is to see…
To see what freedom means...

Zeki Madjid

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