Poor Man's Son

He learnt too young that a poor man's son
Is destined to be forgotten
And when his sister asks why he sits and cries
He says wait till you're grown
And as the people look around
Clawing to the higher ground
He asks mama how's this fair

Now he starts work young as he's his father's son
And he's determined to make a change
But he reads online about the growing divide
And he feels he feels the knife
And all along as he was told
Find a job get married grow old
But don't you wonder too far away

We're self-destructive
Running up and down the block kids
Told stay inside the walls
Stay enclosed
Burn down the front line
Fires coming in from all sides
Go break down the walls
Break forth

Now he tries to run but the journey is rough
When glass glitters the streets
His feet get cut as empathy shuts
Kindness turns callous for dreams
And as he heals and learns to feel
Empty alone where's the boy we know
He's somewhere out there still

We're self-destructive
Running up and down the block kids
Told stay inside the walls
Stay enclosed
Burn down the front line
Fires coming in from all sides
Go break down the walls
Break forth

He's got to get out now
Before the gates lock to the town
With broken bones
He'll reach for gold

We're self-destructive
Running up and down the block kids
Told stay inside the walls
Stay enclosed
Burn down the front line
Fires coming in from all sides
Go break down the walls
Break forth