"Never Say Never Again"

Never say never again
My name is Sammy Brown
Folk call me the Junkyard boy
Born lying at the door of an orphanage
So long ago by my mother who left me there
With a mental disability stumbling walking falling
Until one day when I was nine a Mr. Brown adopting me
There up on the hill in his farmhouse overlooking the town
So safe a home away from the bully boys laughing joking
Here comes clubfoot brown the stumbling dummy
With his cart of vegetables for the poor folk
Begging on railway road for a hand out.
"Hey Sammy how you doing today
Maybe some time to pray for us
Some work on the farm?"

Far away from yesterday
Children hiding under bridges
Taking drugs from other gangs
While fighting drunk for new territories
Young girls not even out of school prostituting
Mothers and fathers arguing who will pay our debts
Always trying to keep up with the others cheating at will
The useless fun of sex because of false words - I love you.
On days like this I bless my father teaching me his values
That real love can only blossom into true love with time
When two lonely souls understand each others needs
Relying on God for guidance in this ungodly world
Destroying the hopes and dreams of so many
Confused folk like my friends
Relying on me in a prayer.

I prayed in tears that day
Why do people lie to each other?
Saying we don’t care for who you are
So ashamed of being taken for granted
Just another reason to beg instead of working
lazy to lift a shovel or hold and plough the ground
My daddy holding me close to dry my tears of hope
Building new houses near the entrance to the farm
With sturdy stone walls for the children to dream
Their eyes so wide a smile to cry can it be true
We are the beggars now living in peace
Planting gardens with seeds
Grown to sell on Saturdays
Unashamed and free.