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lyrics

Oh mother I was afraid
because I did not know where you came from
Oh father I was ashamed
because I did not know where you belonged

And I grew up and I grew distant
I got lost in an instant
But now I'm coming back

Oh mother when you protest and get arrested
The police can never keep your message withheld
Oh father when you refuse to raise your fists
It hurts more than violence ever could

And when they bring your trial to the courts,
You stand up and you speak for
The ones who have no voice

Oh mother when you sat on my floor in a cloud of stubborn smoke
And spoke of your history
Well your mother your never knew her you lost her you lost her twice
First in a hospital and then again in the country

And although you never found her
You never once grew bitter
And you never quit
You never could quit

And father your father was a gambler and he lost you,
he saw all he had and he threw it all away
With your head bowed asking for assistance from his mistress
Come bail me out son bail me out again,
He said bail me out son bail me out again

Oh Mother I'm no longer afraid because I know exactly where you came from,
And Father I'm no longer ashamed because I know exactly where you belong,

From the permanence of old scars
To the first beat of a new heart
You will always be there

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from Splintered Man, released August 11, 2014

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