Freedom

Saw this woman
Not acceptable in society eyes
Surpassing superficiality
She had this smile
This smile she wore on her heart
You could tell by the look on her face
She had waged many wars of the soul

Her eyes tell all
An apostle of life
So free in her spirit
I asked what her secret is
To this serenity
That was so clear to me

She said baby girl
Let me tell you
Being free is peace
Letting go of the insanity
It’ll revolutionize your existence
It doesn’t matter what people say and do
Allow God to love you
It’s true
All that I have to be
We’re talking eternity

Surrounded by mercy and grace
Anything less is not best
Not a practitioner of compromise
I can soar like an eagle
And I can kiss the sky
God smiles
He’s been holding me all the while

That’s Somebody’s Child

Thought we were alone in some deserted place
Saw the stars shine on somebody’s child face
All alone trying to find home
That’s somebody’s child
Out there on the streets

Got all his possessions in his hands
Hoping someone will understand
Star bright star bright
I wish I may I wish I might
Have this one wish tonight

Delicate soul dying for a touch
Only to hear the silence is too loud
Hanging around like a rain cloud
Longing for a loving hand
Not to be abused by any man

That’s somebody’s child
Out there on the streets
He’s hungry for more than food
Searching for delicacies in garbage cans likes some lost art
Carrying all he owns in a shopping cart

The sky is his blanket
It holds him, loves him and sings a lullaby
Hush little baby don’t say word
Poppa’s going to buy
Dad died a hero with his purple heart in the palm of his hand

So conditioned to rejection
Doesn’t want stranger’s repulsion
Passerby choosing not to see

That’s somebody’s child
Out there on the streets
Looking like you, looking like me

I wish I may I wish I might
Have this one wish tonight