He's hooked up to machines
Stuck in his hospital bed
He tells his mom to trust medicine
But in his heart he's calling for help
He makes his little brothers believe
While he's having surgeries
He's got less and less hair
Less and less breath
The same bitter taste in his throat when he pukes
The doctors' endless gibberish
A child with adult problems
A kid who's promised the moon
A child with adult problems
An innocent, living child
With adult problems
See you tomorrow guys, I gotta go home
Between my teen problems and him
The kid grows and I'm not done yet
There'll come a time when the vibe won't be there
Unfortunately his mother's no longer with us
My heart mustn't hear what I say 'cause it hurts
Mine helps me as she can
She doesn't hear when I repeat to her
'Mom, don't get involved'
My dad, he left us alone
Without even checking if we had what we needed
I wanted to end up a lawyer
Today I do crappy little jobs
Here and there when I get the chance
Basically it's a struggle, I gotta act
Because at seventeen, bro, I end up head of the family
A child with adult problems
A kid who's promised the moon
A child with adult problems
An innocent, living child
With adult problems
He cries every night
Omar's life isn't the same anymore
The fire took everything from him
Left him with just a wool sweater
Without them, nothing's the same
Alone and young, he has to overcome his grief
He has to bring in cash, ship the bodies back home
That would only worsen his hatred
When it's about money, that's where Satan works
He turns to France
But clearly the state doesn't give a damn
About an African family that died in its flat
Still alive, he kills
At eighteen, Omar struggles
For his family's honor
A child with adult problems
A kid who's promised the moon
A child with adult problems
An innocent, living child
With adult problems
You're an elder sister but for them
You quit school early to end up a temp
All your brothers' clothes
All the household expenses
The hardest part in this matter
Isn't my adult problems
But the roles that reverse
I'm my father's father
I have trouble getting used to it
I'm in adult problems
That drowns me in problems
A child with adult problems
A kid who's promised the moon
A child with adult problems
An innocent, living child
With adult problems
A child, a child, a child