He's hooked up to machines
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Stuck in his hospital bed
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He tells his mom to trust medicine
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But in his heart he's calling for help
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He makes his little brothers believe
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While he's having surgeries
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He's got less and less hair
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Less and less breath
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The same bitter taste in his throat when he pukes
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The doctors' endless gibberish
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Sentenced to death at 16
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A child with adult problems
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A kid who's promised the moon
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A child with adult problems
An innocent, living child
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With adult problems
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See you tomorrow guys, I gotta go home
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Between my teen problems and him
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The kid grows and I'm not done yet
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There'll come a time when the vibe won't be there
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Unfortunately his mother's no longer with us
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My heart mustn't hear what I say 'cause it hurts
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Mine helps me as she can
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She doesn't hear when I repeat to her
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'Mom, don't get involved'
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My dad, he left us alone
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Without even checking if we had what we needed
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I wanted to end up a lawyer
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Today I do crappy little jobs
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Here and there when I get the chance
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Basically it's a struggle, I gotta act
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Because at seventeen, bro, I end up head of the family
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A child with adult problems
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A kid who's promised the moon
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A child with adult problems
An innocent, living child
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He cries every night
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Omar's life isn't the same anymore
The fire took everything from him
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Left him with just a wool sweater
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Without them, nothing's the same
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Alone and young, he has to overcome his grief
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He has to bring in cash, ship the bodies back home
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That would only worsen his hatred
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When it's about money, that's where Satan works
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He turns to France
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But clearly the state doesn't give a damn
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About an African family that died in its flat
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Still alive, he kills
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At eighteen, Omar struggles
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For his family's honor
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A child with adult problems
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A kid who's promised the moon
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A child with adult problems
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An innocent, living child
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With adult problems
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You're an elder sister but for them
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You quit school early to end up a temp
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All your brothers' clothes
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All the household expenses
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The hardest part in this matter
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Isn't my adult problems
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But the roles that reverse
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I'm my father's father
I have trouble getting used to it
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I'm in adult problems
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That drowns me in problems
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A child with adult problems
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A kid who's promised the moon
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A child with adult problems
An innocent, living child
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With adult problems
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A child, a child, a child