I heard of a gang
I read of them, too
They were nothing like me
They were nothing like you
They were nothing like you
They were nothing like you
They were nothing like you
They were nothing like you
They were not like my father
They were not like my mother
They were not like my sister
They were not like my brother
They were not like my brother
They were not like my brother
They were not like my brother
They were not like my brother
I went out and saw them
And I was dismayed
The tall one walked to me
And I was afraid
And I was afraid
And I was afraid
And I was afraid
And I was afraid
He told me, 'Stop walking!
I fancy a chat.
The leader said, 'Sister -
What are you staring at!'
I said, ' 'cos you're different!
I whipered, 'Dear stranger,
Tell me, am I safe here
Or am I in danger!'
You look like my father\
You look like my mother
You look like my sister
You look like my brother
Yet, you are special
You've a big reputation
You\re making changes
You've changing our nation
He smiled, 'Yes. Thank you.
I'm sure you are right.
Now you go safe home
And have a great night
'Wait! You can't walk alone
I'll see you safe home
No, don't walk alone
I'll see you safe home
We're passing my house\
Why don't you step in it
To see where I'm from
Just for one minute.'
Now we kept on talking
So I got home late
Don't tell my secret
Only you know my fate
Now I am married
And I have a child
I hope he\ll grow up good
And not grow up wild
People look at my son
Then they look away
I hear them whisper
I don't care what they say
He looks nothing like me
He looks nothing like you\
But he talks just like us
We all know that's true
What do strangers say?
What do strangers know?
When they ask, I reply
'It was so long ago!'
Yes, once in a while
I've heard what they said
Remember that wild one?
D\you think he is dead
Sometimes, bold ones persist,
\What do you know?
I smile, and shrug, 'Nothing
It was so long ago
He was not like my father
He was not like my mother
He was not like my sister
He was not like my brother
I really don't know
It was so long ago
I simply don't know
It was so long ago
But I could not forget
I searched the internet
He was wrinkled and old
Our young love had gone cold
When they ask me I say
I simply don't know
It was so long ago
It was so long ago.
-ends-
I wrote this whilst listening to Country songs on a Singapore Airlines flight.
What others insicents incluenced the story line?
Firsly, lots of gangs in the news.
After my mother died I found my parent's wedding certificate which said that my mother was a widow. That was necessary, otherwise her second marriage would have looked like bigamy. I asked my father if he or my mother had ever remembered or spoken about her previous marriage. He shruged and said, 'No. It was so long ago.'
The last line of each verse should be repeated as a chorus by the audience. I started typing the choruses but it was making the poem/song too long and was too tiring to type so I stopped it.
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