by Fa Sy | |
Published on: Oct 23, 2005 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
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Little Senegalese girl on the streets, don’t cry Coz one day everything's gonna be alright She is only 8 years old but she’s got woman hands On her shoulders lies the future of an entire land Everyday, to bring water to her family, she walks miles and miles On her pretty face never lays a smile Everyday, she learns more and more about life From how to cook, how to love, how to give, to simple things as how to be a good wife Everyday, she skips school coz she's too poor to attend Everyone runs away when she wants to be their friend Rich kids look at her with a nasty grin They don’t know that true wealth comes from within One day she will find her freedom from that cage One day she will find out that this was just a stage Life is about passing over bumper hills Learning the hard way and standing still Someday she might be more than she ever thought Because certain things in life can’t be bought So little Senegalese girl on the streets, don’t cry One day everything's gonna be alright... « return. |