Adaugo

I see the distant smoke across the waterway
I'd swim a thousand miles just to hear you say
The words that never come when you need them most
To dry your eyes out

Is it your mother's tongue? Or your father's ghosts
Remember sticks and stones and how they broke your bones
Pain is how you learn, boy, you learned a lot
When they hit you in the face, and you begged them all to stop
Until you rose up again
And you tried your best to surrender
Bowed down your head
Then you looked up to the sky and said

"My God, what a beautiful scene
Now I know what you mean
Wanna stay here forever
God, what a beautiful scene
Now I know what you mean
You're my gateway to Heaven"