Texty: Jon Swift. Far Away Message.

my long lost brother called out to me,
saying, "not even god can hear my plea."
and, "i fear the man who calls my name
'cause i know he'll send me back to that cave."

"it's a long way from home," he cried.
"and there's nothing left for me on the outside.
the thoughts of my little girl make me cry.
i spend all my time asking why."

"i'll be a long time away
'cause i don't kiss the feet
of the men who hold my fate.
they want me to surrender who i am,
but you know i aint that kind of man."

he was a southern man.
he's just another man
who can run,
but never learned to stand.