Lyrics

MY ENEMY, MY SON
© 1998, 2004 Mark P. Hirschhorn
19226 North 45th Drive, Glendale AZ 85308 (480) 283-5840


My heart seems as chilled as the snow-covered hills
In this quiet little town
And the tales of the years tell of troubles, tell of tears
As the circle comes around
I?ve watched as you?ve struggled to learn how to stand
Tear down these walls I?ve helped put up with my hands
I?ve wished you so well, but I still can?t understand
How all of my hopes are come undone


CHORUS:
What can you tell me? How does it feel
To carry a wound you think can never be healed?
Why has it happened? What have I done
To make you my enemy, my son?

The solitudes we?ve shared in our silences and stares
Touch my father?s son inside
Where the memories remain in their loneliness and pain
Childhood?s needs so long denied
Now your face is a mirror, and all that I can see
Is your power and your passion, how they?re burning to be free
How can I show you that you?re so much like me,
That we?ve both had so much to overcome

Now if Time is a healer, then where can I find time enough to make this turn out right?
To find enough forgiveness to bridge this space beween us and make a better life?

What can you tell me? How would it feel
To be freed from a wound you thought could never be healed?
How can I share with you a promise to come -
No longer my enemy, my son
No longer my enemy - my son