I'd been brought up Early in the mornin' When daddy came to say goodbye While mom was on the corner Waitin' for the social yes Man all the kids seem fine Loneliness inside I don't believe it I don't believe it We're almost here I don't believe it I don't believe it We're almost here Walk past school We meet up at the docks I need a ways to eat tonight We'll cover up the bruises Brothers what the hardest Men began to shout and fight I'm stayin' inside We don't believe it We don't believe We're almost here We don't believe We're almost here But my father tells me Don't cry Cause sometimes the Dark horse dies You can learn without the system Go 'head Even the dark horse wins You can learn without the system Don't cry Cause even the dark horse dies You can learn without the system Mama put some water In the milk for us to drink So that we won't notice My brother came home With some food He'd stolen from the man But said that he'd Worked all day My father said that We don't steal And he pulled him From his chair And he gave it back We all went to bed Without a sound Without a sound Without a sound Don't cry Cause sometimes the dark horse dies You can learn without the system Go 'head Even the dark horse wins You can learn without the system I am just a man now With my family I don't need your help no more You don't need to bother With me I have all I need I have it all