Sasha Tkachuk - Broken childhood

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**Broken childhood**

lyrics and music by Sasha Tkachuk

ART: Sasha Tkachuk, Leif Hansen (Drømmer), Devilo4ek, Phoenix

My life is a flighty one, yo,
Quiet and dangerous.
From childhood, the street taught me to survive, yeah,
Cold, dispassionate.

An orphan with living parents, yes,
Only the wind wandered in my soul.
No one hugged me, no one loved me, oh,
No one looked for me, damn it.

A street kid, a street kid, yo,
Dude, a street kid, I am, for crying out loud.
Abandoned by everyone, forgotten, yeah,
On the sidelines of existence, it's hard.

A street kid, a street kid, I'm alright,
I didn't know the words of love, just like that.
I didn't see the light of day, Lord.

Fights, thefts, the gang and the cops, you hear,
These were my teachers.
Rough hands, evil features, for real,
A life that was barely dragged along.

Just like that, blow after blow, pain after pain, ugh,
There's only one law – kill or be killed.
I was looking for truth in this dump, you hear,
But I only found dirt inside.

A street kid, a street kid, yo,
Yo, a street kid, I am, for crying out loud.
Abandoned by everyone, forgotten, uh-huh,
On the sidelines of existence, it's hard.

A street kid, a street kid, I'm alright,
I didn't know the words of love, just like that,
I didn't see the light of day, Lord.
Yeah, damn.

I wandered through dark gateways, in the courtyards, eh,
Only fear and longing in my eyes.
I was looking for a spark of hope there, yeah,
Where darkness and blizzards reigned, chaos, ah.

I dreamed of a home, of a kind word, eh,
Of warm bread and simple water.
But the street only laughed in response, you hear,
And left me in trouble, for what?

A street kid, a street kid, yo,
Yo, a street kid, I am, for crying out loud.
Abandoned by everyone, forgotten, uh-huh,
On the sidelines of existence, it's hard.

A street kid, a street kid, I'm alright,
I didn't know the words of love, just like that,
I didn't see the light of day, Lord.
Street kid.
Eh, the cold wind whistles,
And there's ice in my heart, and emptiness inside, for what?
Street kid, yeah,
Will someone hear
My cry in the silence of the night.