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They took me from the mission
and put me on a truck
the superintendent shook my hand and wished me lots of luck
he said we're always here my boy if ever you get stuck
then he turned his back and wiped me from his mind

He went into his kitchen
and made a cup of tea
and left me with my suitcase, my suitcase
swag and me
with twenty seven dollars to write my history
he turned his back and wiped me from his mind

And then i found the city
and tried to settle down
i'd never seen a city
god, i'd never seen a town
and all the things i thought were up
were things that brought me down
it turned its back and wiped me from its mind

Then i started wandering
and dreaming all around
i went back to my people's land
to find my mothers ground
and emptiness and promises
were all i ever found
they turned their backs and wiped me from their minds