Ronnie Earl Child Of A Survivor lyrics

I was only a child
When I first heard them whisper
Stories of suffering, sorrow and death
Six million souls, now gone, not forgotten
I’m a child of a survivor and the grief is rising.

Have you heard the news? Do you know the blues?
Do you know what it is like to hear the cry of the Jews?

From their stories of life, I caught all their tears
They felt like they died, so I buried their blues
I absorbed their pain, my heart is so heavy
I’m a child of a survivor and the sorrow is rising.

Have you heard the news? Do you know the blues?
Do you know what it is like to hear the cry of six million Jews?

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How can we understand the death of six million?

Or know the minds of those set free?
Liberation brought life and they all are inspiring.
I’m a child of a survivor and the hope is rising.

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I’ve learned there is simply too much pain to explain.
And each new day we must choose how to live.
My soul found healing and I’ll tell you their story for…
I’m a child of a survivor and the peace is rising.

Have you heard the news? Do you know the blues?
Do you know what it is like to hear the cry of six million Jews?

Oh.. .bittersweet forgiveness…emptiness and hope.
The road to happiness…you got to try to follow the road.