Each One of Us Is Somebody             

 

Each one of us is somebody

With life, home and family

Sounds in sights of our lives                                                                  

Speak universal humanity

We sweat with integrity

Working to be free

We labour with dignity

 

We are not mere pairs of hands

We are builders of two nations

We are spirits and hearts

Souls, brains and minds

We are thoughts, visions

Memories, dreams, plans

 

From root to fruit, from branch to stem

We work from 6: a.m. to six p.m.

Working to honour our ancestors

We work to sponsor our prayers

 

Working for our childrenŐs futures

We work until we lose count of the hours

Fruits of our labours yield billions of dollars

Mostly for others, yet still we donŐt shirk

Because we come here to work

 

We are experts in our fields

We work hard at home and abroad

Year to year, from there to here

Here and there, there in here

Here is there

 

Two nations on our shoulders

Back and forth, balance of life

Working through things and time

Working from one place to another

Merging two realities into one fruitful life