Father, yes, I am a prisoner 
Fear not to relay my crime 
The crime is loving the forsaken 
Only silence is shame 

And now I'll tell you what's against us 
An art that's lived for centuries 
Go through the years and you will find 
What's blackened all of history 
Against us is the law 
With its immensity of strength and power 
Against us is the law! 
Police know how to make a man 
A guilty or an innocent 
Against us is the power of police! 
The shameless lies that men have told 
Will ever more be paid in gold 
Against us is the power of the gold! 
Against us is racial hatred 

My father dear, I am a prisoner 
Don't be ashamed to tell my crime 
The crime of love and brotherhood 
And only silence is shame 

With me I have my love, my innocence, 
The workers, and the poor 
For all of this I'm safe and strong 
And hope is mine 
Rebellion, revolution don't need dollars 
They need this instead 
Imagination, suffering, light and love 
And care for every human being 
You never steal, you never kill 
You are a part of hope and life 
The revolution goes from man to man 
And heart to heart 
And I sense when I look at the stars 
That we are children of life 
Death is small