A Normal Boy

I was born at the Royal London Hospital
The youngest of four brothers, in 1981
A normal boy, no happier boy
I was soon identified the brightest son
My father was a doctor and a lover of art
But unaware of my brothers' school conquests
Happy at the seaside or playing in the park
I did not think about north, south, east or west
And I will lose my life and I will blind your brother
And I will leave my wife and you will lose your lover
And I shall succeed insha'Allah
See you shallow breathe in the name of Allah
When I was seventeen my mother became ill
I went to university to study biochemistry
My father couldn't cope, and I smoked a lot of dope
Got out my head on coke and whiskey
When I was nineteen I went camping in the lakes
With my brothers and their friends to learn those skills
For me to be a better man, to lead a better life
Through prayer, through strength, through faith and drills
And I will lose my life and I will blind your brother
And I will leave my wife and you will lose your lover
And I shall succeed insha'Allah
See you shallow breathe in the name of Allah
I wanna do what's right
I wanna carry the fight
Because I've seen the light x4
And I will lose my life and I will blind your brother
And I will leave my wife and you will lose your lover
And I shall succeed insha'Allah
See you shallow breathe in the name of Allah