Ali Jaber / an ordinary man Lyrics

Ali Jaber was a fifteen years old

He lived in the Gaza Strip near the coast

Every morning he saw some fishing boats

And every time he dreamed of getting on

He wanted to be like his dad

Who before the war was a fisherman

-We will fish together, I promise you son

He told him when he left for the front

One day his mama told him

-You can't leave home, son

One day his mama told him

-When you hear the siren, go to the basement floor

Ali Jaber now, every morn

Hears the sound of guns and bombs

Ali Jaber now, every morn

Prays that his father knocks on the door

The memory of the sea slowly faded away

But what his father promised still remains

He was not yet aware

That his dream would become a nightmare

One day his mama told him

-We have to leave home, son

One day his mama told him

-We can't stay here no more

Ali Jaber and his mum

Left the country following the sun

He got on a boat for the first time

But he didn't think it would be this like

Days in the high sea without supplies

Everybody knew that somebody will die

One day, black clouds were coming

Everybody there was praying and hoping

That day his mama told him

-If I die tonight, I'll still be with you

That day his mama told him

-Don't forget what you've been through

Ali Jaber now reached the land

Even if he's alone by himself

The future seems brighter than the past

He will make it for his father and mum

He hopes that his stay in Europe will last

And they'll welcome him as an ordinary man