Tunaomba Saidia ​The Basics

She cannot remember the day she left Uganda
And if you had asked her, her eyes would drift right past her
From her home she'd come so far

She had hope within her heart

Her brother, he'd been taken
And a soldier they had made him
And when they protested, her father he was arrested
In that land you have no choice
In that land you have no voice

And he said
"Wapi kuchukuliwa yetu? Sisi kitu kibaya?"
Is it too much to wish for a life that could be peaceful?
Tunaomba saidia

So they told him they would kill him
If he did not do what they tell him
And his family in danger put their lives in the hands of a stranger
In a boat that traveled far
Heading for Australia

They were picked up by the navy
Out where the ocean is wavy
To an island were directed
Where they were separated
Like a prisoner of war
Like a common criminal