48 years in silence
No one to hear my words
I feel like a victim of violence
Why can't my voice be heard?

48 years have imprisoned my soul
48 years have exacted a toll
As I lay by my woman's side
These 48 years she has cried

48 years I have toiled
I've nothing but calloused hands
My fingernails broken and soiled
Attending our ruler's commands

48 years have imprisoned my soul
48 years have exacted a toll
As I lay by my woman's side
These 48 years she has cried

48 years I've been dying
Tear by tear, breath by breath
I've long since given up trying
No escaping this silent death

48 years have imprisoned my soul
48 years have exacted a toll
As I lay by my woman's side
These 48 years she has cried

These 48 years she has cried