I have been swimming against the tides for so many years,
To begin with I had a lot of fears,
I nearly drowned many times,
The pain I suffered was immense,
The reason for it was that I wouldn't sit on the fence,
Just like I wouldn't be a sheep,
But I didn't give in and committed no sin,
With only hope to spur me on,
At any point I could have gone,
I thought quite soon that I would drown,
And I would never ever play the clown,
Against all odds I pulled through,
When I did it did not last long,
For as I was singing my freedom song,
Forced me back into the water like lamb to the slaughter.