From the recording Who Needs Happiness
A song about beings close to me which became about other beings, also. Catherine O'Brien sings it and Pete joins in.
Lyrics
We don’t know a father, mother has gone
and what I remember is hazy
a sister and a brother is all that we are
everyone else is a stranger to me
We are the lucky ones they carried away
loud voices, motion and noise
first chance we got away and hid underground
until we were found
I know how to hunt, and I know how to fight
action, re-action comes naturally
I got in the way of some bullies in blue
I learned to be smarter, more wary
We are the lucky ones it’s easier now
being at ease among people
we live like a family, routine and plans
nothing haphazard or chancy
A place at the table, a place by the fire
we sleep, and awake with the sunrise
mountains and valleys, worlds to explore
there’s nothing like spring in the morning
We are the lucky ones together for life
living is more than surviving
we are the lucky ones who died in a dream
ending comes round to beginning