Unfortunately Born

I wish I had a brother A brother, just like me I wish I had a brother to tell me exactly what he means I wish I had a sister To write everything down I wish I had a sister who would tell me not to fret when he left town I wish I had an answer An answer to soothe me I wish I had an answer that would keep me from this violence And set us free I wish that you would think I wish your mind was pure I wish there was a way for me to know just what is alright But nothing kills me more They built a wall between us And I tried to tear it down And I think I did a good job, but there's just one brick left And let me tell you, it is loud It isn't made of rock No, it isn't made of stone But it's made of grace and smoke and scents and sighs That chill me to the bone I wish I wasn't strange I wish I knew that fire I wish there was some way for me to understand you Except sit here and listen to you talk about desire I wish that you would just grow up Or at least, I didn't, either I wish I knew who you were before you met me And how I proceed from here There's a woman in the country Dressed a dark purple gown And she is fine, and she's happy Even when no one's around There's a girl in a town Sitting on a purple floor And she is humming to herself sadly And she's just wishing, you were more There's a lady in the city Watching over a child And she is fine, and she's happy And she'll come home and be proud There's a girl in a town Sitting on that very floor That you dreamt of last night When you walked through the door You were there with your friends And we had to leave the room Because they were getting loud And you wanted, you wanted them to know Why you're here And I just wanted to let go of all that fear And the entire wall was gone And the grace, and the smoke had returned To where the kids are born Where the kids are born Where we all are so unfortunately born