Jaafar - Sixteen lyrics

Rise then fall, surely as a man-made wall risen in a time of war Is all she’s ever known Layla grew up playing in the streets Fired rounds cut the bottom of her feet She’s only sixteen going on seventeen Waking, living in a bad dream Sixteen going on seventeen She tries She’s only sixteen going on seventeen Eighteen, Is only in her fantasy Sixteen going on seventeen She tries She’s only sixteen Eyes that don’t ever see the light lose hope, but every single day she Prays for a better tomorrow Faith leads to all possibilities In the night she dreams of freedom and of peace She’s only sixteen Out of sight Another number on a headline