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Now somebody's been talking about the colour of his skin
He is only in year seven but he knows what he's wrapped up in
He walks to school quite slowly then he runs back home again
Cause he can't explain the bruises on his shin, uh huh

His name is Tom, he lives with his family
He's a Japanese boy, 11 years old
And he loves to watch the fast cars as they tear down the highway
And if his eyes are slanted that's twice as good as yours
Cause yours are closed

Somebody's been listening to a television show
And with half an ear they're hearing things that they already know
It's passed around the playground 'last one in's the first to go'
Leave a young boy bleeding on the floor below, ha ha

His name is Tom, he lives with his family
He's a Japanese boy, 11 years old
And he loves to watch the fast cars as they tear down the highway
And if his eyes are slanted that's twice as good as yours
Cause yours are closed

So how do you explain about the shame of the upper hand
When your dream of independence doesn't happen like you planned
He'll always be a stranger, labelled from a foreign land
Well it's hard for a child to understand, uh huh

His name is Tom, he lives with his family
He's a Japanese boy, 11 years old
And he loves to watch the fast cars as they tear down the highway
And if his eyes are slanted that's twice as good as yours
Cause yours are closed

His name is Tom, he lives with his family
He's a Japanese boy, 11 years old
And he loves to watch the fast cars as they tear down the highway
And if his eyes are slanted that's twice as good as yours
Cause yours are closed

I said if his eyes are slanted, that's twice as good as yours
Cause yours are closed.

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from A Point on the Map, released August 25, 1998

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Karen Law QLD, Australia

Karen Law is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter from Australia whose songs contain honest comfort and life-affirming insight.
Karen sings of journeys, both outer and inner, of healing, recovery and the eternal spirit.

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