1. Why must I suffer in my homeland,
Sighing for my wretched life?

2. Debts have overburdened me,
My heart is gripped with toil and grief.

3. Once my chest had ample space,
Now it's tight, my means depleted.

4. "Be gentle," they advised, "negotiate."
I've scant endurance, nerve defeated.

5. No good mere fox holes can provide,
Wealth from me the lions did snatch.

6. Yet still in the One God I confide,
His mercy for all does match.

7. For people universally,
He cares more than dad for a lad.