If the World Only Knew My Name

If the World Only Knew My Name

If I Only I knew the name of my Sisters

In Romania, In Greece, In Turkey.

In Africa My Brothers Thrive,

My Cousins Live in India

My Mother and Father in Brazil.

My Family Live Around the World

My Fellow Man- the ones I Love

And I don't even know Your Name.

If I Could Choose, I would Know You

Every Single One.

I would know what makes you laugh,

I would know what makes you cry.

I would know how to make the distances between us small

So we may be together.

I want to see new faces

I want to meet those people

The ones who don't know I exist

The ones who don't know whether I am dead or alive.

I want you to know that I am dead or alive

And I want to know about your life.

I want to know about the sweet flowers you smell in the morning

I want to see the sea rippling at our feet

As we stand and stare out into forever

Into the brotherly world of sisters and cousins

Who will smile at us

And whisper our names in the wind.