Manchild Lyrics - Singles - Creatures

They would seek high, they would seek low 

Calling their manchild as the trouble did flow 

There's always somebody to watch over me 

I'm never alone, I wish they'd leave me be 

Never alone 

I'm never alone 

I'm just a boy, not long for this world 

I'm called Nelsito and I'm thirteen years old 

For nearly two decades this vendetta has raged 

There are no men, I'm the last in the chain 

Last in the chain 

I'm manchild man 

Marimba sing high, marimba sing low 

Marimba sing high as the cemetery grows 

All have been wept for husbands, brothers, grandsons 

Grandfathers, nephews, cousins, uncles, fathers and sons 

I walk in boots too big for me 

The women do cry as they watch over me 

I work at the altar, I try to be good 

But just like the others I'll soon travel in wood 

I try to be good 

Manchild in wood 

I wait for manhood 

I'm the manchild