I remember my first night my family and me
We were inside the fence of the camp
With no friends I could see
My heart yearned for adventure at a fast rate
Not fearing for my life behind this barbwire gate
The men in uniform controlled our existence
Us Jews grim with despair
But we still kept persistence
More and more of us started to disappear
But I still stood tall without any fear
As I watched each of us in our striped pyjamas fade
Some of the hungriest tried to escape
But the soldiers told us that with their lives they had paid
As food became scarcer we all grew thin
Through the fence I would stare and scan for any kind of food tin
It was then that from inside the fence I would peer
A boy from the outside smiled
As he ran to the fence things soon became clear
Thankful to finally have a friend
My ongoing isolation could finally end
But it was the prison camp general's son and with me he could not be
But he ignored his father
And all just to become friends with me
I am confused to what all this is about
To be with him I wish I could just shout
Our friendship thrived but we knew there was one problem in range
We were parted by the fence
But we located a hole in the wire that could have that change
Fitting a pair of striped pyjamas as quick as he can
Then through the hole in the fence he soon ran
What a sight it was as we were together at last
And no one noticed
Not even the soldiers who continuously walked past
All day inside the fence we laughed and played
We only parted when come time of the suns last hour rayed
Only one day inside the fence was our play disturbed
The soldiers made us frightened Jewish march
Each face famished with fear of what would soon have occurred
I knew something bad was happening as I stared down at each marching shoe
The fear in everyone else's eyes told me they knew it too
The soldiers opened a pair of heavy metal doors
Into the big white room we were herded
The men closed them behind us like they made the laws
Some women began to cry while others looked like their minds were about to break loose
But I stayed fearless holding hands with my new friend as we were both confused
Looking around a scent seeped into the room
I clutched my friends hand tighter
A mistiness around my head in a loom
As our play time memories flooded back for what I was thinking my friend knew too
I looked into his eyes one last time and silently said "me and you, for our time here is through."
