Born into this

In the shadow of the concrete jungle,

A boy with dreams, but life’s a scramble.

Council estate, where hope is thin,

Born into struggle, a world of sin.

Sixteen years, the streets were calling,

Fighting hard while the innocence was falling.

A boy turned man, in a world so cold,

Chains of the past, the future uncontrolled.

But behind the bars, a flicker of light,

A daughter born in the dead of night.

In Polmont's walls, faced with his fears,

A chance for change through all the years.

Now he walks the line, with his head held high,

A love so pure, beneath the wide-open sky.

Two dogs at his side, running free,

With his daughter’s smile, he’s finally free.

Countless nights lost in the fight,

Chasing shadows, wrong felt right.

But those years of pain taught him to see,

Life’s true purpose, it’s love’s decree.

No more the whispers of the streets at dawn,

He found his strength, now he carries on.

In the laughter of a child, he hears a new song,

The echoes of a past where he no longer belongs.

Now he walks the line, with his head held high,

A love so pure, beneath the wide-open sky.

Two dogs at his side, running free,

With his daughter’s smile, he’s finally free.

Life’s a journey with its ups and downs,

He’s trading his scars for love in this town.

From council estate to a father’s embrace,

He’s risen from ashes, found his own place.

So here’s to the boy who once lost his way,

Now a man built from love, come what may.

With two loyal pups and a heart full of dreams,

He’s learned from the past, life’s not what it seems.