At 5 AM they broke the door down
Man with a gun he grabbed the boy
Gave him to a lady speaking spanish
He cried out ayudame por favor
He cried out ayudame por favor

She told him he was going to his Father
He told her that he didn't want to go
But what a child says doesn't matter
Till we decide they're old enough to know
How long until we're old enough to know

He dreamed that night of mom and Marisleysis
Then woke up in the morning they were gone
He wondered was his dog OK and if he'll ever find his way back home

It was his first Easter Sunday in the promised land
Without the boy the family went to mass
And said a prayer for Elian the only child of everyman
Lord Saturday things happened fast
Yeah Saturday things happened fast

It was his first Easter Sunday in the promised land