He had a little garden, with vegetables and fruits that
He gave to the troops in a basket his wife made
Prisoners of war in their own damn country, what for?
Ken knew what it would lead to
Every day, every night, look down at them
Right there, front page news, three weeks before 1942
That meant 'First generation in the United States'
That 15 kilotonne blast, put an end to the war pretty fast
And, said, "Someday, we'll be okay, someday"
She looked back at him, wiped the tears away
He wanted them to live it down when they were free
Ken got out, big hopes of a normal life, with his kids and his wife
Why did they have to take him?
When everyone was afraid of the Germans, afraid of the Japs
From watch towers up on the wall
He, looked at his wife without words to say
Someday, we'll get out, someday, someday
But most of all afraid of a homeland attack
'Cause if you run then you might get shot
So we have to live in a place called Mandinar
Now, the names have been changed, but the story's true
They took Mr.Lee, people didn't understand
Two cities were blown to bits, the end of the war came quick
Let me, tell you the story in the form of a dream
When we first got back from camp, uhh
He, he, he worked until he was able to buy this patch
It was pretty, pretty bad, I, I remember my husband said
But in the back of his mind, he wanted his families life saved
Ken was not a soldier
He moved to L.A. from Japan
And you have to come all the Japanese have to go
Other than that, try not to think about it
And that morning when Ken went out on the doormat
Smashed in the windows and bashed in the doors
When this man named Kenji woke up
He was just a man, with a family, who owned a store in L.A.
"The evil Japanese in our home country will be locked away"
He lived on the second floor of a little store, he ran
And build a store
As I paint it for you, it was World War II
The only way out was, joinin' the army
These people had trashed every room
The G.I. came and they just come to the house
Just like he guessed, the President said
Because he's an innocent labor
And Kenji dropped both of his bags at his sides and just stood outside
But, when they got back to their home
And ended up flyin' to Japan with a bomb
My family was locked up back in '42
Just two bags, couldn't even pack his clothes
My family was there it was dark and damp
When the kids asked mum, "Where are we goin'?"
"Pearl Harbour's been bombed and the Japs are comin'"
If you gonna run or not,
Time passed in the prison town
Close your eyes, just picture the scene
Stop it, don't look at the gunmen
"Are we gonna stay 'til last?"
Bacon and eggs with wife and kids
Written on the walls and the floor 'Japs not welcome anymore'
What they saw made them feel so alone
And supposedly, some men went out for the army, signed on
Pictures of soldiers dyin' and runnin'
They were just doin' their job and
Try not to worry 'bout it bein' so crowded
To get his whole life packed in two bags
He wasn't gonna make any problems
You don't wanna get the soldiers wonderin'
I don't know why I have to tell it, but I know what it means
And they called it, an internment camp
That day, he crawled out of bed like he always did
His world went black 'cause
Nobody even knew, what to say to them
Ken didn't wanna lie, he said, "The US is lookin' for spies
Some folks didn't even have a suitcase, to pack anything in
So now, they're in a town with soldiers surroundin' them
So two trash bags, was all they gave them
Where a lot of Japanese people are"
They called him 'Immigrant'
Ken couldn't really hate them at all
As soon as war broke out
In Japanese, he'd say, he was called, Esay
They gave Ken, a couple of days
