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With Him
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Salom, chetori, esma man Nadia
When I was younger, I wanted more for me
And one day when my mother was around
She came to me and said "let's go to town"
Went to Tehran and we ate taftan kebab
I was pretty young
She said hey, let's go to the USA
Your sister will come and your father will stay
A little bit before he comes our way
This was what, 2009?
Mahmoud had won, people were dying!
I was ready to jump, ready to jump
Wait, when did you get here?
Last year, background checks and more, dear
It's not that easy to get here
It's not that easy, it ain't breezy
But I knew Allah would help me
They said I shouldn't be loud
I shouldn't be laughing
My father considered marrying me to a diplomat when I was thirteen
They didn't go through with it
They wasn't pleased when my mama spoke out
I almost forgot my hijab once
When I tried to go out
Not allowed to think, not allowed to breathe, not allowed to speak
Not allowed to
My mama told me Allah didn't think this way
She said it was the government and that it would never change
I find it hard to be with him
I find it hard to talk to him
I think it's nothing you can do
But if he wanted to, he could see
But if he wanted to, he could be
So what came next, did you come to the US?
Yes
My mom found a mosque and she loved it
We moved right near it
Till one day she got her hijab
Torn off and was told to go back to Iran
Did she report to the police?
Yeah, but he was never found, it happens
Besides that, it's been nice!
I'm so sorry that happened
It happens
So anyway, I was on a minimum wage
Workin' everyday, so I could go to college
Was accepted that following May
So here I am, Nadia, standing here again
Woohoo!