Let Me Do It (Lal's Song)

He said, "Let me do it," thirty years ago.
"Go to America, there's a better life, you know
I'll study hard, you know, become an engineer"
A new American from India,
You know we welcome you here.

He said, "Let us do it," twenty-five years ago.
"We'll make a family, here on American shores.
I know the distance to our past can be so long,
I'll raise our children with our legends and my songs."

He said, "Let me do it," so many times before.
Always so encouraging, with a laugh, a smile, a joke.
And when the work was not what others smiled to hear,
He said, "Let me do it, that is why I'm here."

He said, "Let me do it," so few hours ago.
Always such a willing heart, with the work, the life, the song.
We said, "So long," He must have fallen asleep.
Our old friend from India, how we miss you so deep.
We said, "So long," He must have fallen asleep.
Our old friend from India, how we miss you so deep.