Peace to one named troublemaker?
Friends will see as weakness
Let's offer conditional freedom instead
"No" he said to conditional freedom
"Yes"he said for his people's freedom
In life surrounded by chains
In death the heavens poured down rain
Twenty seven years in captivity
Twenty seven days to him it seemed
A heart full of forgiveness
A face full of laughter
In the face of tyranny
His light shined
Never extinguished
Adieu Mandela Madiba Nelson
Your light will forever shine
May the heavens receive your soul
Adieu the peoples hero
Adieu the noble statesman.