Another envelope is waiting for him Another task that he must carry out He can't delay, he must be on his way He gathers up the tools of his trade Black clothes Black gloves Black boots His guns He's now on the hunt, seeking out his target Like so many other times before Package he received contains all information That he'll need and nothing more Into the night, into the shadows, making his way once again Repeating steps all too familiar, he is the master of his trade Soon he finds his mark, maps out the location Planning his escape when the task is done Then he bides his time for the perfect moment Taking comfort as he feels the handle of his gun Making his move, toward the target Then in a flash, draws his gun Quickly takes aim and pulls the trigger Hitting the mark, the task is done Blood splatters everywhere The target hits the floor As the commotion starts He is out the door Back to his home he then returns Sends off a note to say it's done Then in a day her receives his payment He then waits for his next one Life was not always The way that it is now Much lead him to this point Here is why and how When he was young he had a home and parents who did love him A happy childhood same as anybody else Then misfortunes struck Both his parents gone The news hit hard is world was torn apart In just a flash He lost all he had ever know He was put into foster care and given to one couple The system did not know the misery he'd face Beating everyday Treated like a slave They belittled him, they mistreated him, made his life a living hell They were pitiless, they were merciless, deep into despair he fell They abandoned him, they neglected him, they were heartless, they were cruel Filled with misery, living agony, wretchedness his only school As the years went by Resentment filled his soul The streets became his second home And payback his only goal They belittled him, they mistreated him but now things had changed He was pitiless, he was merciless, blew them both away They had been his first, it had been the worst thing he'd ever done But he felt redeemed, his slate then then was clean, he found purpose in a gun As he sits there in the darkness waiting for his payment to arrive Something starts to feel peculiar something is not quite right His phone begins to ring confirming his suspicions His contact on the line tells him they have to meet right now Years of wisdom scream deception as he ponders what to do He knows that he must get closer if he hopes to learn the truth What caused this sudden change? Why is he now the target? It all seems very strange, he goes to face his fate right now Instantly he faced the one who they had sent to take him out But surprise was now on his side, his success was not in doubt His assassin lay there bleeding, he continued on his way He would find his ex-employers and then he would make them pay Soon he found them the ones who he sought Looks of disbelief on their faces In that moment his world fell apart They revealed the truth of his past He'd been working for the government ( a secret covert branch) Who killed those that spoke out against them All this time he thought that his job Was to take out the scum of the earth When in fact he killed innocents For those he felt harbored no worth And to make matters worse They revealed to him His parents died by their hands Never had he ever felt so grim Then they died He killed them all On the hunt The rest would fall