It took a while but now I see,
my old man worked for the KGB.
The government found out about
his work and had to take him out.
It took a while but now I see
why dad was such a mystery.
Sometimes you cheat, sometimes you lie.
It's part of the job when you're, when you're a spy.
It took a while but now I see,
my old man worked for the KGB.
The government found out about
his work and had to take him out.
Sitting in the yard I didn't understand,
holding his dead body in my hands.
Now it's getting clear to me.
My dad, he worked for the KGB.
On the 4th of March in his backyard,
a sniper shot him in the heart.
He was only fifty-three,
but a hero for the KGB.
Yeah, a hero for the KGB,
and a hero... to me.
(La ra, la ra, la ra la ra la... mmm...)