Freshlyground

I am the man to reach across this frightened land
And bring it glory
Show me the man to reach across your tightened hand
And tell your story
"Peace is the name", he said, "My friend, I'll show you places you have never been"
"Look in my eyes", he said, "My friend, is there a face you have never seen?"
Even though the rain has come, the dusty traces still remain on ancient faces
Even though the rain has come, the ancient still embrace the sun

Hamba bhekile...
Hamba nam
Baby, to be loved by you!
Kudala silapha
Kudala simile
Kudala silapha
Kunini simile!
Hamba nam
Hamba, bhekile
Sukuhlala ndawonye...

Vanish? is that all you know to do?
To banish all the feelings inside you?
Are you so afraid to cry?
I ran into a friend we used to know
Who perished in the fire in your mind
You set to your entire past
Tell me, d' you remember
Skinny-dipping in my pool?
Do you remember?
Before you were too cool...
To touch you feels like summer in Greece
To touch you feels like summer in Greece
Anguish? is that all you really feel?
Outlandish! Is the place you' re living in
Really central-heated?
Tell me, d' you remember
Skinny-dipping in my pool?
Do you remember?
Before you were too cool...
You are the bearer of loves delight
You make me feel all right. All right
I feel? you're the only one you need
All else falls away when you are really
Set in this moment, from now on

Abo Mjongeni bavaya nge Mercedes
Mna noCarolina siyakorobha
Asikhalazi! Sityisa aboo mamisa
Mna noCarolina siyasebenza
Bagqithile nabooMatiba
Ngoku bekusithiwa uzasisindisa
Kanti walile naye uThat Umbeke
Phofu mna noCarolina besimbona?
Nabomadam basithathela phantsi, bathethela phezulu
Siyababona
Nama-owu ethu awas'khathalelanga, asphathel' ingculaza
Siyababona
Bagqithile nabooMahatma, ngoku bekusithiwa uzasisindisa
Kanti walile naye uMa Mariya, phofu mna noCarolina
Siyamxolela?
Bamb' isandla sam, sibhabhe emafini
Mna noCarolina siyanicela
Yekan' ukuzicingela, mamela umaDlamini
Mna noCarolina, siyanimema
Bagqithile nabooVerwoerd, ngoku bekusithiwa uzasihlukumeza
Kanti walile nay' uPik Botha, phofu mna noCarolina
Besimbona?

(The Mjongeni's are driving around in Mercedes
Me and Carolina we scrub the floors
We're not complaining
We're feeding the small mouths
Me and Carolina we are working
Gone by are the Matiba's
When we'd hoped that they would save us
And failed has That Umbeke
Although we saw him coming
And the madams they take us so low by speaking so high
But we see through them
And our boyfriends, they don't care about us
They bring us AIDS
We see through them
Gone by have the Mahatma's
When it was hoped they would save us
And failed has Mother Mary
Me and Carolina saw it coming
Hold my hand and may we fly in the clouds
Me and Carolina ask you to stop being so selfish
Listen
Me and Carolina we invite you
Gone by have the Verwoerd's
When it was said that they would destroy us
And failed has Pik Botha
But me and Carolina, we saw it coming)

What would you do if I kissed you?
What would you do if I held your hand and laid you down?
Would you find me overly unkind to you?
Would you call me insensitive, and say that I deserve to die?
What do I do with all these feelings tearing me up inside?
What do I do with all these wasted hours dreaming of you at night?
I' d like to call you sometime…
What would you do if you knew the truth?
What would you do if I told you the story of my life?
Would you find me overly familiar towards you?
Would you call me crude, fling me aside to the birds?
What do I do with all these feelings holding me back inside?
What do I do with all these wasted hours dreaming of you at night?
I'd like to call you sometime
I'd like you to need me one time
I’d like to call you sometime
What would you do if I kissed you?
What would you do if I held your hand and laid you down?
Would you recognize it’s a need I've been fighting for so long?
Would you recognize it’s a hunger only you can fill?
What do I do with all these feelings warming me up inside?
What do I do with all these glorious hours dreaming of you at night?
I'd like to call you sometime
I'd like you to need me one time
I'd like to have you all the time
I'd like to call you...

Did you hear
the news on the radio today
People have agreed
to give their love away
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
Politicians have agreed
to honour and obey
They will come down and
listen to what the people say
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Children will play
in the streets
Loving everyone they meet
Open hearts will be the
rhythm of the day
Neighbours will
greet each other
Sisters and the brothers
Even enemies will
come to be friends
I can't wait to be there
in line no no no no
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye

If you are ready
Feel free to come around
If you are ready
Vem ca amigo irei levar te la
If you are ready

Say you want to live and
grow in kindness every day
Say you know the meaning of love
See every person that you meet
As every you and every me
And then I'll know
you feel the rhythm of
love love love
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
no no no
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye

Did you hear the news on the radio today? People have agreed to give their love away I can't wait to be there in line! no no! Politicians have agreed to honour and obey They will come down and listen to what the people say I can't wait to be there in line, no no! Children will play in the streets Loving everyone they meet Open hearts will be the rhythm of the day Neighbours will greet each other Sisters and the brothers Even enemies will come to be friends I can't wait to be there in line, no no!, no no! If you are ready Feel free to come around If you are ready Vem ca amigo, irei levar-te la If you are ready... Say you want to live and grow in kindness every day Say you know the meaning of love See every person that you meet As every you and every me And then I'll know you feel the rhythm of love! I can't wait to be there in line, no no!

Said hey I found a pretty little Buttercup
While I was walking one day
And she was such a pretty little buttercup
I saw her walking one day
I said, "Hey, you're such a pretty little buttercup
I'd like to take you away... but oh!
You're such a pretty little buttercup
I don't believe that you'd stay"
NO WAY!
So I said, "And so my pretty little buttercup
I'll take you out on a date
And if you 'll be my pretty little buttercup
I 'll pick you up around 8"
NO WAY!
So, I came to pick her up just like I 'd said...
That Friday night, around 8
And I'd never seen a prettier little buttercup
Than the one I saw on that day
I said, "Hey, you 're such a pretty little
Buttercup I'd like to take you away
But oh! You're such a pretty little buttercup
I don't believe that you'd stay"
NO WAY!

We believe you could do anything? if you didn't try at all
We believe the sun spins in your palm everyday and you don't notice it at all?
But try a little harmony: see if you can suspend your disbelief
Forget about your destiny
Get off your feet and live!
Get off your feet and?
I believe in human angels- I believe they walk around barefoot and wear funny hats
I believe in human fairies- I believe they think they're children and they're fond of cats? Of cats!
I believe in human angels- I believe they don't cared for watches or pink underwear
Everyday they walk right through you
Trying to catch a glimpse of the sunshine they once buried in you
Jojo was a human angel she used to work at the corner shop around the corner from me she believed in human fairies 'cos she saw one on that trip when she was just 17: 'venteen!
Everyone's a human angel? although we don't all go for the bare feet and the funny hats (we were made from golden sunshine)

Daddy please don't go- I couldn't face this lonely world without you
Father please don't go- I couldn't walk this mortal coil without you here
Through these dark and empty streets
Past the strangers with their secrets wrapped around them like a cloak; I long for you
In the silence of their grief in the sadness in their eyes
I creep around these broken walls and call for you
Daddy please don't go
I couldn't face this lonely world without you
Father please don't go
I couldn't walk this mortal coil?
I move past a man without a face
Who turns away as though my touch would be the thing to bring him down, oh so down
As he starts to disappear
I think I hear him call my name and whisper, "Daughter, don't you understand by now?"
Even as I walk these quiet streets you call to me
Even as I walk these tired feet you speak to me

Ayibalulekanga imoto oyiqhubayo
Andizikhathalelanga iimpahla ozingxibayo
Nob' ubeth' iLoxion Kulca okanye ushay' iBillabong
Ub' ubiziwe yiAfrika then we're singing the same song
Nguban' othe suhlal' ezulwini nangona usemhlabeni
Nguwe wedwa ozibambezelayo, ubomi ngobakho
Selifikile ixesha lokusenza isigqibo sokuphila
Ub' ubiziwe yiAfrika, the same song we all sing
Akukho mali
Asinamali
As'funi mali
S'fun' ubumnandi
Akukho bumnandi
Asinamnandi
As'fun' bumnandi
Sifun' uthando
Where are you going?
Where are you coming from?
Where are you going?
Where are you coming from?
Are you coming from Senegal Libya Congo Zimbabwe?
Egypt Nigeria Mali Rwanda?
Uganda Botswana Malawi Zanzibar?
Kapa Thekwini Joburg Soweto Ebhayi Mowbray Kaap!
Ootata bethu kudala bekhala: the same job for thirty years
Akukho nto ibonakalayo- except for thirty kids
Nob' uqhub' iDatsun endala
Okanye ushay' iMercedes Benz
Ub' ubiziwe yi Afrika, then we're singing the same song

(Doesn't matter what car you drive
Don't care what clothes you wear
Even if you choose the iLoxion Kulca
Or choose Billabong
If you've been called by Africa then we're singing the same song
Who said you can't enjoy Heaven if you're on earth
You are the only one holding yourself back
This life is yours
The time has come to make a decision to live
If you've been called by Africa, the same song we all sing
There is no money
We have no money
We don't want money
We want to party
There is no party
We have no party
We don't to party
We want love
Where are you going?
Where are you coming from?
Where are you going?
Where are you coming from?
Are you coming from Senegal Libya Congo Zimbabwe?
Egypt Nigeria Mali Rwanda?
Uganda Botswana Malawi Zanzibar?
Kapa Thekwini Joburg Soweto Ebhayi Mowbray Kaap!
Long have our fathers been crying
The same job for thirty years
Nothing to show for it
Except for thirty kids
Even if you drive an old Datsun
Or you drive a Mercedes Benz
If you've been called by Africa the same song we all sing)

Stop your mess and your fuss now baby
I know you're the one
You cover me with hands like a flower
I see you're the one
A touch in the night is all right
A kiss in the night is all right
You speak the speech of a dreamer
I know you're the one
You cover me with hands like the sunshine
I feel you're the one
A touch in the night is all right
A kiss in the night is all right
Ndohlala ndigoduka...
(I'll keep coming home... to you}

Did you hear
the news on the radio today
People have agreed
to give their love away
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
Politicians have agreed
to honour and obey
They will come down and
listen to what the people say
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Children will play
in the streets
Loving everyone they meet
Open hearts will be the
rhythm of the day
Neighbours will
greet each other
Sisters and the brothers
Even enemies will
come to be friends
I can't wait to be there
in line no no no no
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye

If you are ready
Feel free to come around
If you are ready
Vem ca amigo irei levar te la
If you are ready

Say you want to live and
grow in kindness every day
Say you know the meaning of love
See every person that you meet
As every you and every me
And then I'll know
you feel the rhythm of
love love love
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
I can't wait to be
there in line no no
no no no
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye
Doo Be Doo Be Doo Be Doo Ba ye

You're a good soldier
Choosing your battles
Pick yourself up
And dust yourself off
And back in the saddle

You're on the frontline
Everyone's watching
You know it's serious
We're getting closer
This isnt over

The pressure is on
You feel it
But you've got it all
Believe it

When you fall get up
Oh oh...
And if you fall get up
Oh oh...

Tsamina mina
Zangalewa
Cuz this is Africa

Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa

Listen to your god
This is our motto
Your time to shine
Dont wait in line
Y vamos por Todo

People are raising
Their Expectations
Go on and feed them
This is your moment
No hesitations

Today's your day
I feel it
You paved the way
Believe it

If you get down
Get up Oh oh...
When you get down
Get up eh eh...

Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
This time for Africa

Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa

Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa

You're a good soldier
Choosing your battles
Pick yourself up
And dust yourself off
And back in the saddle

You're on the frontline
Everyone's watching
You know it's serious
We're getting closer
This isnt over

The pressure is on
You feel it
But you've got it all
Believe it

When you fall get up
Oh oh...
And if you fall get up
Oh oh...

Tsamina mina
Zangalewa
Cuz this is Africa

Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa

Listen to your god
This is our motto
Your time to shine
Dont wait in line
Y vamos por Todo

People are raising
Their Expectations
Go on and feed them
This is your moment
No hesitations

Today's your day
I feel it
You paved the way
Believe it

If you get down
Get up Oh oh...
When you get down
Get up eh eh...

Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
This time for Africa

Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa

Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa