Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Woman Be My Country Lyrics
Here we stand on the edge of the dayFaces melting in the african rainSo many seasons of silent warSo many drowned before they reached the shoreNothing is clear to me any more in this sad and strange landscapeIve got no defense, Ive got no attackI cant leave, I cant stay and Ive got no way backHard to deal with the way things have beenI cant lie but the truth is so extremeChorus:Woman be my country, till my country can be mineHide me deep inside your borders in these dark and troubled timesRemember me my innocence before I drowned in the sea of liesWoman be my country, till my country can be mineToo many seasons of quiet rageToo many young people just wasted awayToo many futures hanging in the balanceToo much owing nothing left to payA lonely flag flutters in the breezeFor the hardened hearts who still want to believeAm I the witness or am I the crimeA victim of history or just a sign of the timesAcross my heart questions and shadows still flyBut in the dead of the night I know where the answer liesChorus:Woman be my country, till my country can be mineI have no flag, I sing no anthem, I no longer carry an armaliteBathe me in you sweet rivers, anoint me with your touch and your smileTo your colours I give my allegiance, I lay it on the lineNgikhathele ngifile wena weqat izwe(I am dead tired of you who causes friction in the land)Ngikhathele ngifile zindaba zakho(I am dead tired of you, and your matters)Yash imizi yobada(the homes of my fathers are burning)Chorus
