Songtext Africa Paul Colman

Africa

AfricaI came to change you but instead you changed me
And I confess I came to frame you in a photograph
But you showed me why
And you turned this heart around
And I see your smile how it can be
So much brighter than me
And your silent eyes they scream
Of hunger and meaning and eternal dreamingAfricaAfrica
We smiled at you from behind the glass
And without reserve and whiter than snow
You smiled back at us
And you showed me who
And you turned this mind around
And I see your hands reach out to GodSo much higher than ours
And your silent eyes they scream
Of hunger and meaning and eternal dreamingAfrica
Afrika mimi naku penda
Dedicated to Mutisya (World Vision - Kenya)Let Love GrowYou know that you're such a lonely child
Did you ever let me know?
You say our love was an oversight
And now that you're gone you can grow
And there you go
Love is emotion and wanderlust
And feelings too deep for a song
But love is decision and sacrifice
And without them love can't go on
But there you go
There you go
Bring back the flowers of spring in this heart
Heal up the wounds that have torn us apart
Fall like the rain in the midst of a drought
And wherever you go
Let love grow
Time to pick up these pieces and start again
And draw a new map of the world
The regeneration of all of creation
Begins with a soul that will turn
So here I go
Here we go