Lucky Dube - It's Not Easy
I remember the day I called mama on the telephone
I told her mama I'm getting married
I could hear her voice on the other side of the telephone she was smiling
And she asked me a question that I proudly answered
She said son did you take time to know her
I said mama she's the best
But today it hurts me so
To go back to mama and say mama I
'm getting divorced
Oh I'm getting divorced
This choice I made didn't work out the way I thought it would (x2) it hurts me so mama
mama said to me
Chorus:
It's not easy to understand it son
But I hope you'll make it (x3)
You'll be happy again
I remember in church
When the preacher read the scriptures
You looked so beautiful and innocent
I did not know that behind that beauty
Lies the true colors that will destroy me in the near future
This choice I made didn't work out the way I thought it would be (x2)
Now I'm hurting
I remember when I held you
By the hand preacherman read the scriptures
Putting words in you mouth
Maybe what the preacherman said was not something that was with you
Now I know what they mean when they say
Beautiful woman is another man's plaything
Oh Lord I'm hurting now
this choice I made didn't work out the way I thought it would
Mama said to me
Chorus (till fade) It's not easy.
Lucky Dube - Reggae Strong
Reggae in the bathroom
Reggae in the bedroom
Reggae everywhere
Reggae in jail, reggae in church
Everybody likes it
They tried to kill it
Many years ago
Killing the prophets of reggae
Destroying the prophets of reggae
But somebody said
To all the bald heads
Respect the rastaman
'Cos he 's the only one
Only one left in jah creation
Chorus:
Nobody can stop reggae (x3)
'Cos reggaes strong
You can change the style
Of playing reggae
You can change the
Rhythm of playing reggae
But never ever
Change the message
Everytime I play it a Babylon
A wish me fe dead (x2)
They tried to destroy it
Many years ago
Killing the prophets of reggae
Killing the prophets of reggae
But somebody said to all
The bald heads
Chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - Remember Me
chorus:
Daddy where ever you are remember me
In what ever you do I love you
Daddy where ever you are remember me
In what ever you do I love you
You left for the city many years ago
Promised to come back
And take care of us
Many years have gone by now
Still no sign of you Daddy
Mother died of a heart attack
Many years ago when she heard
That you were married again
Now, I' m the only one left
In the family
Chorus:
Wandering up and down
The streets of Soweto
No place to call my home
I tried to find you
Many years ago
But the women you' re married to
was no good at all
Chorus:
Daddy yo!!!
Chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - Rasta Man's Prayer
There comes a time
In everyman's life where he's got to face
The truth no matter what.
We are coming to you father
With our sins and everything
To thank you
Those that smoke marijuana
Wanna thank you father
For making it grow internationally,
They wanna thank you lord
Even though police cut it down,
Sometimes they burn it down
But it grows again
Thank you father
Chorus
We wanna thank you father
For everything you've given us
Nations that oppress other nations
Wanna thank you father
Even though it's painful to be oppressed
But they thank you...
For making them strong
Politicians thank you father
For making them to be able
To lie with a straight face
While the nation cries
They wanna thank you lord
Repeat chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - Prisoner
Somebody told me about it
When I was still a little boy
He said to me, crime does not pay
He said to me, education is the key, yeah
As a little boy I thought I knew
What I was doing, yeah man
But today here I am in jail
Chorus:
I' m a prisoner (x3)
I looked all around me
But to see nothing
but four grey walls staring at me
the policeman said to me, son
They won' t build no schools anymore
All they' ll build will be prison, prison (x3)
'cos today, yeah
Chorus:
I am a prisoner (x2) I' m a prisoner
Dear lord
I asked the policeman and said
How much must I pay for my freedom?
He said to me, son
They won' t build no schools anymore
They won' t build no hospitals (x2)
All they' ll build will be prison, prison (x4)
Chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - Release Me
You don' t have to come with me
Down this road
'Cause I know my way around here
Very well
It may not seem like it
From where you stand
But believe you me, I know what
I' m talking about
Letting it all go
Didn' t matter to me
'Cause I' ve done it all before
But when you left
Part of me left with you
That is why I call you now
On this phone
So please, oh please
Don' t hang up on me
Chorus:
Release me let me go (x 3)
But remember that
Some bridges never burn
You took your way
And I took mine
We were sure our ways
Will never meet again
Everytime I go out
With another man
I find myself calling your name
Now I know that it' s true
What they say
Sometimes love
Never knows when to die
When you went
Part of me went with you
That' s why I called you on the phone
Chorus:
Release me let me goX3
Remember that
Some bridges never burn
Oh-ho-oh-ho...ho
Oh-ho-oh-ho...
Lucky Dube - I Want to Know What Love Is
I' ve got to take a little time
A little time to think things over
I' d better read between the lines
In case I need it when I' m older
This big mountain I must climb
Ohh feels like the world upon my shoulders
Through the crowds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
In my life, there's been heartache and pain
I don' t know, if I can face it again
I can' t stop now
I' ve travelled so far
To change this lonely life
Chorus:
I want to know what love is
Reggae can show me
I want to feel what love is
Reggae can show me
I' m going to take a little time
A little time to look around me
I' ve got nowhere left to hide
It looks like reggae has finally found me
In my life, there's been heartache and pain
I don' t know, if I can face it again
Can' t stop now
I' ve travelled so far
To change this lonely life
Chorus:
I want to know what love is
Reggae can show me
I want to feel what love is
Reggae can show me
till fa
Lucky Dube - Is This Freedom
She got outside one morning
To see what' s going on
'Cause she heard all the noises
In the night, It' s a celebration
Even though she was old and grey
It didn' t mean she was deaf and dumb
She looks one look at the man
Throws her hands in the air
And said God help us all
Too much power in one mans hands
Is dangerous
She has never tasted freedom
And all the things
We take for granted
Then she looked at me and said
Son, Is this the end of our suffering?
Chorus:
Is this freedom?
Is this freedom?
We have just witnessed the
Change of power from one fool
And liar to another
Our lives on the line again
She had lived through the wars
She didn' t wanna go through it all again
She has seen injustice
She has seen corruption
She has seen racism
And any other kind of suffering
You can think about
Then she said to me
Son, Is this the end of suffering?
Chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - Victims
Didn, t know she was crying
Until now as she turns to look at me
She said boy o' boy you bring tears to my eyes
I said what, she said
Boy o' boy you bring tears to my eyes
Bob Marley said
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look
But little did he know that
Eventually the enemy
Will stand aside and look
While we slash and kill
Our own brothers
Knowing that already
They are the victims of the situation
Still licking wounds from brutality
Still licking wounds from humiliation
She said all these words and the
Wrinkles on her face became
Perfect trails for the tears and she said;
Chorus: (x3)
We are the victims everytime
We got double trouble everytime
She took me outside to the churchyard
Showed me graves on the ground
and she said;
There lies a man who fought for equality
There lies a boy who died in his struggle
Can all these heroes die in vain
While we slash and kill our own brothers
Knowing that already they are the
Victims of the situation
Still licking wounds from brutality
Still licking wounds from humiliation
Chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - Don't Cry
Everytime I say I wanna go
I can tell you gonna cry
Everytime I say I wanna go
I can tell you gonna cry
Thinking of the lonely nights
( when I' m not there )
Thinking of the days
( when I' ve gone )
Thousands of people
Wanna see me
Millions are waiting
For the message
Billions are dying
For the message
I am going round the world
Spreading the message
I am going round the world
Spreading the word
Don' t cry baby, don' t cry
Chorus:
Don' t cry
They wanna hear me saying!
Ayobayo
They wanna hear me hear me say
I' ve got you babe
They wanna hear me sayin
Together as one
They wanna hear me say
I' m a sla
Lucky Dube - Love Me (The Way I Am)
Who' s child am I gonna be tonight?
Who' s bed am I gonna sleep in tonight?
You told the other ones
I was your brother's child
You told the ones
I was your sister's child
Everytime they come to the house
I got to change my name
Everytime they come to the house
I got to change my identity
Whose child am I gonna be tonight?
As he walked away with tears in his eyes
I felt every pain that he felt
I cried every tear that he cried
Mama why?......
Chorus:
I wish you could love me the way I am
Whose dogs are gonna be my friends tonight?
Whose bin am I gonna eat out of tonight?
The welfare people when they come
To the house you told me to say nothing
Every time they wanna take me away
You say everything is alright
Whos bins am I gonna eat out of tonight?
As he walked away with tears in his eyes
I felt every pain that he felt
I cried every tear that he cried
Mama why?.......
Chorus:
I wish you could love me the way I
Lucky Dube - Love Me (The Way I Am)
Who' s child am I gonna be tonight?
Who' s bed am I gonna sleep in tonight?
You told the other ones
I was your brother's child
You told the ones
I was your sister's child
Everytime they come to the house
I got to change my name
Everytime they come to the house
I got to change my identity
Whose child am I gonna be tonight?
As he walked away with tears in his eyes
I felt every pain that he felt
I cried every tear that he cried
Mama why?......
Chorus:
I wish you could love me the way I am
Whose dogs are gonna be my friends tonight?
Whose bin am I gonna eat out of tonight?
The welfare people when they come
To the house you told me to say nothing
Every time they wanna take me away
You say everything is alright
Whos bins am I gonna eat out of tonight?
As he walked away with tears in his eyes
I felt every pain that he felt
I cried every tear that he cried
Mama why?.......
Chorus:
I wish you could love me the way I
Lucky Dube - Love Me (The Way I Am)
Who' s child am I gonna be tonight?
Who' s bed am I gonna sleep in tonight?
You told the other ones
I was your brother's child
You told the ones
I was your sister's child
Everytime they come to the house
I got to change my name
Everytime they come to the house
I got to change my identity
Whose child am I gonna be tonight?
As he walked away with tears in his eyes
I felt every pain that he felt
I cried every tear that he cried
Mama why?......
Chorus:
I wish you could love me the way I am
Whose dogs are gonna be my friends tonight?
Whose bin am I gonna eat out of tonight?
The welfare people when they come
To the house you told me to say nothing
Every time they wanna take me away
You say everything is alright
Whos bins am I gonna eat out of tonight?
As he walked away with tears in his eyes
I felt every pain that he felt
I cried every tear that he cried
Mama why?.......
Chorus:
I wish you could love me the way I
Lucky Dube - Running, Falling
Something somewhere
Is calling out your name
In the middle of the night
Your eyes go wide
I see your legs shaking
You don't believe it's happening
Oppressor man ye
Don't tell me you are scared now
It's not the end of your life
But it's the end of your kingdom
It's not the end of your life
But it's the end of your shitty kingdom
Chorus:
Oppressor man you running
Your kingdom is falling (x3)
Yo Yo Yo Yo
You run for your gun
To your surprise it's empty
'Cause we had those bullets
For breakfast Jah children did ye ye ye
Teargas won't make me cry anymore
Your handcuffs won't hurt my arms anymore
It's not the end of your life but it's the end of your kingdom
It's not the end of your life
But it's the end of your shitty kingdom
Chorus:
Oppressor man you running
Your Kingdom's falling (x3)
I won't do to you
What you did to my people ye
Four hundred years ago (x2)
Turning them to slaves
Making them your prisoners
You can run but you can't hide
Your time has come now now now
Chorus till fade:
Oppressor man you running
Your kingdom's falli
Lucky Dube - Soldiers for Righteousness
Teacher teacher teacher
Ever since we came to town
You don' t look a happy man
Is our mission a threat to yours
In case you don' t know
Who we are
I' m gonna tell you
Who we are
We are the men your father
Warned you about
We are the men your mother
Told you to stay away from
We are the
Chorus:
Soldiers for righteousness
We fight against tribalism
We fight against oppression
We fight against corruption
We fight against racism
We fight against apartheid
We are the men your mother
Warned you about little boy
We are the men your oppressive father
Told you about
Chorus:
We are the soldiers for righteousness
And we are not sent here
By the politicians
You drink with
We' re sent by the poor
We' re sent by the suffering
We' re sent by the oppressed
I wanna tell you
One more time
Who we are
We are the men your mother
Warned you about
We are those men your oppressive father
Told you to stay away from
Chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - God Bless the Women
In the middle of the night I heard her pray so bitterly
And so softly yeah...
She prayed for her children
She prayed for their education,
Then she prayed for the man
That left her with her children.
We, praise heroes everyday
But there are those that we forget To praise
The women of this world.
They don't run from anything
They stand and fight for what's right
Chorus
Oh oh oh...
God bless the women
Even when times are so hard
They are so cool, calm and collected.
They don't run from anything,
They stand and fight
For what is right
They do not run from responsibilities
They stand and fight for what Is right
Chorus till fade.
Lucky dube – Is This the Way
Is this the way
You want it to be
Is this the way
It' s gonna be (x2)
Oh my God Oh my God
What we gonna do
In this world
In this world we live in (x2)
I see these men
Everyday at the corner
Of Queens and Commissioner
Begging for a dollar everyday
Begging for a dime everyday
Trying to make a living
Out there
But it' s so hard (x2)
Chorus: (x2)
Begging for a dollar
Begging for a dime
One of them
Swallowed his pride
His broken pride
And came to me he said
I quit, I give up
Life is a game
What are the rules
What did I do to deserve this
Begging for a dollar everyday
Begging for a dime everyday
Trying to make a living
Out there
Chorus: til fade
Begging for a dollar
Begging for a dime
Oh-oh-oh
Begging for a dollardi
Lucky Dube - Is This Freedom
She got outside one morning
To see what' s going on
'Cause she heard all the noises
In the night, It' s a celebration
Even though she was old and grey
It didn' t mean she was deaf and dumb
She looks one look at the man
Throws her hands in the air
And said God help us all
Too much power in one mans hands
Is dangerous
She has never tasted freedom
And all the things
We take for granted
Then she looked at me and said
Son, Is this the end of our suffering?
Chorus:
Is this freedom?
Is this freedom?
We have just witnessed the
Change of power from one fool
And liar to another
Our lives on the line again
She had lived through the wars
She didn' t wanna go through it all again
She has seen injustice
She has seen corruption
She has seen racism
And any other kind of suffering
You can think about
Then she said to me
Son, Is this the end of suffering?
Chorus till fa
Lucky Dube - Mirror, Mirror
Billy old Billy (x2)
Man with the words of wisdom
They found his long black coat
On the banks of the river
'Cause he never came back
In it' s pocket they found notes
He' d written some time ago
About his so called friends
It read...
Love all your friends
But never trust any one of them
Which got me thinking about
My very own friends
Chorus:
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the deadliest of them all
I ask you now-tears in my eyes
Billy old Billy (x2)
Man with the words of wisdom
See them coming
Hear them talk
Never believe a word they say
He told me one day
Even behind the smile
That he wore on his wrinkled face
Everyday
You could see the scars
Of hurt from the past
Which got me thinking of
My very own so called friend
Chorus:
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the deadliest of them all
I ask you now-tears in my eyes
till fa
Lucky Dube - Big Boys Don't Cry
If we both believe in Reincarnation,
Maybe we will have a
Chance in the next life.
You felt something for me
And I was so deeply in love with you.
But we both said nothing
Till we ran out of time
Sometimes I cry,
I said I cry
And it's not because of the pain I feel inside
And it's not because of the hurt I feel inside
But I cry,
I said I cry
Sometimes I cry
And I remember the days
When love was so far away from me,
The only time I knew about love was
When mommy and daddy told me they loved me,
And I Didn't know that today it would be
Me having got to say I love you
But I remember that
Chorus
Big boys don't cry
And sometimes
I cry
I said I cry.
And it's not because of the pain I feel inside
And it's not because of the hurt I feel inside
But I cry
I see your beautiful face
Everytime I close my eyes,
You reach out for me I reach out for you
But in real life we cannot meet Oh!!!!!
That is why I cry,
I said I cry
And it's not because of the pain I feel inside
And it's not because of the hurt I feel inside
But I cry
And I remember the days
When love was so far away from me,
The only time I heard about love was
When mommy and daddy told me they loved me,
And I didn't know that today it would be
Me having got to say I love you,
But I remember that
Chorus till fade.
Lucky Dube - Kiss No Frog
She wanted to be
Like her mother in many ways
The way she walks
The way she smiles
Over and above all
The way she brushes her hair back
She heard it all being said to her
Saw it all happening in her life
Like every woman
She' s been trapped in this
Fairy tale
Find a frog, kiss it,
And hope it would turn
Into a handsome prince
How many frogs has she kissed
In her life?
None of them turned into
A handsome prince
The little girl made a decision
In her life ohh
And she promised to keep it
Chorus:
I'm gonna kiss no frog
Everything went
The way she wanted
Every dream was what she wanted
But when it came to finding someone
To spend her life with
Same old story
Find a frog, kiss it
And hope it' ll turn into a prince ohh
Better to be alone and happy
Than being with someone
And be unhappy
All your life
Chorus:
I'm gonna kiss no frog
till fa
Lucky Dube - Affirmative Action
From where I stand
I can see the world
Getting smaller and smaller
And there'll be no place
For people like you Georgie
Who still live in the past
When you couldn't do things
For yourself, you blamed it on apartheid
You blamed it on the government and everybody
Now is the time to prove yourself
If you think affirmative action
Is the way out... no way... no way.
Constitution can be changed
From time to time,
But that does not mean that
You don't need no education
We are tired of people who
Think that affirmative action is the way out
And, is another way of putting puppets
Where they don't belong
I'm so sorry Georgie
But the only way to get our economy
Strong, is to have
An educated nation
And if you think affirmative action
Is the way out... no way... no way.
Chorus
Education is still the key
Even though we have Affirmative action.
Chorus till fad
Lucky Dube - Till You Lose It All
We take a lot of things for granted
One day it' ll be taken away
That' s when you' ll realize
How important it was
You never miss your water
Till your well runs dry
Give thanks and praise all the time
The wolf is always by the door
Chorus:
You don' t know what you' ve got
Till you lose it all again
You never miss your water
Till your well runs dry
He' s a hero, now that he' s dead
Oh what a bull preacherman talks about him
When he was alive
He didn' t even know his name
When he was alive
He didn' t get this love
You never miss your water
Till your well runs dry
Chorus:
You don' t know what you' ve got
Till you lose it again
You never lose your water
Till your well runs d
Lucky Dube - Crazy World
So far so good we still living today
But we don't know what tomorrow brings
In this crazy world
People dying like flies every day
You read about it in the news
But you don't believe it
You'll only know about it
When the man in the long black coat
Knocks on your door
'Cause you're his next victim
As you are living in this
Chorus:
Living in, living in this crazy world (x4)
Leaders starting wars every time they want
Some for their rights,
Some for fun and their own glory letting people die for the wrong that they do
Oh it's painful come on now little boy
Say your prayers before you sleep
Little boy went down on his knees
And he sai
Lucky Dube - Fugitive
I' ve been sitting here for many days now
They' ve been looking for me for many days too
From where I' m sitting
I can see their angry faces
It' s only a matter of time
They' ll be on to me
The sirens, helicopters and tings
The bloodhounds are on my tail, Oh God
Just in minutes
They' ll be tearing me apart
If I don' t do now
What I' ve been doing all my life
I' ll be running...all my life
Chorus:
I' m the running man
The fugitive
Seeking political asylum is not easy down hereFO
Lucky Dube - Different Colours/One People
Breaking those barriers
All over the world
Was not an easy thing
Yesterday your mouth was shut yeah
Couldn' t make a sound eh boy
But it' s such a good feeling today
When I can hear them from
Across the ocean singing this song
That the whole world should be singing
All the time
Chorus: (x3)
We' re...
Different colours one people
Different colours one people
Hey you government
Never try to seperate the people
Hey you politician
Never try to seperate the people
They were created in the image of God
And who are you to seperate them
Bible says, he made man in his image
But it didn' t say black or white
Look at me you see BLACK
I look at you I see WHITE
Now is the time to kick that away
And join me in my song
Chorus: (x3)
Hey you politician
Never seperate the people here
Hey you man hey you man
Never try to seperate the people
Some were from America
We were from South Africa
Some were from Japan
We were from China
Some were from Australia
We were from the U.K.
Some were from Zimbabwe
We were from Ghana
Some were from Jamaica
We were from Russia
Some were from Aha-ha-ha
We were from Uhu-hu-hu
Chorus till fa
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