Johnny Clegg The Crossing Lyrics

The Crossing Lyrics

Through all the days that eat away
at every breath that I take
through all
the nights I've lain alone
in someone else's dream, awake
all the words in
truth we have spoken
that the wind has blown away
it's only you that
remains with me
clear as the light of day

Chorus: O Siyeza, o siyeza
, sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive
soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are
coming, we are moving across this earth)
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba
ezimnyama
(we are crossing over those dark mountains)
Lapha sobheka
phansi konke ukhulupheka
(where we will lay down our troubles)

A
punch drunk man in a downtown bar
takes a beating without making a
sound
through swollen eyes he sways and smiles
'cause noone can put him
down
inside of him a boy looks up to his father
for a sign or an
approving eye
oh, it's funny how those once so close and now gone
can
still so affect our lives

Chorus

Take me now, don't let
go
hold me close, I'm coming home

Chorus