I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only 
whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in twelve-thirty flight Her moonlit wings 
reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some 
old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say
"Hurry, boy, it's waiting there for you"
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It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had




The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless 
longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right Sure as Kilimanjaro 
rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

I seek to cure what's deep inside Frightened of this 
thing that I've become

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had




Solo 


"Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you"

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

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