Been such a long time gone I often try to remember how it was My memory draws faded pictures Although in my dreams I see myself Walking through the market place, in a tiny Moroccan town Waiting for the caravan, to take me across - the mighty Sahara. The Desert sand is blazing hot There's a sandstorm coming our way The nearest oasis is 1000 miles away We've got 10 days to go to reach the Nile Sailing down the river Nile To be in valleys green with dates and olives on the banks Tanzania's lakes are sparkling ahead Flowing through Uganda straight into Malawi Where the beat of Mozambique flows Where the beat of Mozambique flows into Zambezi, Zambezi, Zambezi, Zambezi. Here I cross the river Limpopo White soldier standing in the road Suddenly they open fire and then POP Goes my dream Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over. Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over. Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over. Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over.

I have wasted ten years in a blind-fold, Ten-fold more than I've invested now in sight. I have traveled beveled mirrors in a fly crawl, Losing the reflection of a fight. But like a compass seeking north, (seeking north). There lives in me a still, sure, spirit part. Clouds of doubt are cut asunder (clouds of doubt). By the lightning and the thunder Shining from the compass of my heart (shining from my heart). I have flown the frantic flight of the bat-wing And only known the dark because of that I have seized death's door-handle Like a fish out of the water Waiting for the mercy of the cat. But like a compass seeking north, (seeking north). There lives in me a still, sure, spirit part. Clouds of doubt are cut asunder (clouds of doubt). By the lightning and the thunder Shining from the compass of my heart (shining from my heart).

There's a ship And it sails a sea of light On it's way to me tonight From a distant shore Taking me home once more And the waves And the whistling of the wind Make me come alive again My destiny's at my door Gonna leave this town forever And go where I'll never Need an overcoat no more Where they cry Ooh lalalala, every night and every day Sitting by the Gulf coast just a thousand miles away Where they cry Ooh lalalala, on an island I will dwell Starlit nights in paradise on the Isle of Sanibel There's a girl And I see her dressed in white As she lies there in the night I can hear her cry Where has he gone and why? But she knows That someday he will arrive And it keeps her love alive Dreams can never die She looks across the ocean At sails in motion In the early morning sky Where they cry Ooh lalalala, every night and every day Sitting by the Gulf coast just a thousand miles away Where they cry Ooh lalalala, on an island I will dwell Starlit nights in paradise on the Isle of Sanibel Angels of the water, sirens of the sea Whispering their sweet love songs Calling out to me Ooh lalalala, every night and every day Sitting by the Gulf coast just a thousand miles away Where they cry Ooh lalalala, on an island I will dwell Starlit nights in paradise on the Isle of Sanibel Spend my life in paradise on the Isle of Sanibel

Know you are a friend of mine, babe you been gone An awful long time. You might remember me, I tried To set your soul free. Glad that you got it made, when did you finalize your last trade? You are the only one I've ever seen do what you done Anything that you done done, you are the only one Don't put me under your gun. I'm gonna be missing you, even though I understand that you're not through. Go on take it day by day, seems like I lost you anyway. Glad that you got it made, when did you finalize your last trade? You are the only one I've ever seen do what you done Done Anything that you done done, you are the only one Don't put me under your gun. When you came to save the world I caused your Dreams to fade, I couldn't do what you did and rained on your parade. Glad that you got it made. Glad that you got it made. Hard set of changes, for anyone that I know, You're gonna make it, make it, make it better for you And me and anyone else you know. Just don't forget me, I'll be there when you're done And in the meantime, meantime, you'll get to know Yourself So don't judge anyone else, anyone. It doesn't matter I don't mind, I'm sure that you'll Remember sometime, even if you never do, All you need to worry 'bout now is you. Glad that you got it made, when did you finalize your Last trade? You are the only one I've ever seen do what you done Done Anything that you done done, you are the only one Don't put me under your gun. Glad that you got it made.

You who rule upon the land, (Do it in the name of love) You hold the future in your hand, (Do it in the name of love) When you take your people down the road, (Do it in the name of love) Before another bomb explodes. (Do it in the name of) Can you do it in the name of love? Can you do it in the name of love? And when you sail upon the sea (Do it in the name of love) This one's for you, this one's for me. (Do it in the name of love) Before another missile flies (Do it in the name of love) You who soar into the sky (Do it in the name of) Can you do it in the name of love? Can you do it in the name of love? And so I shout around the world (Do it in the name of love) To every boy and every girl, (Do it in the name of) Can you do it in the name of love? Can you do it in the name of love? Can you do it in the name of love?