Africa

[Verse 1: Phonte] I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only whispers Of some quiet conversation She's coming in 12:30 flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars That guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some long forgotten words Or ancient melodies He turned to me as if to say "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you!" [Hook] 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, ooh, ooh! [Verse 2: Phonte] The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless longing For some solitary company I know that I must do whats 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 [Hook] [Synthesized keyboard break] "Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you!" [Hook] 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) I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains) I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains) Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh, ooh Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum (She's waiting for you) And I can't wait, to see you baby (She's waiting for you) I'm, coming home to you (She's waiting for you) Oh, I got to see her, I got to see her (She's waiting for you) Cause I'm coming home to you, Bay (She's waiting for you) Oh, when I just can't wait to see you, yeah (She's waiting for you) And I can't wait to see you there (She's waiting for you) Right there WAITING for you (She's waiting for you) Oh, I want to see you, oh! (She's waiting for you) Whatchu doing to me (She's waiting for you) Really wanna see you, baby (She's waiting for you) Come a little closer *chuckles* (She's waiting for you) Don't say goodbye Woo! Um, God bless the rains down in Africa God bless the rains down in Africa God bless the rains down in Africa God bless the rains down in Africa God bless the rains down in Africa ["Lord blessing the rains, down, in Africa" Repeats along with the last line as both line repeats until the end of the song]