Above Water

October 13th another random night eBaragwana as a baby boy was born.

Pull out a chair and grab a drink

Maybe no Coca Cola.

Mina ngin'cocele lendaba uNtokozo
ungumntwana wesbili ka Thembeni no Jabu

Yeah, you guys are parents with an excellent touch, a husband, a wife,
King and a Queen

And you were raising a bunch of boys though you never had much,

Mara nenza sure ukuth' ifamily sharp

No, we never thanked you enough

I'm puzzled to this day from just what i observe 'cuz you had
everything your babies needed covered
through the work you did for the Government.

Mama was a nurse,
Papa was a Clerk and a part time Pastor at the church

How you stressed a bit of money that you earned.

All across the things you did,
ontop of that you're raising other people's kids

One thing that i learnt,

Just know you're the first people to show us how to
make something from nothing when you're coming from the dirt

Sorry Ma' for stealing money out' your purse,
I'm sorry Baba for crushing your car

Really not even a verse is enough to show
appreciation and every bit of love that you deserve.

This' for the fathers and all the
mothers in the world i know you're...

Shuttling to get things in order
(order, order, order)
Cared always, always
Just above the Water
But there lives from my Family tree Carry me through the darkest sea
Family is all i need
Family is all i need

Eh! iTaima had a son and a daughter before meeting my momma,
My brother Dum'sani, my sister uAmanda
Devastating how we lost my brother at a young age
It's a lot we still needed to conquer,
And to my sister, really i wonder how you holding' up?
Just want to show you love, we haven't spoken much.
Thought we were close enough.
My number still the same as you know it
Sisi, I'm hopin' ya' willing to open up
One thing that I'll always cherish, when we were growing up
But the things i was sulking up for uLinda my older bro.

He was a dancer, the coolest,
i was inspired by his passion for music, for me to do what i do.

Ng'yacav' ukuth' enzekile vel' amaphuth'
usakhula but it's never too late for you to improve.

Yeah, ng'yak'ncanywa san'

And to my other brother uZiphozonke
You're younger than me but you were a bigger brother kithina zonke

Ontop of that you were gifted with a
power to achieve beyond expectations,

You supported the struggle that we was on as Teargas and it
was looking like One in a Million chances for us to even make it.
Thankyou for being patient,
my brother you see, i know we struggled to get along sometimes

But baby brother just know that you've been on my mind

Even though i put pressure,
I'm only showing you that i believe that you have a
lot of fire in you that can take you to a new level.

That tough love I've been giving you should push you to do better,
All you gotta do is man up and stand up on your own two.
Nobody owes you anything.
Mntaka Baba as I'm writing you this letter i know you're...

Shuttling to get things in order
(order, order, order)
Cared always, always
Just above the Water
But there lives from my Family tree Carry me through the darkest sea
Family is all i need
Family is all i need

Family Family (family, family)

Family is all i need

Family Family (family, family)

Family is all i need

The End.