African (feat. Kanala)

So long
So long
Africa
So long
Yeah
Whoever said we can't be free when we've come so far
I just wanna know
Whoever said we can't do better in all the scars
Whoever said we can't unite now wait a while
Whoever said that it's a crime now to be black
And I can never stand up and fight for my right
Fight for my right

I'm so black
And am so proud
I Raise my flag
And when we see the crowd
This is where we belong
In Africa
Yeah Africa
I'm so black
And am so proud
I Raise my flag
And when we see the crowd
This is where we belong
In Africa
Yeah Africa

Listen
What should be said I'm gonna say today
And Mama Africa don't you ever sit and play
I wish is for Africa to sing Hurray
Tomorrow may never come
So we gotta set the pace
I speak peace but I can't breath
My eyes are open but I can't see
The truth hurts but it's Killing me
So fight on mama Africa for Unity
I put my self on the line everyday
Remember the days when he said he had a dream
So one day the children can laugh smile
When the children grow they are gonna judge us
So we gotta make it work
Now or never
Sing my song with me

So how long can we sit down
And watch them come around and Take control
I just wanna know
And how long should they humiliate us
They be choking us I can't breath
I just wanna know
Sat on the fence for too long
Come on rise up Africa and be strong
Sat on the fence for too long
Come on rise up Africa and be strong

I'm so black
And am so proud
I Raise my flag
And when we see the crowd
This is where we belong
In Africa
Yeah Africa
Their those whose want Africa
To continue to wallow in poverty
To their continued betterment
The day we wake up to that reality
The safer we are

As a child I always envisioned a better future
But our leaders are greedy and hungry for power
No freedom of speech
Churches are sponsored heavy funded
Can't bite the hand that give them supplies
I'm not surprised by the silence
Violence increased on the streets
That had peace broken pieces
No food in the fridges
Home is now a dark place
Electricity been a problem
My people praying for Gods grace
Africa gone rise
We've been torment, beaten, bleeding
Sold up as slaves
But those chains hold us no more

I'm so black
And am so proud
I Raise my flag
And when we see the crowd
This is where we belong
In Africa
Yeah Africa
I'm so black
And am so proud
I Raise my flag
And when we see the crowd
This is where we belong
In Africa
Yeah Africa