I'LL DANCE WITH YOU, ALWAYS
i'll swing. i'll swagger
i'll move with the beat
i'll listen to the hits
i don't care
as long as i
i'll dance with you, always
i'll jump, i'll tap
i'll twist, i'll turn
i'll leap to the steps
i don't really care
i'll dance with you, always
maybe my shoes will wear out
maybe there'll be tears in my eyes
maybe i'll not know the steps
i don't care if they all stare
as long as i
i'll dance with you, always
so come closer
so put your arm in mine
so put your hand on my shoulder
for this only i care
this special dance
i'll dance with you, always
they may stop the music
they may laugh at our clumsy steps
they may be disgusted by our filthy state
just close your eyes
dream of a world of our own
because that is where we are
forever, forever, forever
i'll dance with you, for ever
i'll dance with you, for hope
i'll dance with you, for peace
i'll dance with you, for strength
i'll dance with you, for our souls breath
this song of life
i'll dance with you, always
WHAT DID I DO WRONG?
mama, i'm so cold
Mama, it's so dark
mama, where are you?
mama, i'm scared, i'm lonely
what did i do wrong?
i know i made a mistake
that's why mama
she beats me up
she makes me bleed
today, i'll try
i'll wash the house
i'll feed the animals
i'll make my back hurt for mama
but there'll be something wrong
she'll still kick me
yesterday i let papa hurt me
i think he was angry with me
i couldn't find a reason why
but i know it was my fault
that's why he hurt me
i did something wrong
mama dumped me in the street today
it's late, it's dark
i don't know what to do
i don't remember how to cry
i never could cry in public
mama never likes that
these people asking me questions
they are not angry with me
they are strange because they are nice
i never met anyone not angry with me
but
i wish they left me alone
i wish they'd take me home
i'm tired, why won't anyone love me?
maybe mama will come look for me
maybe i should stay
she might come if only to beat me
A REASON FOR LIVING
today i woke up and saw the sun
its radiant rays hot but pleasant
this is my reason to get up today
yesterday i saw my baby laugh
that sweet, sweet laugh just like it ought to be
that was my reason right there
i heard a bird chirp right now
sing the melody only it knows
that song my reason
i was heartbroken
my feeble heart broken in pieces
my pain my reason to forge ahead
i saw failure
it stared at me and greeted me
it became my reason for determination
i lost the first time i played
was beaten, kicked to the ground
this was my reason to rise again
today,
i have a reason to live
i have a reason to be
if only to be for you
if only to write these words
if only to float in that dangerous river
if only for second chances
if only for love
if only for my brother, my sister
if only...
this will be my reason
i know i should live
if only for me
WORDS FOR MAMA
they wrote songs, poems, letters
they said thankyou, asante, merci
but they never did for you
that's why today, right now
i am doing it mama
thanking you for you
i have tried to imagine
what my life without you would be
no picture comes to mind
for as soon as i start to imagine
your face appears
for being there in my deepest thoughts
protecting me, thankyou mother
thankyou for putting up with me
even when i am stupid
even when i make you hurt inside
even when i am selfish and forget
thankyou for always forgiving me
thankyou mama for my sisters
for that among other gifts from you
the life you have made for me
i want to live if only for you
if i could make angels sing, i would
if i could spread the sky at your feet, i would
if i could make you a necklace of stars, i would
if i could make a crown of stars, i would
that's how much i would if i could
that's how much, I Love You Mama
for all the sacrifices, for your pain
for all the patience, for your prayers
for all your dreams for me
i want to be
if everyone else thought i was wrong
if the whole world thought i failed
it wouldn't matter
if i am the best for you, i truly am the best
ASANTE MAMA
DON'T LET ME DIRTY YOU
don't let my hand touch you
it might get you dirty
and your clothes and skin
are so radiant
if your dress is torn
burn it
i do not like to see you
in worn clothes
don't look at me
huddled in the street corner i call home
if you do, think of your beautiful mansion
and i'll smile and be okay
please ignore my outstretched arm
i don't know why it loves to beg
but do not waste your money
keep it, you might need more shoes
your feet are my scenery remember
i beg you when you drive your beautiful car
make sure you splash dirty water on me
and let your children watch and laugh
oh thier wonderful laughs
i like to keep count of your jewellery
i see you did not buy any
on your last trip to London
have you been wasting money on the poor?
please put a handkerchief to your nose
as you pass by filthy me
or else the smell might sting your nose
and cause you difficulty in breathing
and after you have passed
make sure you visit an expensive hospital
the look in my eye may cause you trauma
a fly from my body my give you germs
i should be kicked out of town
so i do not irritate you
POINTING FINGERS
you did this, you did that
yes, i am talking to you
no, don't look at him
it's you i'm talking about
my pointing finger is in your face
you point at him
put the blame on him
he did this to them
whatever his crime
whatever his reasons
your finger points at him
he points to her
so she's the problem
show us brother, show us who
so we can deal with her
his finger points to her
she disowns
now she's pointing
so we should look
oh it is they, i knew it
set us free so we can face them
for her finger points at they
now they are pointing
they are denying it
it's not them, it is ME
but i am the first finger that pointed
i'll point again
and i point to you
who can we blame?
it's not you, neither him
but it's not she and not them
and of course it is not me
let's end this once and for all
because the whole problem is on US
FIRST TIME AROUND
when I have all this
i'll dance, i'll sing, i'll sin
there'll be time enough tomorrow
to make my penance
i'll buy a weapon
and i'll learn how to use it
and take down my brother
tomorrow i can say i am sorry
i'll hit my wife
i'll hurt my little daughters
my son i'll teach to kill
tomorrow i'll ask for forgiveness
i'll lie and i'll cheat
i'll break families left and right
i'll fight, i'll bite
tomorrow, i'll start peace talks
they say the time for peace is now
the time to love is at this moment
the time for repentance is today
the time for harmony is here
but,
if we love today
if we make peace now
if we repent at this moment
what becomes of tomorrow?
we'll have nothing to do then
if we do not hurt
what will be forgiven for?
if we don't sin
what is the point of repentance?
i think i'll wait for tomorrow
to make peace
but
tommorrow came, i never woke up
twas too late to say i'm sorry
now it's my turn to suffer
it is my turn to cry
this is my moment of pain
make hay today
lest you fall like me
love today and tomorrow
the tomorrow afetr that
and the next week
never tire of loving
we can never have enough
be love, today
for you might wake up tomorrro
and find you gone
and find you failed
the very first time
may be the only time
GREATEST GIFT
i wanted to buy a special present
for you, my love, only for you
i went shop afetr shop
i walked around each shop
almost a million times
(i stopped counting at a hundred)
i couldn't find a gift good enough for you
now chocolate as sweet as you
no flower smells as good as you
no picture as beautiful as you
i went home tired and frustrated
as soon as i saw your picture on my table
i realised what i was looking for
i had all along
so here is the greatest gift in the world
MY HEART
this you can keep forever
in return, i only ask for the promise of your love
that you'll keep my heart safe with your love
this is my wish for you, always
