Past To Present 1977-1990

Side by side, i'll be yours forever
Rain or shine, any kind of weather
There isn't anything i wouldn't do for you
Let's take what's getting old and make it new

Oh, eye to eye, it's a blinding confrontation
You and i, we're a deadly combination
So don't start mixing truth with jealousy
The road we're on is clear as far as i can see

Chorus:
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance, for the one who leaves it all behind

Black and white always go together
Day and night you're the precious juwel i treasure
Wanting every part of you is not a crime
Or could it be that you're the one who's wrong this time

Chorus:
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance, for the one who leaves it all behind

(instrumental break)

All that i love (all that i love)
Thousands of miles away, but always in my heart

Chorus:
Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
Just remember, it may not heal this time
Pamela, there is no second chance, for the one who leaves it all behind

Reflections in my mind, thoughts i can't define
My heart is racing and the night goes on
I can almost hear a laugh, coming from your photograph
Funny how a look can share a thousand meanings
Well-intended lies, contemplating alibies
Is it really you, or is it me i'm blaming
A distant memory flashes over me
Even though you're gone, i feel you deep inside

Dance beneath the light with that look in your eyes

Chorus:
I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till i'm through loving you, girl

There's a window in a heart, i've tried to look through from the start
You're never really sure what someone else is thinking
Someone's broken something new, another altered point of view
Just a certain someone's conscience playing

I held it in my hand, i did not understand
What lives inside the wind that cries her name
Tried to catch a shooting star, what seems so close can't be that far
I'm living in a dream that's never ending

Dance beneath the light with that look in your eyes

Chorus:
I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till i'm through loving you, girl

(instrumental break)

Dancing with that look that's in your eyes
Chorus:
I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till i'm through loving you, girl

Chorus:
I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
I won't stop till i'm through loving you, loving you...

If i had another chance tonight
I'd try to tell you that the things we had were right
Time can't erase the love we shared
But it gives me time to realize just how much you cared

Now you're gone, i'm really not the same
I guess i have myself to blame
Time can't erase the things we said
But it gives me time to realize that you're the one instead

Chorus:
You know i won't hold you back now, the love we had just can't be found
You know i can't hold you back now

Now that i'm alone it gives me time
To think about the years that you were mine
Time can't erase the love we shared
But it gives me time to realize just how much you cared

Chorus
(instrumental break)
You know i won't hold you back now,
The love we had just can't be found
Listen to me baby
You know i can't hold you back now

All i wanna do when i wake up in the morning is see you eyes
Rosanna, rosanna
I never thought that a girl like you could ever care for me, rosanna

All i wanna do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight
Rosanna, rosanna
I didn't know you were looking for more than i could ever be

Chorus:
Not quite a year since she went away, rosanna yeah
Now she's gone and i have to say
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, rosanna yeah
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, rosanna yeah

I can see your face still shining through the window on the other side
Rosanna, rosanna
I didn't know that a girl like you could make me feel so sad, rosanna

All i wanna tell you is now you'll never ever have to compromise
Rosanna, rosanna
I never thought that losing you could ever hurt so bad

Chorus

(instrumental break)

Chorus

Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, rosanna yeah
Meet you all the way, meet you all the way, rosanna yeah

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"

Chorus:
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

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that i must do what's 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

Chorus

(instrumental break)

Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you

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 down in africa, i bless the rains down in africa
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

There is too much hatred, there is too much starvation, too much inhumanity

Some people get the kicks out of throwing bricks at me
No real reason, just jealousy
Angry words and bad attitudes is gonna get you nowhere

Watching you watching me, it's alright, 'cos i will make it right

Chorus:
Love has the power, it's strong as a tower you can lean on
Love is a fire, a burning desire, it's so warm (oh)

Some believe in the almighty dollar, some don't believe in nothing at all
There's a power that's within you, it will never never ever let you down

I'm the way, i'm the key to liberty and unity, are you listening

Chorus

One hundred million voices singing (can you hear the voices singing)
No weak, no strong, no right, no wrong - imagine (you gotta keep imagining)
Impossible, the sceptics say,wait and see there's gonna come a day

Chorus

Love has the power, it's strong as a tower you can lean on
Love has the power, it's strong as a tower you can lean on

There's no difference between black or white, the light of life
I can hear the children laughing
Men at war, stop your worries, give peace a chance, there's a new day dawning
Come together, come together, come together
(wisdom is the mouth of peace, of innocence)

The world is precious, a gift to you and me
I suggest we treat her right, with love and dignity

Everybody's looking for some peace of mind
If you seek the truth then you will surely find
Everybody wants to have global peace
While the press of a button can shake the world to its knees

Chorus:

Can you hear what i'm saying, can you hear what i'm saying

There are those who say might is right, i beg to disagree
I say we all unite and redirect our destiny

Everybody's looking for a quick solution
Our lungs are chocking from beathing air polution
I say put down your guns and stop the revolution
I say it's time we make a restitution, yes

Chorus - can you hear me now

Chorus repeats 2x

Can you hear me now, i am calling out to you
(can you hear me calling out to you, can you hear me calling out to you)

There's so much starvation, so much say untruth
So much prejudice, there's so much liquidation - oh how long, how long

Can you hear what i'm saying

Africa, america, eurasia, latin africa