All right, these are all new songs We didn't wanna, you know, trot out the same old bollocks Might be a good idea just to bring to this Extraordinary shining country some new songs Lift you up, not that you need us to lift us up Thank you for lifting us up
Joe Strummer used to lift me up When I was a kid listening to punk rock records The Clash were our favorite group And this is the last song that he ever wrote With his wife Louise, and Elijah his daughter are here too And I'm singing it for them too I want you to sing it with me
It's a long (long)
It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom
When freedom rises from the killing floor No lock of iron or rivet can restrain the door And no kind of army can hope to win a war It's like trying to stop the rain or still the lion's roar
It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom
It's like trying to stop the whirlwind scattering seeds and spores Like trying to stop the tin cans rattling jailhouse semaphore Like laying when your spins are manacled it's your spirit that gets raw It's not the small little patch of sky you see, but the spirit it, it soars
And long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom
My Man, Adbul Jamaica
When freedom arise from the killing floor Can't stop the rain nor lions that roar No matter whirlwind, scatter seeds and spore From the sky, world visions of poor Six waves come, then seventh break shore We don't wanna distant, when you a killa boar What I'm trying to say, this thing gone high, yay
What's in store, what's in store
Sing this one 4-6-6 6-4 4-6-6 6-4 4-6-6 6-4 4-6-6 6-4 4-6-6 6-4
In the ghettos of the colors don't forget the human core In townships of humanity there would be no poor From when the rock is heavy comes the purest ore The first six waves might break in the bay, the seventh breaks on the shore
It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom
4-6-6 6-4 It's a long walk 4-6-6 6-4 Long walk to freedom 4-6-6 6-4 It's a long walk 4-6-6 6-4 Long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom 4-6-6 6-4 It's a long walk 4-6-6 6-4 Long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom
Sing with me It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom It's a long walk, long walk to freedom
Not just a president for South Africa Not just a president for Africa This is a president for anyone, anywhere Who knows freedom