Jabulani (His Story)

My friend I must say that you have brightened my day

I'm coming from the north, the Great Zimbabwe

See now I refuse to lose my soul

Or my love for all its worth as this life unfolds

And so I raise my arms to greet the new day

Grateful for this land where I live, where I stay

But blown astray by the winds I must obey

I tell you that my heart is in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

You see now, I start my morning with a look into the sky

Standing ankle deep, my thoughts arriving with the tide

With each grain of sand that sifts right through my hand

I feel strong love for my own homeland

But wait you see, this life has treated me

As well, most would say, quite unpleasantly

As I pay the fee, to feed my family

My life here is not easy as a refugee.

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Some days I'd feel so alone

Kicked around like an old, small stone

Rolling down through the deep unknown

It's in my bones, deep in my bones

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See I'm a refugee, been carried from my homeland

A working man, can see it in the palms of my hands

And I'm holding true, just got to push on through

You know I'm living this life the best way that I can

Again I say, my heart is in Zimbabwe

Where I grew strong, I lived and I learned

Again I say, my heart is in Zimbabwe

But one day you know I will return

Well I've been asked, of the things that I can give

So I think of this life that I've lived and I've lived

And I'm not sold, by the cold craze for gold

My love, my life is my child I hold

You see now, just one look into her eyes

I know that she put the stars in the sky

Made the rivers flow and the soft winds blow

I'm telling you, I love her so

I love her so, oh I love her so

She gives a smile as the sun dips low

I love her so, oh I love her so

She keeps my heart strong, wherever I go

I've seen it all, both the large and small

Tough to say I've seen my whole world fall

So I say, I rise to convey

I'm grateful for my daughter, our health, and this day

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I struggle still, I know

But I have hope of abundant flow

That one day I will take her home,

Yes, we'll go home. Yes, we'll go home!

Chorus

But I'm a refugee, been carried from my homeland

A working man, can see it in the palms of my hands

And I'm holding true, just got to push on through

You know I'm living this life the best way that I can

Again I say, my heart is in Zimbabwe

Where I grew strong, I lived and I learned

Again I say, my heart is in Zimbabwe

But one day I will return