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Artist: Lucky Dube
Canonical path: /lucky-dube/family-ties
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Family Ties
Read Family Ties lyrics by Lucky Dube on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Family Ties
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Ever since they were born
she was worried about their friends
even when they turned twenty five
she was worried about the company they'd keep
one day it was three in the morning
the door bell rang
she got up in a sweat
blue lights flashing everywhere
the boys in blue standing at the door
the look on their faces scared her enough
before they told her what she was always afraid of
CHORUS
do you know where your son/daughter is tonight
I'm afraid they won't be coming home tonight
ever since she was brought to this home
she's been cursing every woman with a child
she says they brought to this world the curse
that have stained the good name of mankind
one day it was three in the morning
the guard came running to tell us she's gone
blue lights flashing everywhere
all over again
the boys in blue, looking for her
the look on their faces
scared us enough when they told us to strengthen our family ties
CHORUS
do you know where your mother/father is tonight
I'm afraid they won't be coming home tonight
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Lucky Dube performs "Family Ties", and this lyric page sits inside the Lucky Dube catalog on LyroVerse.
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