I hear the drums echoing tonight 
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation 
Shes 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, its waiting there for you 
 
Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you 
Theres 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 whats right 
Sure as kilimanjaro rises like olympus above the serengeti 
I seek to cure whats deep inside, frightened of this thing that Ive become 
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Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you 
Theres 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 
 
(instrumental break) 
 
Hurry boy, shes waiting there for you 
 
Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you 
Theres 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 
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