Slave To The River-Patrice

[ti:Slave To The River] [ar:Patrice] [al:Nile] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Slave To The River - Patrice [00:01.46]He went down to the river [00:02.48] [00:04.49]And this is what she said [00:05.40] [00:07.52]I look simple yet I'm complex [00:09.27] [00:10.14]I do not distract [00:10.80] [00:11.40]I have the same color [00:12.66]As the son I was built of [00:13.85] [00:14.91]My shape is beautiful [00:16.15] [00:17.48]From a stream she cried me a river [00:20.47] [00:21.45]And at the river she showed me my dream [00:24.75] [00:25.91]Only peace could deliver [00:29.00] [00:30.03]The son of sons and let him rescue me anyway [00:33.63] [00:35.02]Slave to the river [00:36.79] [00:39.43]Following no sinner [00:41.21] [00:43.70]Slave to the river [00:46.39] [00:48.05]Following no sinner [00:50.80]From the river [00:52.38]Teardops gonna flow away [00:54.75] [00:56.54]Sunshine gonna bow the rain [00:59.38] [01:00.71]Teardops gonna flow away [01:03.87] [01:05.11]Sunshine gonna bow the rain [01:08.01] [01:09.17]When the smoke cleared [01:10.10]She was standing there [01:11.92] [01:13.25]There was no more fear on the battlefield [01:16.47] [01:17.65]Tell me who is fit to judge a man [01:20.67] [01:21.78]That was there from before time began [01:24.86] [01:26.29]The ancient spirit [01:27.20]From the river bank [01:28.21] [01:28.86]Babtunde son of a great man [01:30.44]That was known to be a givin' one [01:32.69] [01:33.37]Living son of a mother that is beautiful [01:38.16] [01:39.65]Oh I feel so powerful [01:42.26]When I flow end [01:43.73]Slave to the river [01:46.32] [01:48.20]Following no sinner [01:51.01] [01:52.42]Slave to the river [01:55.56] [01:56.65]Following no sinner [01:59.48] [02:01.21]Teardops gonna flow away [02:03.93] [02:05.03]Sunshine gonna bow the rain [02:07.38] [02:09.50]Who said it will go straight [02:12.63] [02:13.99]We will allow it flow this way [02:17.22] [02:18.49]Follow the one [02:19.16]And only true don gogon [02:21.69] [02:22.35]"lay" was born from the soil [02:24.47]That was planted by the "gwan [02:25.96] [02:26.86]I am the son of sons of chamnuka and [02:29.65] [02:30.20]Nehanda hrere true kwere kwere african [02:33.59] [02:34.40]Who's knocking at my door and [02:36.30]Want fi offer me american [02:37.98] [02:38.69]Brainwash my nation to amageddon [02:41.86] [02:42.72]With nuclear science technology and [02:45.99]Money charm [02:47.28]That's how dem want fi [02:48.59]Confict the third nation [02:50.58] [02:51.48]But soon and very soon I ah know [02:54.38]That their day will come [02:56.28] [02:56.88]Prophecied in revelations [02:59.46] [03:00.17]Cry me a river where peace sees [03:03.32]The morning sun [03:04.64]And the resurrection of leader and swan [03:08.29] [03:10.09]Slave to the river [03:12.63] [03:14.33]Following no sinner [03:16.89] [03:18.46]Slave to the river river river [03:21.81] [03:23.01]Following no sinner [03:24.42] [03:27.10]Teardops gonna flow away [03:29.89] [03:31.45]Sunshine gonna bow the rain [03:34.31] [03:44.40]Slave to the river [03:46.87] [03:48.82]Following no sinner [03:51.25] [03:53.20]Teardops gonna flow away [03:55.43] [03:57.33]Sunshine gonna bow the rain [04:00.08] [04:01.51]Slave to the river river river river [04:06.15]Following no sinner [04:08.37] [04:10.31]Who said it will go straight [04:12.57] [04:14.38]We will allow it flow this way [04:17.09] [04:18.83]Slave to the river [04:21.16] [04:23.24]Following no sinner [04:25.43] [04:27.76]Teardops gonna flow away [04:30.30] [04:31.75]Sunshine gonna bow the rain [04:34.57] [04:35.70]To the river river river river [04:37.97] [04:40.17]Following no sinner sinner [04:42.07] [04:44.90]Who said it will go straight [04:46.40] [04:48.73]We will allow it flow this way