Hooked on Tragedy - Johnny Clegg

You see no ship in the harbour

No match left to strike a light

You couldn’t try any harder

To make a lie out of life

Unfolding everywhere is tragic fate

No-one can helpcause it’s always too late

A little too late, always a little too late

You’re hooked on tragedy

I’m hooked on life

You see darkness

Where I see light

You say we’re victims

I say we don’t fight

Yo yo mama I’m gonna tell you tonight

You heart the silence in between the spoken words

I hear the meaning that could change the world

I see the sunrise — you see the sunset

The better I feel — The worse you get

I’m going to Africa

I’m not gonna curl up and die here

I’m going to Africa

I’m gonna touch the flame inside the fire

I’m going to Africa

I’m not gonna curl up and die young

I’m going to Africa

I’m gonna reach out and touch the purple sun