I Know That Sound - Johnny Clegg

I know that sound

It’s the night train passing

It won’t slow down

Like some hope everlasting

Sixty nights in the desert

And the truth is still so far away

Through all kinds of weather

Wake up to the same day

I’m standing on the shoreline

And my life is so far from here

Drink to the end of the bottle

And try to find some cheer

Just you and I

'Cause there’s safety in numbers

Two wings to fly

We are lightning and thunder

We stood at the edge of the forest

Daring to see who’d go in

Like trying to join the chorus

But really scared to sing

Standing on the shoreline

And your life is so far from here

So we drink to the end of the bottle

And try to find some cheer

Once you were a dancer

And your dream was loud and clear

And you gave the world an answer

Made the questions disappear

While the world is turning

I don’t know if you’ve been around here

It’s a spiritual dessert

And our leaders don’t have an idea

I’m standing on the shoreline

And my life is so far from here

So we drink to the end of the bottle

And try to drown this fear

Once you were a dancer

And your dream was loud and clear

And the world is spinning

And spinning and spinning

While we try to find our way out of here