Sunscream
Englands allways gloomy and dark and its getting on her nerves
Why cant we have some african sunshine they got plenty in reserve
Oh how she wishes for some third world sunshine
Because a free all over tan would suit her just fine
They say the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain
In Englands case it falls everywhere and to her a constant pain
She cant wear her Versace or Gucci when shes out on the town
Because guarenteed come saturday night it will be throwing down
Shes wishes she could shift the tilt of the earth to where Africa sits now
And...if she were some kind of superhero she'd do it and to this she makes a vow
Because this rainy climate stops her doing all that she holds dear to her and
treasure
Shopping going out with friends in short it messes with her leisure
His name is Mbele today he lost his daughter
They have poverty and disease here but she died from lack of water
Hes one of the fortunate ones hes had an education
When relief workers came here 4 years ago he prayed they had found salvation
They dug the wells and for a time they had the precious water
But they were forced to leave because of civil war factions bent on slaughter
These last 3 years hes lost 2 sons a wife and now his beautiful daughter
It hasent rained here for 2 years now and he as to walk 20 miles for water
Starvation Hiv and drought are taking them one by one
Soon this makeshift village will die everybody gone
He has to make 10 mile round trip on foot twice a week
When he gets there what was once a river now is barely just a creek
He doesent know where is next meals coming from and just doesent know what to
do
You people he thinks to himself he really envies you
Hes heard it said you have water in your houses by just turning on a tap
He wishes this country of his was nearer to you peoples on the map
Hes seen his family die before him by the bullet and the drought
And what is commonplace and plentiful for you his people are dying without
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