Paul Simon Under African Skies Lyrics

Joseph's face
Was as black as night
The pale yellow moon
Shone in his eyes
His path was marked
By the stars
In the Southern Hemisphere
And he walked his days
Under African skies
This is the story
Of how we begin to remember
This is the powerful pulsing
Of love in the vein
After the dream of falling
And calling your name out
These are the roots of rhythm
And the roots of rhythm remain

In early memory
Mission music
Was ringing 'round my nursery door
I said take this child, Lord
From Tucson Arizona
Give her the wings
To fly through harmony
And she won't bother you no more
This is the story
Of how we begin to remember
This is the powerful pulsing
Of love in the vein
After the dream of falling
And calling your name out
These are the roots of rhythm
And the roots of rhythm remain

Joseph's face
Was as black as night
The pale yellow moon
Shone in his eyes
His path was marked
By the stars
In the Southern Hemisphere
And he walked
The length of his days
Under African skies

edit by MySno (NZ)

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