Been Such A Long Time Gone

Been such a long time gone
 I often try to remember how it was
 My memory draws faded pictures
 Although in my dreams I see myself
 Walking through the market place, in a tiny Moroccan town
 Waiting for the caravan, to take me across - the mighty Sahara.
 The Desert sand is blazing hot
 There's a sandstorm coming our way
 The nearest oasis is 1000 miles away
 We've got 10 days to go to reach the Nile
 Sailing down the river Nile
 To be in valleys green with dates and olives on the banks
 Tanzania's lakes are sparkling ahead
 Flowing through Uganda straight into Malawi
 Where the beat of Mozambique flows
 Where the beat of Mozambique flows into
 Zambezi, Zambezi, Zambezi, Zambezi.
 Here I cross the river Limpopo
 White soldier standing in the road
 Suddenly they open fire and then POP
 Goes my dream
 Been such a long time gone
 I've got to cross over.
 Been such a long time gone
 I've got to cross over.
 Been such a long time gone
 I've got to cross over.
 Been such a long time gone
 I've got to cross over.