Elephant

I hear the children play
 With the guards of the jail
 With the guards of the jail
 With the guards of the jail
 I'm thinking of a new name
 That I could give myself
 One day I'll be myself
 Woh, (one day) I'll be my own
 It's been forty long years
 (In the desert) in the desert I've been
 I've even hit the devil's nose
 In the desert I have grown
 (And as the woman said)
 That day when I was crying out
 God puts his diamonds in the sand
 But then he always takes them back
 Have a good day, brother
 Me an' your sister will rise up
 Like an elephant from the mud
 In your carefree sleep, we will brake free
 We will brake free
 Have a good day, brother
 Me an' your little bro' will rise up
 Like an elephant from the storm
 In your carefree sleep, we will brake free
 We will brake free
 And the city will be reborn
 And the streets will be washed
 May the streets be clean and washed
 Woh (may the streets be clean) woh (and washed)
 And we will wave our hand
 And everybody will forgive the past
 And everybody will forgive the past
 Wow (And everybody will) wow (forgive the past)
 And as the woman said
 That day when I was crying out
 God puts his diamonds in the sand
 But then he always takes them back
 Have a good day, brother
 Me an' your sister will rise up
 Like an elephant from the mud
 In your carefree sleep, we will brake free
 We will brake free
 Have a good day, brother
 You an' my little bro' will rise up
 Like an elephant from the storm
 In your carefree sleep, we will brake free
 We will brake free
 Have a good day, brother
 Me an' your sister will rise up
 Like an elephant from the mud
 In your carefree sleep we will brake free
 We will brake free
 Have a good day, brother
 You an' my little bro' will rise up
 Like an elephant from the storm
 In the breakfast tea, we will brake free
 We will brake free
 (I'm thinking of a new name) oh oh
 (That I could give myself) ah ah
 (One day I'll be myself) ah ah
 (One day I'll be my own) I'll be my own
 (I'm thinking of a new name)
 (That I could give myself)
 (One day I'll be myself)
 (One day I'll be my own) I'll be my own