With every worthless word We get more far away The distance between us makes it so hard to stay It hurts, but it may be the only way But nothing lasts forever but be honest, babe If you don't know Then you can't care And you show up

Yeah, nothing else matters, now I have you Ooh, distractions Needless to say, I was caught up with them every day I know this is it Your love's more precious than gold Your love's more precious than gold, gold 'Cause nothing else matters Yeah, nothing

I bless the rains down in Africa There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gonna take some time to do the things we never had It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you (I bless the rain) I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears

I bless the rains down in Africa It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh) I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only

When love was king Once was a kingdom, far far away. Love was the rule of the day. Nothing more nothing less Than to give your friend your best. There's much more story that I could tell To make the hardest hearts swell. This is the story when love was

Every step of the way Will find us With the cares of the world Far behind us We have all the time in the world Just for love Nothing more Nothing less

I bless the rains down in Africa There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gonna take some time to do the things we never had It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you (I bless the rain) I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears

I bless the rains down in Africa It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh) I hear the drums echoing tonight But she hears only

On and on, reckless abandon Something's wrong This is gonna shock them Nothing to hold on to We'll use this song To lead you on And break the truth With more bad news We left a scar

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