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

You were always on my mind Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind (you were always on my mind) Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have And maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I

Well, you wonder why I always dress in black, Why you never see bright colors on my back, And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone. Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on. I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,

Don't you worry about me He is good, so good, he makes promises he keeps No he's never gonna leave So don't you worry about me And he treats your little girl like a real man should Mama you taught me to do the right things So now you have to let your

Dancing through our house With the ghost of you So I drown it out like I always do With a shot of truth And I chase it down To know things like love Too young, too dumb Here I am waking up Still can't sleep on your side

Find me where the wild things are So aye, we brought our drum and this is how we dance No mistakin', we make our breaks, if you don't like our 808s Then leave us alone, cause we don't need your policies We have no apologies for being We'll be alright,

It's a shame These crazy things you do Run it over my skin like a cheap plastic knife

I'll do all these things for you Yesterday's gone yeah it went away I've been lost but I'm here today Take what's broken make it new I'll be a fool when the sun's out Burn you a fire when you burn out And give you the future you gave away And give you my

I can't stand what you put me through Is it that terrible being you inside? Let it all go I can't stand the sight of you Your life's a lie that you hide I can't stand, oh, the thought of you I can't stand all the things you do What do you try to justify?

But I say 'fore we go to the land down below There are so many things I could say, my love Make you trip so your lips would be mine There are so many things I could do, my love To convince you my love is divine There are so many words I could tell you