lyric of the day 5/19/08

I've been listening to Union for a couple days now and it came up on my shuffle today. I've been thinking about posting it, mostly because it reminds me of Roboco, but also because it's a great song by a great artist.  Therefore, you get the whole thing - from memory.

Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?
Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?

Zimbabwae is a man who tried
To teach his children what was right.
But then there came a time when war
Split the family from inside.

He said
No fighting
No more.

Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?
Whatcha gonna do
Zimbabwae?

The old man sits and shakes his head
While the multitudes insist,
Where is the cause of unity?
Where is the thought there could be peace?

Men gathered,
In silence
The same.

Can there be some peace on earth?
Can there be a love?
Greater than the world we see
Greater than us all?

It's the last station home
It's the last station
Home.

You ran your heart
In those days
When no one could see days.
You wanted to run in the wind.
You wanna go back inside
See no more fighting in your lifetime
Zimbabwae
Zimbabwae.
No more crime in your lifetime
Zimbabwae.
- Toni Child, "Zimbabwae"