Sun Scream

England’s always gloomy and dark and it’s getting on her nerves 

Why can’t we have some African sunshine they got plenty in reserve? 


Oh how she wishes for some third world sunshine 

Because a free all over tan would suit her just fine 

They say the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain 

In England’s case it falls everywhere and to her a constant pain 

She can’t wear her Versace or Gucci when she’s out on the town 

Because guaranteed come Saturday night it will be throwing down 

She wishes she could shift the tilt of the earth to where Africa sits now 

And...if she were some kind of superhero she'd do it and to this she makes a vow 

Because this rainy climate stops her doing all that she holds dear to her and treasure 

Shopping going out with friends in short it messes with her leisure

  

His name is Mbele today he lost his daughter 

They have poverty and disease here but she died from lack of water 

He’s one of the fortunate ones he’s had an education 

When relief workers came here 4 years ago he prayed they had found salvation 

They dug the wells and for a time they had the precious water 

But they were forced to leave because of civil war factions bent on slaughter 

These last 3 years he’s lost 2 sons a wife and now his beautiful daughter 

It hasn’t rained here for 2 years now and he as to walk 20 miles for water 

Starvation HIV and drought are taking them one by one 

Soon this makeshift village will die everybody gone 

He has to make 20 mile round trip on foot twice a week 

When he gets there what was once a river now is barely just a creek 

He doesn’t know where is next meals coming from and just doesn’t know what to do 

You people he thinks to himself he really envies you 

He’s heard it said you have water in your houses by just turning on a tap 

He wishes this country of his was nearer to you peoples on the map 

He’s seen his family die before him by the bullet and the drought 

And what is commonplace and plentiful for you his people are dying without