Johnny Clegg - Hooked on Tragedy Lyrics

You see no ship in the harbor
No match left to strike a light
You could not try any harder
To make a lie out of life
Unfolding everywhere is tragic fate
No-one can help cause it's always too late
A little too late, always a little too late

You're hooked on tragedy
I'm hooked on life
You see darkness
Where I see light
You say we're victims
I say we don't fight
Yo yo mama, I'm gonna tell you tonight

You hear the silence in between the spoken words
I hear the meaning that could change the world
I see the sunrise, you see the sunset
The better I feel, the worse you get

I'm going to Africa
I'm not gonna curl up and die here
I'm going to Africa
I'm gonna touch the flame inside the fire

You're hooked on tragedy
I'm hooked on life
You see darkness
Where I see light
You say we're victims
I say we don't fight
Yo yo mama, I'm gonna tell you tonight

I'm going to Africa
I'm not gonna curl up and die young
I'm going to Africa
I'm gonna reach out and touch the purple sun

You're hooked on tragedy
I'm hooked on life
You see darkness
Where I see light
You say we're victims
I say we don't fight
Yo yo mama I'm gonna tell you tonight