Johnny Clegg, Soweto Gospel Choir - The Crossing Lyrics

Through all the days that eat away
At every breath that I take
Through all the nights I have lain alone
In someone else's dream, awake

All the words in truth that have been spoken
That the wind has blown away
Oh, it's only you that remains with me
Clear as the light of day

O siyeza, o siyeza
Sizofika webaba noma
O siyeza, o siyeza
Siyagudle lomhlaba
Siyawela lapheshaya
Lulezontaba ezimnyama
Lapha sobheka phansi
Konke ukhulupheka

A punch-drunk man in a downtown bar
Takes a beating without making a sound
Through swollen eyes, oh he sways and he smiles
'Cause no one can put him down

Inside of him a boy looks up to his father
For a sign or an approving eye
Oh, it's funny how those once so close and now gone
Still so affect our lives

O siyeza, o siyeza ( Oh I'm be coming, I'll be coming )
Sizofika webaba noma ( You know the tide is turning )
O siyeza, o siyeza ( I'm telling you the tide is turning )
Siyagudle lomhlaba ( Gonna make my crossing )
Siyawela lapheshaya ( Over this dark land )
Lulezontaba ezimnyama
Lapha sobheka phansi ( Gonna lay me down )
Konke ukhulupheka

Take me now
Don't let go
Hold me close
I'm coming home

O siyeza, o siyeza ( Yes I'm coming home, yes I'm coming home )
Sizofika webaba noma ( Never let me down, never let me down )
O siyeza, o siyeza ( Never let me down )
Siyagudle lomhlaba ( Gonna make this crossing )
Siyawela lapheshaya ( Over the dark land )
Lulezontaba ezimnyama ( Gonna touch your face )
Lapha sobheka phansi
Konke ukhulupheka ( In that green field of grace )

O siyeza, o siyeza
Sizofika webaba noma ( You know the tide is turning )
O siyeza, o siyeza ( Telling you the tide is turning )
Siyagudle lomhlaba ( Gonna make my crossing )
Siyawela lapheshaya ( Over this dark land )
Lulezontaba ezimnyama
Lapha sobheka phansi
Konke ukhulupheka

O siyeza, o siyeza ( Yes I'm coming home, I'm coming home )
Sizofika webaba noma ( Coming home, never let me down )
O siyeza, o siyeza ( Never let me down )
Siyagudle lomhlaba
Siyawela lapheshaya
Lulezontaba ezimnyama
Lapha sobheka phansi
Konke ukhulupheka