[Verse 1] Seen it all before Could this take too long? A prayer is all you need And it's all that was told to me Stripped of all that's left Tell me what is right And never let me ask If it's all that was told to me [Pre-Chorus] Couldn't see the changes even if I can't explain it But the presence of a lover with the faces of a mother It's warm What is it we're lookin' for if common sense is just the law And all my teachers, preachers [?] Maybe that something is wrong [Chorus] Mary Our lady Africa You promised us a home But never while we're young Oh Mary Our lady Africa Please don't leave them alone May your Son's law of love [Verse 2] Stripped of what is left Tell me what is right And never let me ask If it's all that was told to me [Pre-Chorus] Couldn't see the changes even if I can't explain it But the presence of a lover with the faces of a mother It's warm What is it we're lookin' for if comman sense is just the law And all my teachers, preachers [?] Maybe that something is wrong [Chorus] Mary Our lady Africa You promised us a home But never while we're young Oh Mary Our lady Africa Please don't leave them alone May your Son's law of love [Outro] Feeling old Knowing that the dream you sold How'd you make it to your goal? Once ago Time you know Heat you felt when you were cold It's real as gold Chains and all All the things that make us bold Make us bold Black is gold Rightly so Feeling old Knowing that the dream you sold How'd you make it to your goal? Once ago Time you know Heat you felt when you were cold It's real as gold Chains and all All the things that make us bold Make us bold Black is gold Rightly so