Peter Gabriel - Shakin' The Tree lyrics

Released as youssou n'dour/peter gabriel single, 1989 and featured on the youssou n'dour album "the lion". We are shaking the tree... Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life Waiting your time, so much more than just a wife You don't have to do what your mother has done, she has done This is your life, this new life has begun It's your day - a woman's day It's your day - a woman's day Turning the tide, you are on the incoming wave Turning the tide, you know you are nobody's slave Find your brothers and sisters Who can hear all the truth in what you say They can support you when you're on your way It's your day - a woman's day It's your day - a woman's day We are shaking the tree... There's nothing to gain when there's nothing to be lost There's nothing to gain if you stay behind and count the cost Make a decision that you can be who you can be, you can be Tasting the fruit, come to the liberly(?) tree It's your day - a woman's day It's your day - a woman's day Changing your ways, changing those surrounding you Changing your ways, more than any man can do Open your heart, show him the anger and pain, so you heal Maybe he's looking for his womanly side, make him feel You had to be so strong And you do nothing wrong, nothing wrong at all We're gonna to break it down We have to shake it down, shake it all around We are shaking the tree...