Been Such A Long Time

Been Such A Long Time Gone - Hugh Masekela

Composed by：Hugh Masekela

Been such a long time gone

I often try to remember how it was

My memory draws faded pictures

Although in my dreams I see myself

Walking through the market place

In a tiny Moroccan town

Waiting for the caravan

To take me across-the mighty Sahara

The desert sand is blazing hot

There's a sandstorm coming our way

The nearest oasis is 1000 miles away

We've got 10 days to go to reach the Nile

Sailing down the river Nile

To be in valleys green with dates and olives on the banks

Tanzania's lakes are sparkling ahead

Flowing through Uganda straight into Malawi

Where the beat of Mozambique flows into

Where the beat of Mozambique flows into

Zambezi Zambezi Zambezi Zambezi

Zambezi

Here I 'cross the river Limpopo

White soldier standing in the road

Suddenly they open fire and then pop pop pop

Goes my dream

Been such a long time gone

I've got to 'cross over

Been such a long time gone

I've got to 'cross over

Been such a long time gone

I've got to 'cross over

Been such a long time gone

I've got to 'cross over