Waiting for the Dawn

[Verse 1]
There's a world outside
Though it barely touches us
Cross the ocean so wide
Far from both Americas
And I wake in the night
Waiting for the dawn to come
What if I had no rights
Living in South Africa

[Verse 2]
And I drive in my car
Got to get to work on time
At the red light I swear
All this traffic is a crime
There's a man at the curb
Selling papers one by one
And I read in the news
Another man and woman gone
South Africa

[Verse 3]
And the factories float by
I stare them down, then drive away
Modern times, modern lives
All neatly tucked and filed away
Five o'clock in my car
I'm listening to the radio
And I choose what I hear
Keep my eyes glued on the road

[Bridge]
Ah, ah, ah

[Verse 4]
Shadows fall and my town
Turns from gray to black and white
I am listening for sounds
Something moving in the night
In my heart there's an ache
Every muscle tightly drawn
Eyelids closed, wide awake
Waiting for the dawn to come

[Outro]
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