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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ringo Starr
Performer
Gregg Bissonette
Drums
Colin Hay
Electric Guitar
Steve Lukather
Electric Guitar
Hamish Stuart
Bass Guitar
Gregg Rolie
Piano
Warren Ham
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Paich
Songwriter
Jeff Porcaro
Songwriter
Lyrics
I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in 12: 30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say
"Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (Ohuh)
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serangeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside
Frightened of this thing that I've become
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (Ohuh)
"Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you"
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (I'm gonna take sometime)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (Ohuh)
Written by: David Paich, Jeff Porcaro