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na jesu achwanekwa ta esu fa da da he
ta esu fa da da he fa da da he
na jesu achwanekwa ta esu fa da da he
ta esu fa da da he fa da da he

kasiwa i kasiwa i ma ka simba ere
ndakasimba kanamakasimbaow
ndakasimba ndakasimba
ndakasimba kanamakasimbaow

you raise your head you beat the sun
but your boys they lie so close to you
do you dare get up and wake the two
oh elias I see you there at work in the day time
do you think you could answer all the questions in the world
in just one word I think you could

if you die will I get word that you’re gone
or will I hear it in passing conversation
or will I stop short and fall to the ground
distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found

hold my hand just one more time
to see if you're really gonna meet me
honest and nanuel well they're at school now
given the chance that their father's never seen
to see what's beyond section 17
and in ten years when you look back at your boys
well you know they've grown
way taller than the tallest sugar cane in the field

if you die will I get word that you’re gone
or will I hear it in passing conversation
or will I stop short and fall to the ground
distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found

hold my hand just one more time
to see if you're really gonna meet me
and I see your wife she stands stooped over by the fire outside
and I see your boys and when they look up
you know I think they got their mother's eyes
cause she looks so proud she looks so happy
she looks so proud she looks so happy ya

if you die will I get word that you’re gone
or will I hear it in passing conversation
or will I stop short and fall to the ground
distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found
hold my hand just one more time
to see if you're really gonna meet me

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from Ain't No Trip To Cleveland, Vol. 1 (Live), released June 4, 2013

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