Mama Africa

Stepping into darkness
Led by the light she brings
Told of the horrors she’s seen
Feeling the pain it brings
Invited to come in and receive the love she holds
She extends her hands and embraces me, welcome!
Waverly Sebo…And tears fill my eyes
Waverly and I feel I haven’t done enough
She’s only eaten one meal all day
Cause while the sun is out her and her children Learn and play
Hoping that the sun will shade their hunger throughout the day
As regal as they come, my history in every inch of her being
She has given birth to what my eyes hold, and I want to hold her

Africa, Oh Mama Africa…
Can I Hold you as you embrace me
Can I live in you as you live in me…
Africa…oh Africa…oh Mama Africa



Beautiful, Beautiful I wonder if they’d fall as much as I did when I met you
Will they see the beauty in you I see...
I wonder if they’ll dream about you and realize they can’t live without you
Will their hearts beat with the vibrations of your sound…
And if you were water would they drink you down…
Can they embrace you as their past…
And feel like they know who they are now…at last
Will you help them feel again…
I wonder if pride will rise in them…
For you, are Beauty not to be compared...

Africa, Oh Mama Africa…
Can I Hold you as you embrace me
Can I live in you as you live in me…
Africa…oh Africa…oh Mama Africa