[male
vocals] (
Gentle
acoustic
guitar
picking,
soft
swell
of
a
pedal
steel)
Born
in
the
thaulo
side
of
Chikalawa
village
October
seventh,
eighty-nine,
the
dawn
was
my
witness
I
was
raised
in
a
house
where
the
faith
ran
deep
With
promises
to
keep
and
a
soul
to
reap
It
was
discipline
and
grace
in
the
morning
light
Finding
beauty
in
the
struggle,
keeping
hold
of
what’
s
right
We
lived
with
the
luxury
of
gratitude
in
every
single
place
Learning
how
to
love
and
how
to
run
this
race
Yeah,
family
tied
together,
whether
we
rise
or
we
fall
Because
the
life
of
one
is
the
life
of
all
Oh,
life
is
a
journey
on
a
long,
winding
road
With
the
weight
of
the
years
and
the
love
that
we
hold
From
the
village
to
the
mountains,
to
the
river
so
wide
I’
m
keeping
my
family
right
here
by
my
side
It’
s
a
heart
full
of
hope,
it’
s
a
promise
we
keep
While
the
world
carries
on,
and
the
valley’
s
asleep
Yeah,
life
is
a
journey,
and
I’
m
thankful
to
say
I’
m
walking
it
with
you
every
single
day
Primary
school
was
a
long
way
off,
down
by
the
southern
side
Where
the
Msanzala
river
runs,
and
the
waters
provide
I
walked
those
dusty
miles,
but
my
heart
was
full
of
joy
Just
a
grateful
young
man,
a
wide-eyed
village
boy
Kaunda
and
Kalumbi,
they
taught
me
all
I
know
About
how
to
plant
the
seeds
and
watch
the
spirit
grow
It’
s
hard
to
forget
those
lessons
inside
four
humble
walls
Where
kindness
is
the
echo
whenever
a
brother
calls
The
foundation
was
laid
in
the
red
dirt
and
rain
To
weather
every
storm
and
to
heal
every
pain
Oh,
life
is
a
journey
on
a
long,
winding
road
With
the
weight
of
the
years
and
the
love
that
we
hold
From
the
village
to
the
mountains,
to
the
river
so
wide
I’
m
keeping
my
family
right
here
by
my
side
It’
s
a
heart
full
of
hope,
it’
s
a
promise
we
keep
While
the
world
carries
on,
and
the
valley’
s
asleep
Yeah,
life
is
a
journey,
and
I’
m
thankful
to
say
I’
m
walking
it
with
you
every
single
day
And
when
the
sun
goes
down
behind
the
hills
of
home
I
know
exactly
where
I
am
and
I’
m
never
alone
It’
s
the
rhythm
of
the
wind,
it’
s
the
beat
of
the
heart
We
were
written
in
the
story
right
from
the
start
Nothing
can
break
what
the
Good
Lord
has
bound
We’
re
standing
on
the
promise
of
this
sacred
ground
Oh,
life
is
a
journey
on
a
long,
winding
road
With
the
weight
of
the
years
and
the
love
that
we
hold
From
the
village
to
the
mountains,
to
the
river
so
wide
I’
m
keeping
my
family
right
here
by
my
side
It’
s
a
heart
full
of
hope,
it’
s
a
promise
we
keep
While
the
world
carries
on,
and
the
valley’
s
asleep
Yeah,
life
is
a
journey,
and
I’
m
thankful
to
say
I’
m
walking
it
with
you
every
single
day
Yeah,
we’
re
walking
it
together
Through
the
sun
and
through
the
rain
My
children,
you’
re
the
harvest
Of
the
love
that
remains (
Fade
out
with
soft
fiddle
and
acoustic
guitar
strumming)