Night Road to Lumata
A song made by music system
Night Road to Lumata
A song made by music system
Oh, the road is long and the shadows grow
Jah knows the truth of the path I chose
It was never my intention to travel in the dark
But the road held a rhythm, left a heavy mark
Thirty-thirty, the queue was winding deep
An overturned vehicle, secrets it would keep
I waited fourteen hours, waiting for the gate
Just a humble driver, left to face my fate
Oh, the road took more than just my time today
They took the toll money, took the hope away
Yeah, near Lumata, where the silence falls
I hear the echoes of the soldier's calls
Oh, heartbreak on the highway, nowhere left to turn
Lessons of the journey, hard ones I must learn
The Tanzanian trucks, they had the power to climb
Left me alone on the ascent, losing precious time
I was moving steady, pushing through the night
Not knowing danger waited, hidden from the light
Near Lumata, the shadow jumped upon the steel
I felt the sudden stop, the loss of every wheel
Oh, the road took more than just my time today
They took the toll money, took the hope away
Yeah, near Lumata, where the silence falls
I hear the echoes of the soldier's calls
Oh, heartbreak on the highway, nowhere left to turn
Lessons of the journey, hard ones I must learn
Two air pipes severed, two diesel lines cut wide
Nowhere to run, nowhere left to hide
They took the toll, they took my pride and peace
Will the troubles of this highway ever really cease?
Rise up, even when the spirit feels so low
Jah, guide me where I need to go
Around nineteen hundred, the world turned to grey
The soldiers took the fortune that I worked for all the day
Left in the darkness, the engine cold and still
I’m climbing up this mountain, against my own will
Easy now, let the truth be spoken loud
Searching for a sunbeam, through the heavy cloud
Oh, the road took more than just my time today
They took the toll money, took the hope away
Yeah, near Lumata, where the silence falls
I hear the echoes of the soldier's calls
Oh, heartbreak on the highway, nowhere left to turn
Lessons of the journey, hard ones I must learn
One love, though the road is unkind
Leaving all the sorrow and the fear behind
One love, one road, let the justice shine
Even in the shadows, light will be mine
Yeah, oh, let it be.
