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Electric chair didn't burn a hair
And the newspaperman asked why While the warden explain in great detail The newsman looked in the sky "I'm sure!", he said, "if you look a little deeper For something in his life We could understand the reason why He reached out for a knife." Chorus : Oh! what happened to the promise ? Oh! what happened to the one we knew ? So, into a train the news paperman Rode down to the southern lands To find out about a child long gone Turned into a lightning man. Chorus : Oh! what happened to the promise ? Oh! what happened to the heart so true ? "Some of them make it through", she said "Some of them never do, and one of them got lost in time That child of mine Oh, I really loved that child of mine !" Arriving in a country town With a notepad in his hand He spoke to the mother and the father And a friend and a teacher and a preacher man They all recalled a regular boy Chewing gim and playing in the sand Nothing could explain how he became A lonely lightning man Chorus : Oh! What happened to the promise ? Oh! What happened to the one we knew ? And When the coffin cameon the southbound train And the old folks shuffled by The one they came to bury was not very heavy, Just a child lost in time Chorus : Oh! What happened to the promise ? Oh! What happened to the one we knew ? Oh! What happened to the promise ? Oh! What happened to the heart so true ? "Some of them make it through", she said "Some of them never do, One of them got lost in time - That child of mine Oh, I loved that child of mine! Lost in time" What happens to the clear blue eye When it enters the forest ? Does anybody know where the little one goes ? What happens to the child in time ? Oh Oh - Oh Oh - Oh Oh - Oh Oh Some of them make it through Some of them never do Some are lost, some are saved Some of them find their way Oh - Hold on to the promise Oh - Hold on to the promise - We're going to make it through my baby Oh - Hold on to the promise - We're going to make it through my little darling |
- In My African Dream - The Johnny Clegg Discography |
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