Lyrics

His name is Jackson He lives in Jamaica He's been here too long Mental slavery has not touched him one bit He still knows his history, he knows where he comes from That is why he believes the ocean can give him some answers About the very very far home That he's never been to. All his life he says I wish I was home, I wish I was in Africa I wish I was home, I wish I was in Africa I have seen his world I've seen the other world. I have nothing to say I put my coat on my shoulders As I walked away, I heard myself sing The grass is greener on the other side Til you get there and see it for yourself The grass is greener on the other side Til you get there and see it for yourself The grass is greener on the other side Til you get there and see it for yourself His name is Themba He lives in Soweto Every morning he goes to the airport to watch the planes come and go He has changed his African name to a western one Cause he doesn't know how it hurts to have a name You can't be proud of. He hopes that one day One of these birds of the sky can take him away To a very very far land Running away from the very roots That so many black people in the world Are wanting to come back to. A place they call home They wish they were home They wish they were in Africa They wish they were in Africa I live in his world, I've seen the other world I got nothing to say I put my coat on my shoulders As I walked away, I heard myself sing The grass is greener on the other side Til you get there and see it for yourself The grass is greener on the other side Til you get there and see it for yourself The grass is greener on the other side Til you get there and see it for yourself
Writer(s): Lucky Dube Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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