(Aweh) Eish, the sun is setting low
I'm standing here all alone, just waiting
School bell rang and everyone is gone
I see my friends running, laughter in the dawn
Their mothers waiting by the silver gate
I check my watch, I know it's getting late
I look to the left, I look to the right
Searching for a face in the fading light
But the space is empty, the cold wind blows
Where you have gone, Mama, nobody knows
Where are you Mama? I’m calling your name
School is over, but it’s not the same
I ask my father, I look in his eyes
But he turns away to hide his sighs
Oh Mama, I miss you, why did you go?
The tears are falling, steady and slow
I’m waiting here, just me and my pain
Praying that I’ll see your smile again
I remember the smell of your perfume soft
When you’d hold me close and carry me aloft
Now the playground is silent, the shadows grow long
I’m singing this melody, my heartbreak song
Daddy says you’re resting in a place so far
Beyond the reach of every single star
But I still look for you when the day is done
Searching for my mother, my only one
Where are you Mama? I’m calling your name
School is over, but it’s not the same
I ask my father, I look in his eyes
But he turns away to hide his sighs
Oh Mama, I miss you, why did you go?
The tears are falling, steady and slow
I’m waiting here, just me and my pain
Praying that I’ll see your smile again
Sharp sharp, the memories play like a track
But the road is one way, there’s no coming back
I’m trying to be strong, I’m trying to be wise
But the truth of the world is a heavy surprise
Yebo, I’m lonely, I’m wishing you near
Can you see me Mama? Can you hear me here?
So I’ll walk home slowly, head hanging low
With nowhere else for my heart to go
I’ll keep the love that you gave to me deep
Before I close my eyes and drift off to sleep
Mama, you’re the star in the velvet sky
I’ll love you forever, I’ll never say goodbye
Even if the distance is wider than the sea
I know in my soul, you’re still watching me
Where are you Mama? I’m calling your name
School is over, but it’s not the same
I ask my father, I look in his eyes
But he turns away to hide his sighs
Oh Mama, I miss you, why did you go?
The tears are falling, steady and slow
I’m waiting here, just me and my pain
Praying that I’ll see your smile again
I miss you Mama, I really do
Asambe, into the quiet, just thinking of you
Sho, Mama, wait for me
(Fade out with soft log drum melody)