(Soft melodic guitar plucking)
Oh, oh, oh...
The sun sets early on the Copperbelt tonight.
We walk these streets one last time, my friend.
I remember the dust on our shoes in the morning,
Walking to school with the dreams of the bold.
We shared every copper, we shared every warning,
Stories of youth that will never grow old.
But time is a river that flows to the ocean,
Pulling us apart to the edges of land.
I’m trying to keep all this heavy emotion,
Just watching you slip through the palm of my hand.
Oh, my brother, the road takes you far away now,
My sister, the wind calls your name to the sky.
How do I say all the things I can't say now?
How do I look at you and tell you goodbye?
We leave our shadows on the red earth behind us,
Bound by the memories of where we were born.
No matter the distance, the love still will find us,
Even in silence, in the heat of the morn.
We built our fortresses out of the branches,
We swore that our circle would never be frayed.
Life gave us choices and life gave us chances,
But look at the price that the passage has paid.
The house feels so empty, the compound is quiet,
The echoes of laughter are fading to gray.
I’m trying to keep all my heart from a riot,
As I watch you pack up and go on your way.
Oh, my brother, the road takes you far away now,
My sister, the wind calls your name to the sky.
How do I say all the things I can't say now?
How do I look at you and tell you goodbye?
We leave our shadows on the red earth behind us,
Bound by the memories of where we were born.
No matter the distance, the love still will find us,
Even in silence, in the heat of the morn.
Go find the sunlight, go find your own treasure,
Though my heart is breaking to let you depart.
Your success is a joy that I cannot measure,
Keep all our home in the beat of your heart.
Don't look back crying, just look to the promise,
Of everything waiting for you in the light.
I am the anchor, I’ll never be homeless,
As long as I keep you in memory’s sight.
Oh, my brother, the road takes you far away now,
My sister, the wind calls your name to the sky.
How do I say all the things I can't say now?
How do I look at you and tell you goodbye?
We leave our shadows on the red earth behind us,
Bound by the memories of where we were born.
No matter the distance, the love still will find us,
Even in silence, in the heat of the morn.
Goodbye for now, my dear friends.
The road is long, but we remain.
(Guitar fades out slowly)
Just keep the memories.
Farewell, farewell.
(Music fades to silence)