Cool down, cool down
Everything changes, yebo
Life was so precious, everything in place
Food on the table, love filled the space
Loving parents, admired wealth, all I could see
Everything was well, thought it would always be
Then it battered me one day, pain cut so deep
Lost my father, my caring mama, couldn't sleep
Life became difficult, strange and bitter
So hard to cope when the strong get weaker, eish
Cool down, cool down my brother
Cool down, cool down my sister
Everything on earth, nothing really is permanent
Cool down, cool down my brother
Cool down, cool down my sister
Everything on earth, nothing really is permanent, sharp sharp
Adopted somewhere, I felt comforted again
With a second mama, she eased the pain
But life changed one day, lost my guardian too
Became so difficult, didn't know what to do
Everything I inherited, relatives retrieved
Education failed, shelter I grieved
No food, no clothing, I'm an orphan standing here
Mwana wa masiye, ndiyala, mutolalibona, sho
Cool down, cool down my brother
Cool down, cool down my sister
Everything on earth, nothing really is permanent
Cool down, cool down my sister
Cool down, cool down my brother
Everything on earth, nothing really is permanent, aweh
Cool down, cool down
Nothing lasts forever, let's go