IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME

It’s been a long time

Since we used to move cars with our hands

To make space for our removal van

It’s been a long time

Since we used to celebrate loud

Because for 10h of work we used to get £20

And we thought we had it all

Enough money in our pockets

Intelligence and knowledge of the world

It’s been a long time
Since we used to run in front of skinheads

It’s been a long time

Since we used to run behind of skinheads

It’s been a long time

Since we sold, bought and dealt

Ran, beat, terrorised, tricked and steal

Early years that never will melt

Reminiscence of the struggle

Endurance on mi belt

It’s been a long time

Since you spent those days by my side

Ensuring that my mind will not run and hide

It’s been a long time

Since we felt and cried

Since we stood up and prosper decided

It’s been along time

Since we travel to our cot

There we were embraced

By our ancestors’ God

Late Nancy said:

“tokedar yu com, tokedar yu mus go”

And since then we let our life go with the flow

Times to cry

Few to laugh

Times to fight

Times to reconcile

Admiration of your true friendship

As you taught me through hardship

And even when I failed you

You stayed by my side

And together we come and go

And together we advance and grow

Brotherhood from childhood

That endures all the challenges

An eye contact

And everything is understood

And we respect our differences

Heading to dreams that we used to discus

But we always thought will not happen

Too many lessons learnt, in the school of fracas

Now dreams easily become our projects

Projects that are transformed in to success

It’s been a long time

Long time spent next to you

Some times you gave me a hand

Some times I gave it to you

Like a chain of positive vibration

No chance to fail is our intention

Continuity of energy and flow

Essential for our professional and spiritual grow

A bullet-proof friendship to eternity

A simple contract to fraternity

Scare of nothing

If I know you’re there

Prepare for anything,

True, honest and sincere

It’s been a long time

Since our futures we planned in our heads

But they scrambled to the floor

Quick with our mess

It’s been a long time

But we managed to prosper with relative success

And still we have to see all our best

Time will pass

And we’ll stand glorious

Time had proved

That we’ll always overcome fracas

Simple things

That we said and dream

Became now our life emblem

‘epa paque papiti’

Simple jokes created for you and me

Matanza, matanza!! Slogans to lift our spirit

And we went from brother to Negrata

From Negrata to Negro

From Negro to Africano

And from Africano we heading to Dr

No doubt, there is anything there

That we shouldn’t feel proud

Every single step, we did it our way

It was difficult, but we made it sway

Tough times will still come

No doubt about that

But if we stand together

We’ll overcome everything with a clack

Friendship strengthened by life’s events

Events that happened by no chance at all

As they evolved into us and our world

A true friendship that stands shining after all

God’s Sun ©