African Nights - Barclay James Harvest

driving down the road

under the southern light

looking back to see

where we’ve come from

as we watched the sun go down

rain it fell like diamonds

from kimberely mines

on the road to jo-burg

with the dying light

farewell durban

ity of natal

stopped awhile to stretch my thoughts

as we crossed the borderline

and into transvaal

i saw the sun go down

under the southern skies

over and over

i’ll always remember

those beautiful african nights

in the old v.w.

we’d count the m iles

we travelled with a friend

whose name was farr

the stories that he told us talked of faces

times and places

sang and played his guitar

driving down the road

we hear the morning rise

leaving all the past

so far behind

the sound-man played t he the eagles

as we listen

take it easy

echoes on through our lives

i saw the sun go down

under the southern skies

over and over

i’ll always remember

i still hear them call

no matter how far

those beautiful african nights