Lyrics

GOOD TO BE ALIVE

Balancing her pot on her head
And wiping her eyes full of tears
She looks at her hungry baby lying there
But there's nothing that she can do
Starvation spreads throughout the land
Just like a wild, wild brush fire
She's done her best to keep herself alive
Is it not good to be alive?
It's so good to be alive

Walking down the path to the river
She hears the sounds of women weeping (Me wo! Me wo!)
Another young life had been taken away
And there was nothing that they could do
How long were they going to see their babies die
Like animals in a wild, wild, brush fire?
They've done their best to keep each other alive
Onyame always knows what he's doing
It's so good to be alive

Filling her pot at the river
She falls in the shallow black water
She tries to stand, but she doesn't have the strength
There is nothing that she can do
Starvation spreads throughout the land
Just like a wild, wild, brush fire
They did their best to help her stay alive
Onyame always knows what he's doing
It's so good to be alive

It's so good to be alive
Yes, it's so good to be alive