Joey Dont Do It — текст песни (Johnny Clegg and Savuka)

She rises for work early each day

Shes tough and shes straight and her words never ricochet

The wounds that you gave her she wears like a bouquet

Its crazy, joey, how she loves you come what may

And though you have gone she defends you like a lion

She says youre just going through some kind of phase

Strange talk of deserts, hong kong and red wine

Of kissing the moon in some beat up old plane



Chorus

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Dont walk out into the night

Mus ukuthatha ngamawala awuthula-nje

(dont fly off the handle, take it easy)

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Love can give you wings to fly

Mus ukuthatha ngamawala awuthula-nje

(dont fly off the handle, take it easy)

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Awuthulanje



She loves the dreamers, but not the schemers

She loves the contradictions, but not the lies

She says every home ever built was built on tears

And shes not scared of crying but she is of wasted years

So shell wait like a ship anchored beyond the harbour

And if there is no place to dock shell head for the sea

And I dont know if you know but theres nothing much harder

Than facing a part of yourself which you know might have been



Chorus

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Dont walk out into the night

Mus ukuthatha ngamawala awuthula-nje

(dont fly off the handle, take it easy)

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Itll be different in the morning light

Mus ukuthatha ngamawala awuthula-nje

(dont fly off the handle, take it easy)

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Awuthulanje



Just look around

Do you know where youre going

Such a sad seed I see you sowing

There is nothing to be found in the wind thats blowing

Just an empty sound, joey dont do it



Chorus

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Dont walk out into the night

Mus ukuthatha ngamawala awuthula-nje

(dont fly off the handle, take it easy)

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Love can give you wings to fly

Mus ukuthatha ngamawala awuthula-nje

(dont fly off the handle, take it easy)

Joe-joe-joey dont do it

Awuthula-nje