[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: David Paich]

I hear the drums echoin' tonight

But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation

She's comin' in, 12:30 flight

The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

I stopped an old man along the way

Hopin' to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies

He turned to me as if to say

"Hurry, boy, it's waitin' there for you"

[Chorus: Bobby Kimball]

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Ooh, ooh

[Verse 2: David Paich]

The wild dogs cry out in the night

As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company

I know that I must do what's right

As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

I seek to cure what's deep inside

Frightened of this thing that I've become

[Chorus: Bobby Kimball]

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Ooh, ooh

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge: David Paich & Bobby Kimball]

"Hurry, boy, she's waiting there for you"

[Chorus: Bobby Kimball]

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do

I bless the rains down in Africa

I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)

I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)

I bless the rains down in Africa

I bless the rains down in Africa (I'm gonna take the time)

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Ooh, ooh

[Instrumental Outro]