lorenzo

once upon a time i made a lion roar -

he was sleeping in the sunbeams on the old zoo floor. i had gone to see the park where my papa used to play

it's called called villa borghese and it's on the way

to east africa. down on grand comoro island

where i grew past four

i could swim and fish and snorkel on the ocean floor

and the wind laughed

and the wind laughed through the trees as if to say

here's a child who'll want the world to go his way

in east africa

in east africa. suddenly for me the world turned upside down -

far from my friends the lions and the dolphins came this awful sound. dark shadows

sounds of thunder raging over me

came this monster called 'a-dre-no-leu-ko-dys-tro-phy'

where's my east africa?

well they said

they said

they said

they said from now on for you there will be no more standing tall

so i took my parents' hands

i lifted my head to say

i'll just have to be a hero

there's no other way!

back to east africa

back to east africa

back to east africa

come with me i'm going back

going back to east africa.