Kumbaya

Kumbaya my Lord
O Kumbaya
Little song I sing to skyya
O Lord
O Lord
Kumbaya
Oh Lord
Kumbaya

I grew up on a block where garages owned the street
At home they told me keep it real don't ever cheat
No grudges share whatever treasure you have got
Our school was rough it was never a greenhouse spot

I thought the folks around me were my ride or die team
Every argument was a draw no trick no scheme
No one ever swung low or hit me cheap at all
But life had flipped the whole script on me after all

They stayed themselves and I stayed me we drifted so far
And I still sing my song beneath the shining star

Kumbaya my Lord
O Kumbaya
Little song I sing to skyya
O Lord
O Lord
Kumbaya
Oh Lord
Kumbaya

It went like this you slid into my feed and said hi
You hit me up I said come through don't ask me why
Two weeks of memes and long coffee chats every night
I blinked and suddenly you moved in it felt so right

When you were leaving I was sipping tea alone
You stepped in the hall said goodbye in a gentle tone
You said moving on was honest you had set me free
You are you and I am me that's how it had to be

What we shared before became a memory in my mind
Like morning fog that slowly fades and leaves no trace behind

Kumbaya my Lord
O Kumbaya
Little song I sing to skyya
O Lord
O Lord
Kumbaya
Oh Lord
Kumbaya

They forget me so I lift my voice Kumbaya
They betray me and I still raise my voice Kumbaya
They tap their temples and call me crazy on the fly
I need something just to keep my spirits flying high

Not lofty hymns or quotes from sages days gone by
No heavy books no ancient answers from the sky
But something simple maybe silly little rhyme
A bit of nonsense walking with me all the time

When I'm broken down and my spirit is left bare
I breathe out and repeat the words just like a prayer

Kumbaya my Lord
O Kumbaya
Little song I sing to skyya
O Lord
O Lord
Kumbaya
Oh Lord
Kumbaya

Kumbaya my Lord
O Kumbaya
Little song I sing to skyya
O Lord
O Lord
Kumbaya
Oh Lord
Kumbaya