Trapped in a moment of history   You changed the world and the day was yours   Laughing sun flashing from your smile   Your beach-bronzed body braced against the wind   But you forgot the wheel keeps turning   And one day the dawn left you behind   And though I tried to love you   I really have to go   'cause the world is leaving you behind   The world is leaving you behind   The world is leaving you behind   Chorus   I'll sing an african litany for you   An african litany for me   An african litany for you   And I hope we see these times through   I think this dream is going to end   The past is no longer your friend   Memory upon memory binds you into a timeless web   'cause you forgot the wheel keeps turning   And one day the dawn left you behind   And now you're trapped there forever   Till the embers of that glowing day have died   Till the embers of that glowing day have died   Till the embers of that glowing day have died   Chorus african! litany!   African! litany!   I'll sing an african litany for you   Fare thee well and fond adieu   An african litany for me   I hope we see these times through