The Other Side Lyrics - Lucky Dube

His name is Jackson, he lives in Jamaica 

Every mornin' he comes down to the docks 

To watch the ships come and go 

He's been here too long 

Mental slavery, has not touched him one bit 

He still know his history, he knows where he come from 

That is why he believes the ocean 

Can give him some answers 

About the very very far home 

That he's never been to all his life 

He says, "I wish I was home, I wish I was in Africa" 

Hey, I wish I was home, I wish I was in Africa 

I have seen his world, I've seen the other world 

I have nothing to say 

I put my coat on my shoulders 

As I walk away, I heard myself sing 

The grass is greener on the other side 

Till you get there and see it for yourself 

The grass is greener on the other side 

Till you get there and see it for yourself 

The grass is greener on the other side 

Till you get there and see it for yourself 

His name is Themba, he lives in Soweto 

Every mornin' he goes to the airport 

To watch the planes come and go 

He has changed his African name to a western one 

'Cause he doesn't know how it hurts 

To have a name you can't be proud of 

He hopes that one day 

One of these birds of the sky 

Can take him away to a very very far land 

Running away from the very roots 

That so many black people in the world 

Are wanting to come back to a place they call home 

They wish they were home, they wish they were in Africa 

They wish they were home, they wish they were in Africa 

I live in his world, I've seen the other world 

I got nothing to say I put my coat on my shoulders 

As I walked away I heard myself sing 

The grass is greener on the other side 

Till you get there and see it for yourself 

The grass is greener on the other side 

Till you get there and see it for yourself 

The grass is greener on the other side 

Till you get there and see it for yourself 

The grass is greener