One Beat Forever

Lub na di beat we de beat inside mi chɛst,

Wen a de ya wit yu,

a feel say a blessed.

Moonlight de shine pan Lumley sand,

Yu heart de call mi hand.

Nani, wen a luk yu eye,

Sunset de glow pan Freetown Bay.

Yu na mi peace,

yu na mi light,

Na yu a choose,

day by day.

My love, hold mi close tonight,

Make di whole world fade away.

Palm leaf de dance beside di sea,

A nor need more fi say.

Boom-boom, yu heart, Boom-boom,

mi heart. Two small drums de play one song,

Djembe call through di night,

Na yu love make mi strong.

Boom-boom, yu heart, boom-boom,

mi heart, One love,

one beat, we nor go part.

Yu na mi own,

mi na yu own,

Anywhere we dey, na we get home.

Boom-boom, yu heart, boom-boom,

mi heart, Two souls dancing,

one bright spark. Hand in hand,

through every weather, Me and you,

one beat forever.

Mi love, a nor only talk,

A show am every day.

From Freetown down to Bo,

Na wit yu a wan make mi way.

When rain fall hard pan Waterloo,

A go hold yu,

make yu smile. When sun rise gold pan di sea,

Yu na mi queen,

we dance awhile.

Mi man, yu make mi feel secure,

Yu love na something pure.

Like cassava leaf in rainy time,

Yu comfort give mi strength fi endure.

A nor wan mansion,

a nor wan gold,

If yu de wit mi,

mi heart don full.

One small room, one lantern bright,

Na yu and me,

day and night.

Who get mi heart?

Na me get yu heart!

Who get mi soul?

Na you get mi soul!

Who go stay? A go stay!

BOTH: Till di morning light,

Till di end of time,

Two waves meet pan River Number Two,

Yu heart and mi heart beat in time!

Boom-boom… hear mi heart,

Boom-boom… na yu part.

Even when we far apart,

Yu love still de beat inside mi heart.

Firelight under mango tree,

Yu memory keep mi warm.

Through harmattan, through ocean breeze,

Na yu love de guide mi home.

Boom-boom… hear mi heart,

Boom-boom… na yu part.

From today till evermore,

A go love yu more and more.

From Makeni road to Freetown shore,

A go carry yu name in mi song.

Wherever di road de carry we,

Na wit yu, baby,

a belong.

Boom-boom, yu heart, boom-boom,

mi heart, One love,

one beat, we nor go part.

Yu na mi own,

mi na yu own,

Anywhere we dey, na we get home.

Boom-boom, yu heart, boom-boom,

mi heart, Two souls dancing,

one bright spark. Hand in hand,

through every weather, Me and you,

one beat forever.

Boom-boom… boom-boom… Yu heart… mi heart… One beat…

one love…

one home.

Moonlight de shine

pan Freetown Bay, Two hearts beating in one rhythm… Na so we

create a home.