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We ourselves to the construction of a complete and lasting peace
1] On 18th, 1918 Divine faith brings what life needs, a great That to make peace, fight beasts and make means to their needs might lay the great things [?] maker, troublemaker But later on he reform his to something major In a time no one knew the meaning of lovin' neighbor Born to take the world by like Mother Nature was the name given By a teacher by the age seven Cause of racism and his name I guess it stayed with him, not just the alias, the And the man emerged in tune with planet Earth He made a to Johannesburg under the dark sky He realized being free cost him his life due to the Apartheid
It's a long to freedom, let's take a long walk It's a long road to freedom, let's take a long
2] Trapped in a system mistreat 'em and mislead 'em He know a long walk to freedom He went to the college as he got his Bachelor's to studied law for knowledge, he studied more By his he joined the ANC Years later chief of the NDC, MVP [?] to the vocal soldier Every he go he hear Shosholoza He power, there's a lot of 'em So now the government is watching 'em, plotting on 'em So they put him observation So the oppresors his operations Knowing the power be it's biased Instead of street riots he tried to teach 'em to be But the of violence went underground And formed the [?] way to peace
3] I he got enough of it He got an to specialize in guerrilla warfare To stop the self-orientated authorities, wanted before trouble charged him with conspiracy to overthrow the government I defending it would legitimize the case locked without proof would ever size the hate They thought they'd him by giving him life This only made him bigger than Every more noble, the movement more loyal the news went global, the storm is more royal The couldn't wait to see him on his release He gave 27 years of freedom for his Finally to complete the prophecy He won the prize, beat Apartheid to see democracy Some say heaven sent, yeah, evident South Africa's first black Salute, pay homage and pay your Cause he fought doe human 'til the day of his death Nelson Mandela, rest in But may your legacy live forever and