This world is filled with strange behavior
  Every man has to be his own savior
  I know I can make it on my own if I try
  But I'm looking for the great heart to stand me by
  Underneath the African sky
  A great heart to stand me by
  
  Chorus:
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  To hold and keep me by
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  Under African sky
  Sometimes I feel that you barely know me
  Sometimes there's so much you can show me
  
  There's a highway of stars across the heavens
  There's a whispering sound of the wind in the grass
  There's a rolling thunder across the savannah
  A hope and a dream at the edge of the sky
  And your heart beats a story like the wind
  Your heart beats a story like the wind
  
  Chorus:
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  To hold and keep me by
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  Under African sky
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  I see the fire in your eyes
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  That beats my name inside
  Sometimes I feel that you barely know me
  Sometimes there's so much you can show me
  
  (chant)
  
  Chorus:
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  To hold and keep me by
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  Under African sky
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  I see the fire in your eyes
  I'm searching for the spirit of the great heart
  That beats my name inside
  Sometimes I feel that you barely know me
  Sometimes there's so much you can show me
  
  Guk a 'mzimbo (body grow old)
  Sala 'nhilziyo (but heart remain behind)