7 Seconds

[Verse 1: Youssou N'Dour (in Wolof)] Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni mane Khamouma li neka thi sama souf ak thi guinaw Beugouma kouma khol oaldine yaw li neka si yaw Mo ne si man, li ne si mane moye dilene diapale [Verse 2: Neneh Cherry] Roughneck and rudeness, We should be using On the ones who practiced wicked charms For the sword and the stone, bad to the bone Battle's not over even when it's won And when a child is born into this world It has no concept of the tone it's skin living in [Hook:] It's not a second, 7 seconds away Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting I'll be waiting [Verse 3: Youssou N'Dour (in French)] J'assume les raisons qui nous poussent de changer tout J'aimerais qu'on oublie leur couleur pour qu'ils esperent Beaucoup de sentiments de races qui font qu'ils desesperent Je veux les deux mains ouvertes (transl.) Des amis pour parler de leur peine, de leur joie Pour qu'ils leur filent des infos qui ne divisent pas Changer [Neneh Cherry:] And when a child is born into this world It has no concept of the tone the skin it's living in And there's a million voices [Youssou N'Dour:] Million voices [Youssou N'Dour/Neneh Cherry:] To tell you what you should be thinking So you better sober up for just a second