Brent Grimbeek - AFRICAN DUST TO SALTY SEAS Lyrics

From the dust of Africa,
Boys played rough,
South Africa, lessons are tough,
Where late teenage years,
Rulers made boys become men
Running around with guns in hands

In fields of Angola the fight was day and night,
A life full of struggle
None knew wrong from right,
Built a business in the shadows,
Where the world closed its doors,
Fighting to rise
To rise - and always hungry for more,
The tough survive, top of the pile,
But lessons of the past
Take me many a mile,
A change of heart - and of mind
And of energy too - oh hey oh -hey oh -

Now I'm sailing on the ocean, where the wind sets me free,
With a catamaran below me, and the stars guiding me.
The waves that roll, the dolphins play,
The sun's rays dance on the water's sway.
I've found my peace, in the endless blue,
The freedom of the sea has brought me through.
No more battles to fight, just the wind and the tide,
And the love for the ocean that I hold deep inside.

I saw the world outside - yeah man - these eyes opened wide,
No more borders or chains, just the sea's endless ride.
The moons and the stars draw a path made of light,
And the whispering waves bring the calm of the night.
Where whales breach the surface, and the dolphins sing,
In the arms of the ocean, I found everything.
The struggles behind me, the lessons now clear,
The sea became home, and washed away fear.

Now I'm sailing on the ocean, where the wind sets me free,
With a catamaran below me, and the stars guiding me.
The waves that roll, the dolphins play,
The sun's rays dance on the water's sway.
I've found my peace, in the endless blue,
The freedom of the sea has brought me through.
No more battles to fight, just the wind and the tide,
And the love for the ocean that I hold deep inside.

Dust of Africa to the wide open sea,
Journey's been long, but it's set my soul free.
I've learned to be gentle, learned to be kind,
Now I leave all burdens behind.

Now I'm sailing on the ocean, where the wind sets me free,
With a catamaran below me, and the stars guiding me.
The waves that roll, the dolphins play,
The sun's rays dance on the water's sway.
I've found my peace, in the endless blue,
The freedom of the sea has brought me through.
No more battles to fight, just the wind and the tide,
And the love for the ocean that I hold deep inside.

Friends in these nations,
Sometimes they forget,
They have it all
Yet seem ok to let it all fall,
If they only knew my African story,
Land where I grew
Yeah,
Yeah - tread ever so lightly
You have it all, yeah man, yeah man
You have it all !!!

Now I'm sailing on the ocean, where the wind sets me free,
With a catamaran below me, and the stars guiding me.
The waves that roll, the dolphins play,
The sun's rays dance on the water's sway.
I've found my peace, in the endless blue,
The freedom of the sea has brought me through.
No more battles to fight, just the wind and the tide,
And the love for the ocean that I hold deep inside.