It Was Hard To Be Away From

The Conqueror Writes History, They Came, They Conquered And They Write. You Don't Expect The People Who Came To Invade Us To Tell The Truth About Us.

I Kept My Culture. I Kept The Music Of My Roots. Through My Music I Became This Voice And Image Of Africa And The People Without Even Realising.

It Was Hard To Be Away From Home, But I Am Glad That I Am Home Now.

My Thoughts Are Like Quick Little Fish That Swim Out Of My Grasp.

[belafonte]'d Take Me To Perform For Martin Luther King's Cause. But When They Were Marching I Did Not Take Part, Because I Was Not A Citizen