driving down the road
	under the southern light
	looking back to see
	where we've come from
	as we watched the sun go down
	rain it fell like diamonds
	from kimberely mines

	on the road to jo-burg
	with the dying light
	farewell durban
	city of natal
	stopped awhile to stretch my thoughts
	as we crossed the borderline
	and into transvaal

	i saw the sun go down
	under the southern skies
	over and over
	i'll always remember
	those beautiful african nights

	in the old v.w.
	we'd count the miles
	we travelled with a friend
	whose name was farr
	the stories that he told us
	talked of faces
	times and places
	sang and played his guitar

	driving down the road
	we hear the morning rise
	leaving all the past
	so far behind
	the sound-man played the "the eagles"
	as we listen
	"take it easy"
	echoes on through our lives

	i saw the sun go down
	under the southern skies
	over and over
	i'll always remember
	i still hear them call
	no matter how far
	those beautiful african nights