[Verse 1: Phonte]
I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers
Of some quiet conversation
She's coming in 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars
That guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words
Or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say
"Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you!"

[Hook]
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh, ooh!

[Verse 2: Phonte]
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing
For some solitary company
I know that I must do whats right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus
Above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's DEEP inside
Frightened of, this thing that I've become
[Hook]

[Synthesized keyboard break]

"Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you!"

[Hook]
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had, ooh, ooh

Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-da-ba-bum

(She's waiting for you) And I can't wait, to see you baby
(She's waiting for you) I'm, coming home to you
(She's waiting for you) Oh, I got to see her, I got to see her
(She's waiting for you) Cause I'm coming home to you, Bay
(She's waiting for you) Oh, when I just can't wait to see you, yeah
(She's waiting for you) And I can't wait to see you there
(She's waiting for you) Right there WAITING for you
(She's waiting for you) Oh, I want to see you, oh!
(She's waiting for you) Whatchu doing to me
(She's waiting for you) Really wanna see you, baby
(She's waiting for you) Come a little closer *chuckles*
(She's waiting for you) Don't say goodbye
Woo!

Um, God bless the rains down in Africa
God bless the rains down in Africa
God bless the rains down in Africa
God bless the rains down in Africa
God bless the rains down in Africa

["Lord blessing the rains, down, in Africa"
Repeats along with the last line as both line repeats until the end of the song]