Youssou N'Dour - Shaking the Tree (extended version) lyrics

(feat. Peter Gabriel) Waiting your time, dreaming of a better life Waiting your time, so much more than just a wife You don't have to do what your mother has done She has done This is your life, this new life has begun It's your day, Woman's Day It's your day, Woman's Day Turning the tide you are now on the incoming wave Turning the tide you know you are nobody's slave Find the brothers and sisters Who can hear all the truth in what you say They can support you when you are on your way It's your day, Woman's Day It's your day, Woman's Day SOUMA YERGON, SOU NOU YERGON, WE ARE SHAKIN' THE TREE [If we had known, if we only had known] (3 times) Changing your ways, changing those surrounding youChanging your ways, more than any man can do Open your heart, show him the anger and pain so you heal Mabe he's looking for his womanly side, let him feel You have to be so strong And you do nothing wrong Nothing wrong at all We have to shake it down We're gonna break it down All around the town SOUMA YERGON, SOU NOU YERGON, WE ARE SHAKIN' THE TREE [If we had known, if we only had known] (7 times)