The Basics Tunaomba Saidia lyrics

She cannot remember the day she left Uganda
And if you had asked her, her eyes would drift right past ya
From her home she'd come so far
But she had hoping in her heart

Her brother, he'd been taken, and a soldier they had made him
And when they protested, the father, he was arrested
In this land you have no choice
In this land you have no voice

And he say,
Wamechukua me wapi? Tuna kitu kibaya?
Is it too much to wish for, a life that could be peaceful?
Tunaomba Saidia

So they told him they would kill him if they did not do what they tell him
And his family, in danger, put their lives in the hands of a stranger
In a boat, they traveled far
Heading for Australia

They were picked up by the navy, out where the ocean is wavy
To an island were directed, where they were separated
Like a prisoner of war
Like a common criminal

And they say
Wamechukua me wapi? Tuna kitu kibaya?
Is it too much to wish for, a life that could be peaceful?
Tunaomba Saidia


How was this better than their homeland?
And why did no-one seem to care?
So full of problems, full of violence
There were so many people there

Like this one time, she was taken by the guard, they stripped her naked
And when she protested, the father, he was arrested
In this place you have no choice
In this place you have no voice

And she say
Wamechukua me wapi? Tuna kitu kibaya?
Is it too much to wish for, a life that could be peaceful?
Tunaomba Saidia

For a year now, they've been waiting, in their hearts, they're hoping, praying
For a chance to be together, and escape this life of torture
And hear the words they'd come so far to hear
'Welcome to Australia'

And we say
Wamechukua me wapi? Tuna kitu kibaya?
Is it too much to wish for, a life that could be peaceful?
Tunaomba Saidia
Tunaomba Saidia