NILE-BORN

Drop

Nile-born, Nile-born

River in my blood, river in my blood

Verse 1

Came up where the palm trees lean

My grandmother's hands held the reeds

Salt on my skin from the delta wind

Sisters braid my hair before the drums begin

Loud nights, low light, incense in the air

I move like the water, I go anywhere

Pre-Chorus

Pour it slow

Let it run

Pour it slow

Let it run

Chorus

Nile-born, Nile-born

Carry me home

Nile-born, Nile-born

Never alone

Post-Chorus

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Verse 2

Fever in the middle of July

Men with oud strings hum a lullaby

Gold hoops swinging when I turn my waist

Mama says baby don't you ever waste

What the river gave, what the river gives

This is how a southern daughter lives

Pre-Chorus

Pour it slow

Let it run

Pour it slow

Let it run

Chorus

Nile-born, Nile-born

Carry me home

Nile-born, Nile-born

Never alone

Post-Chorus

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Bridge

Deep, deeper, deepest blue

Hold me, hold me

Hold me, hold me

Deep, deeper, deepest blue

Drop

Nile-born, Nile-born

River in my blood, river in my blood

Chorus

Nile-born, Nile-born

Carry me home

Nile-born, Nile-born

Never alone

Post-Chorus

Ah-ah, ah-ah

Ah-ah, ah-ah