My sisters and I Have this wish before we die And it may sound strange As if our minds are deranged Please don′t ask us why Beneath the sheltering sky We have this strange obsession You have the means in your possession
We want our tea in the Sahara with you We want our tea in the Sahara with you
The young man agreed He would satisfy their need So they danced for his pleasure With a joy you could not measure They would wait for him here The same place every year Beneath the sheltering sky Across the desert he would fly
Tea in the Sahara with you Tea in the Sahara with you
The sky turned to black Would he ever come back They would climb a high dune They would pray to the moon But he′d never return So the sisters would burn As their eyes searched the land With their cups still full of sand
Only tell me that you still want me here When you wander off out there To those hills of dust and hard winds that blow In that dry white ocean alone
Lost out in the desert you are lost out in the desert
But to stand with you in a ring of fire I′ll forget the days gone by I′ll protect your body and guard your soul From mirages in your sight
Lost out in the desert
If your hopes scatter like the dust across your track I′ll be the moon that shines on your path The sun may blind our eyes, I′ll pray the skies above For snow to fall on the sahara
If that′s the only place where you can leave your doubts I′ll hold you up and be your way out And if we burn away, I′ll pray the skies above For snow to fall on the sahara
Just a wish and I will cover your shoulders With veils of silk and gold When the shadows come and darken your heart Leaving you with regrets so cold
Lost out in the desert
If your hopes scatter like the dust across your track I′ll be the moon that shines on your path The sun may blind our eyes, I′ll pray the skies above For snow to fall on the sahara
If that′s the only place where you can leave your doubts I′ll hold you up and be your way out And if we burn away, I′ll pray the skies above For snow to fall on the Sahara