Congolese Truck Driver

Way down there it's raining dust
and the snakes police the roads
and a truck weighed down with misery,
stops and unloads.
and 18 broken passengers
their blood as thick as mud
beg for for water; for anything
the driver waves 'good luck'.
The Sun's been frying lizards
hidden under rocks,
and now it fries the refugees
and turns their brain to chalk.
18 men & women
and 1 one brand new pair of shoes
and the driver's back at the border,
what's he got to lose?


and 1 brand new pair of shoes,
now he's back at the border,
what's he got to lose?