The album closes on a different note with “Where Did We Go Wrong (Cry)”; no sugarcoating, just honest emotion. Dakolo’s voice carries so much pain and regret here, digging into the heartbreak that sometimes surfaces during the holidays.
The music is dramatic, echoing the rawness of the lyrics. It isn’t your classic Christmas tune, but that’s the point.
It reminds you that this time of year can bring up memories of loss, too, not just joy. It’s a brave way to end the album; real, complicated, and deeply human.
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{Verse 1}
There′s a cry from a young boy, in a city, running wild
There's a cry from a mother, who just lost another child
There′s a cry from a people, who have nothing more to lose
Everything that they lived for, has been wasted and abused
{Chorus}
There's a cry from a river, that has nowhere to flow
And the pride of this river was lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, that only heaven knows
Where did they go wrong? How can we go on?
Only hope remains the answer
{Verse 2}
There's a man on a mission, there′s a desperate heart to rule
He has love for the people, yet he calls the people fools
He has guns for the people, on a promise yet to come
So they kill one another, for a hope that never comes
{Chorus}
There′s a cry from a river, that has nowhere to flow
And the pride of this river was lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, that only heaven knows
Where did they go wrong? How can we go on?
Only hope remains the answer
{Verse 3}
There are so many questions, when will all this trouble cease?
Like the wars all around us, will we ever live in peace?
I believe in the people, if they only have a chance
There's still hope for the future, but the future is in our hands
{Chorus}
There′s a cry from a river (river), that has nowhere else to flow
And the pride of this river (river), was lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, only, only heaven knows
Where did we go wrong? (Where did we go wrong?)
There's a cry from a river (river), that has nowhere else to flow
And the pride of this river (river), it was so lost so long ago
And that cry is for a reason, that I can′t tell why
Where did we go wrong? How can we go on?
Only hope remains the answer
{Outro}
There's a cry from a young boy, in a city, running wild
There′s a cry from a mother, who just lost the only child
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