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Artist: Sade
Track: Pearls

Lyrics
There is a woman in Somalia
Scraping for pearls on the roadside
There's a force stronger than nature
Keeps her will alive

This is how she's dying
She's dying to survive
Don't know what she's made of
I would like to be that brave

She cries to the heaven above
There is a stone in my heart
She lives a life she didn't choose
And it hurts like brand new shoes

Hurts like brand new shoes

There is a woman in Somalia
The sun gives her no mercy
The same sky we lay under
Burns her to the bone

Long as afternoon shadows
It's gonna take her to get home
Each grain carefully wrapped up
Pearls for her little girl

Hallelujah
Hallelujah

She cries to the heaven above
There is a stone in my heart
She lives in a world she didn't choose
And it hurts like brand new shoes
Hurts like brand new shoes
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Sade – Pearls
[Verse 1] / There is a woman in Somalia / Scraping for pearls on the roadside / There's a force stronger than nature / Keeps her will alive / This is how she's dying / She's dying
Sade – Pearls (Timo Jahns Remix)
[Verse 1] / There is a woman in Somalia / Scraping for pearls on the roadside / There's a force stronger than nature / Keeps her will alive / This is how she's dying / She's dying
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Sade – Pearls (Somalia Mix)
[Verse 1] / There is a woman in Somalia / Scraping for pearls on the roadside / There's a force stronger than nature / Keeps her will alive / This is how she's dying / She's dying
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Sade - Pearls Lyrics
Lyrics for Pearls by Sade. There is a woman in Somalia Scraping for pearls on the roadside There′s a force stronger t...
Sade - Pearls translation in French
French translation of lyrics for Pearls by Sade. There is a woman in Somalia Scraping for pearls on the roadside There′s a force stronger t...
Sade - Pearls translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Pearls by Sade. There is a woman in Somalia Scraping for pearls on the roadside There′s a force stronger t...
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Pearls” by Sade?
“Pearls” by Sade was produced by Sade & Mike Pela.
Q:Who wrote “Pearls” by Sade?
“Pearls” by Sade was written by Andrew Hale & Sade Adu.
Q:When did Sade release “Pearls”?
Sade released “Pearls” on October 26, 1992.
Q:Who wrote “Pearls (Phillip Damien Remix)” by Sade?
“Pearls (Phillip Damien Remix)” by Sade was written by Sade Adu & Andrew Hale.
Q:When did Sade release “Pearls (Phillip Damien Remix)”?
Sade released “Pearls (Phillip Damien Remix)” in 1994.
Q:Who wrote “Pearls (Somalia Mix)” by Sade?
“Pearls (Somalia Mix)” by Sade was written by Sade Adu & Andrew Hale.
Q:Who produced “Pearls (Somalia Mix)” by Sade?
“Pearls (Somalia Mix)” by Sade was produced by Sade & Mike Pela.
Q:When did Sade release “Pearls (Timo Jahns Remix)”?
Sade released “Pearls (Timo Jahns Remix)” in March 2015.
Q:Who wrote “Pearls (Timo Jahns Remix)” by Sade?
“Pearls (Timo Jahns Remix)” by Sade was written by Sade Adu & Andrew Hale.
Q:Who wrote “Pearls” by Audrey Assad?
“Pearls” by Audrey Assad was written by Sade Adu & Andrew Hale.
Q:Who wrote “Pearls” by Smooth Jazz All Stars?
“Pearls” by Smooth Jazz All Stars was written by Sade Adu & Andrew Hale.
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