Lauryn Hill and Carlos Santana - To Zion

One day, you're gonna understand
Zion

Unsure of what the balance held
I touched my belly overwhelmed
By what I had been chosen to perform
But then an angel came one day
Told me to kneel down and pray
For unto me a man child would be born
Woe this crazy circumstance
I knew his life deserved a chance
But everybody told me to be smart
"Look at your career," they said
"Lauryn, baby, use your head"
But instead I chose to use my heart

Now the joy of my world is in Zion (Zion, Zion)
Now the joy of my world is in Zion (Zion, uh, Zion)

How beautiful if nothing more
Than to wait at Zion's door
I've never been in love like this before
Now let me pray to keep you from
The perils that will surely come
See life for you, my prince, has just begun
And I thank you for choosing me
To come through unto life to be
A beautiful reflection of His grace
See I know that a gift so great
Is only one God could create
And I'm reminded every time I see your face

That the joy (joy)
Of my world (world)
Is in Zion (is in Zion, is in Zion)
Is in Zion (is in Zion)
Now the joy (joy, is in Zion)
Of my world (world)
Is in Zion (is in Zion)
Is in Zion
Now the joy (joy, Zion)
Of my world (world)
Is in Zion (is in Zion)
Is in Zion
Now the joy (joy)
Of my world (world)
Is in Zion (is in Zion, Zion)
Is in Zion (Zion)

Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion (marching)
Marching, marching, marching (we gon' march)
Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion

Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion
Marching, marching, marching
Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion

Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion (my joy, my joy)
Marching, marching, marching (my joy, my joy)
Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion (my joy, my joy)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion (my joy, my joy)

Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion (my joy, my joy)
Marching, marching, marching (my joy, my joy)
Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion (now the joy)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion (of my life)

Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion (is in Zion)
Marching, marching, marching
Marching, marching, marching, marching to Zion (now the joy)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion (of my, my life)

Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion (is in Zion, Zion)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion (is in Zion)
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
Marching, beautiful, beautiful Zion
Marching

Okay, how many people here have ever been in love?
I know none of the guys are gonna raise their hand, but
How many of y'all ever been in love?
Well, I know none of the guys been in-
We don't get in love, right?
Oh, let this black man right here tell what his idea of love is
'Cause not all the time we hear a young black man talk about love
About your personal definition, don't tell me what Webster thinks, huh?
Willingness to do everything for that person (anything)
Okay, everything like, what? Explain
Let him talk, c'mon
If I asked him to talk about a fancy car, he'd be right on point
But we wanna talk about love, you can do it
What do you think? You said you love somebody
You should know why you love 'em right?
The way they act (uh-huh)
The way they carry themselves, stuff like that (okay)
If they with they boys, hang with they boys, whatever
And they just stand out
It's like sometimes it don't even matter, like what they wear or what they look like
It's like, that one, you know? (Yeah)
You know, you know that you want to talk to him because he stands out
It's like he got a glow or something
That's deep (that's what I'm talking about)
I thought that was a beautiful point
Anybody else wanna deal with that?
And sometimes, like, when they, when they try to act funny in front of they boys
When they get around you they say they love you
They can't love you
'Cause love-love-love wouldn't do that
Love is not phony (facts)

Written by:
Lauryn Hill, Norman Gimbel, Charles Fox

Publisher:
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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