Viv and Cheers

Intro

(hey-ya) Viv and Cheers, yeah, Viv and Cheers

(oh-oh) 30 years and we're still here, uh-huh

Verse

We grew up where the dust would sing, Tafara sun on our skin

Kickin' cans, spillin' plans, two boys with a grin

Mabvuku corners taught us how to stand tall, hand in hand

We learned to laugh through the rain, learned to share what we had

Viv with the steady grin, Cheers with the louder laugh

Riding tomorrow on a rooftop, map folded in our backs

Mama called us trouble, but trouble had our name

We swore we'd be brothers no matter where the road would aim

Pre-chorus

From the kopje to the flats, from the market to the gate

We made a promise on a Sunday, we never changed our fate

(never changed) ooh-ooh, (never changed) yeah-yeah

Chorus

Tafara to Mabvuku, Luton to London town

Viv and Cheers together, feet on the ground

Tafara to Mabvuku, Luton to London town

Viv and Cheers together, feet on the ground (feet on the ground)

Viv and Cheers together, feet on the ground (feet on the ground)

Verse

Then the boat and the passport, Luton called his name

New skies, same stories, new weather, same flame

Cheers sent a letter folded twice, said "Boy, keep your head right"

Viv sent back a picture with a sunrise in the night

Sunday roasts and Sunday prayers, phone calls down the line

Jokes about the old tin roof, the kuku and the time

Wins and losses, newborns, funerals and song

We carried each other steady — when one fell, the other strong

Pre-chorus

From the minibus to the train, from the heat to the cold rain

We kept our rhythm, kept our pride, kept our names the same

(kept the names) oh-oh, (kept the names) yeah-yeah

Chorus

Tafara to Mabvuku, Luton to London town

Viv and Cheers together, feet on the ground

Tafara to Mabvuku, Luton to London town

Viv and Cheers together, feet on the ground (feet on the ground)

Viv and Cheers together, feet on the ground (feet on the ground)

Bridge

Remember the night we danced on rooftops (dance, dance)

When the power went and we made our own lights (ah-ah)

Remember the fight for a little more money (money, money)

But still we shared the last plate, still we ate alright

Oh-oh, oh-oh, hey-ya (hey-ya)

We got manners from the struggle, we got laughter from the fight

Verse

When Cheers hit a rough patch, Viv put his jacket on

When Viv missed home the most, Cheers sang him an old song

Weddings with too many guests, tearful eyes at the grave

They walked each road together, the bold and the brave

Now the kids know the stories, now the streets know the names

They point and say "Those two, they play a different game"

Not about money or fame, it's about how they stay

Brothers across the miles, in every single way

Pre-chorus

From the corner where we first met, to the skyline across the sea

We kept the fire burning low, kept the promise, kept it free

(kept it free) ooh-ooh, (kept it free) yeah-yeah

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