Happy Valentines Day Sthandwa Sami

[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] July’s frost bit sharp through camp’s thin air NSA grounds where you appeared One glance, my chest unlocked its gate Your Ndebele grin, a fate I couldn’t hate Winter stars hung low above our heads Strangers, but my future bled In that taxi’s hush, midnight’s glow One blanket wrapped, your arms slow to let go Respect like a hymn, no line crossed too soon Your quiet care was my moon [Pre-Chorus] I swore my heart would stay locked tight No cracks, no chinks, no wrongs to right But you stepped in, turned “never” to “start” Broke every wall I’d built around my heart [Chorus] From July’s chill to a love that burns warm Through every storm, through every harm Distance clawed, but our hands held fast Cape Town suns, Pretoria’s midnight cast Mthokozisi Buda, my Njakazana My answered prayer, my forever umuntu wami [Verse 2] Camp’s end split us, miles between Cape Town dreams, my lonely routine I counted days till your voice would ring Wishing life could just be the way it’d been But love’s call cut through the silence deep You packed your bags, crossed the divide to keep Pretoria’s streets brought you back to me A love grown thick, as it was meant to be You stood tall at my graduation’s light Met my folks, chose to stay through the night Not a passing flame, not a fleeting view A man so real, so pure, so true [Bridge] We fought for us before the story began Doubt’s cold breath, but you chose my hand Every step, every scar, every vow we renew Proves there’s no one else but me and you [Chorus] From winter nights to golden, bright days God wove our love in gentle, soft ways Through every mile, through every plan You became my chosen, steady man Mthokozisi Buda, my Njakazana My first-sight love, my safe, warm embrace [Outro] Here’s my heart, unyielding, still Chooses you now, chooses you still Through every season, come what may I’m yours forever, come what may