Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Miles from my mother's house
Sand in my memories
Each morning I wake up here
But my soul's across the sea
The phone rings, her voice breaks
"When will you come home?"
Can't explain why I left
But can't tell her I'm alone
[Chorus]
The desert wind keeps calling
(Ah-yay, ah-yay)
My heart beats with the drums of home
(Yay-yay-lee)
[Verse 2]
Yesterday's letter came
Papa still won't write my name
Empty coffee cups
And pictures on my wall
Sometimes I dance alone
To songs from long ago
But the rhythm's not the same
When you're this far from home
[Chorus]
The desert wind keeps calling
(Ah-yay, ah-yay)
My heart beats with the drums of home
(Yay-yay-lee)
[Solo]
[Ya-ya-ya-ya-lee-ya-ah]
[Bridge]
La-la-lee, ya habibi
Weh-ya-weh, ana rouhi
(My soul, my soul)
[Verse 3]
Numbers in my bank account
But emptiness in my chest
Built a life they'd be proud of
Still feels like a test
Morning prayer on my own
No family by my side
The desert wind still calls me
And I still cry
[Chorus]
The desert wind keeps calling
(Ah-yay, ah-yay)
My heart beats with the drums of home
(Yay-yay-lee)