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Left Right Love

“Left Right Love” is track 3 on Rob Matare's Afro-Pop & Amapiano album Small Small, released October 9, 2026. Southern African Afro-pop that takes its time: kitchen songs, brass rings, "Sala Kahle, Mama" and staying till the kettle sings.

Rob MatareAfro-Pop & Amapiano3:20Love & Relationships

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Left Right Love — lyric video

“Left Right Love” lyrics

Left-right love (like that, like that!)
Step left, step right (bring it right back!)
Tap-tap, one turn, heart on beat
Left-right love, come dance with me

Red light on your cheek, bass under your feet
You looked over twice, I forgot beat three
You said, "Can you keep up?"
I said, "Wait and see"
One step left, I went right
You laughed at me
No long conversation, no line to rehearse
You showed me the move and I made it worse

Don't think too hard, just follow the rhythm

Count it in: one, two
I move, you move
Three, four, come a little closer
Bass drops out, eyes lock
One breath

One step away, then you pull me close
Turn one time when the bass goes low
Left-right love, left-right love
Your side, my side, meet in the middle
Left-right love, left-right love
Bring it back slow, little by little

Bring it back slow, little by little

Left! (Hey!) Right! (Hey!)
Tap-tap, bring it back
Turn! Freeze! Hand on heart

Now your girls know the step, my boys know the line
Whole room doing our move by quarter to nine
Phones in the air, everybody joins in
You lean over laughing (do it again)
I like how you move, but I like how you stay
When the beat disappears and there's nothing to play

Count it in: one, two (your smile, my cue)
Three, four (closer than before)
Kick drops out, one breath

Left-right love (like that, like that!)
Left-right love (like that, like that!)

One step away, then you pull me close
Left-right love, left-right love
Turn one time when the bass goes low
Left-right love, left-right love
Your side, my side, meet in the middle
Left-right love, left-right love
Bring it back slow, little by little

Left-left! (Right-right!) Tap-tap, hold
Quarter turn, hands up, dip, go!
Bring it back! (Bring it back!)

(Like that!) Left-right love, bring it right back

Left-right love (like that, like that!)

Left-right love, left-right love

Bring it back! (Bring it back!)

If the music stops? (I still know your step)
If the lights come on? (I ain't finished yet)
If tomorrow comes? (Meet me where we started)
Left side, right side
Meet me in the middle of my heart

Left-right love, left-right love
One step away, now we're pulling close
Left-right love, left-right love
Turn one time when the bass goes low
Left-right love, left-right love
Your side, my side, meet in the middle

Left! (Hey!) Right! (Hey!)

Whole room moving, but I see you most

Left (right)
Love

Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.

More from Small Small

  1. 1Ekhishini4:44
  2. 2Xiluva Xanga3:34
  3. 4Come Sit Close3:30
  4. 5Izandla Zethu3:57
  5. 6Kufikile Ukukhanya3:15
  6. 7Sho Mfethu3:02
  7. 8Mushin To Mainland2:55
  8. 9Sala Kahle, Mama3:21
  9. 10Two Brass Rings3:11
  10. 11Midnight Medicine3:04
  11. 12Devagar, Outra Vez3:18
  12. 13Make the Room Move2:46
  13. 14Small Small3:24
  14. 15Your Pace, My Pace3:07
  15. 16Ekhoneni3:11
  16. 17Mama Mortar3:13
  17. 18Velvet Tuesday5:38
  18. 19Moya Wami4:08
  19. 20Stay Till the Kettle Sings5:28
  20. 21Khothama Vuka3:48
  21. 22Carta de Maputo5:14
  22. 23Ingoma Ayibizile4:07
  23. 24Heita Friday4:01

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