You talking to me like we can't choose To live in the moment I refuse To stop trying to own it, like you always do I try, I wanna stay young, but it's old news Leave me alone in the rearview, I reminisce Will you notice me now Try to cut corners, try to fast-forward Try to get by preoccupied, you're making life shorter So why are you acting, always distracted Thought we were fine, that you were mine or did I imagine? Why can't we get it in the open Why can't you be here in the moment You love to give up, but I keep hoping You see me here, see me now You are looking for something to redo Nobody thinks more than we do Too many options to look through But I see you here Try to cut corners, try to fast-forward Try to get by preoccupied, you're making life shorter So why are you acting, always distracted Thought we were fine, that you were mine, or did I imagine? Why can't we get it in the open Why can't you be here in the moment You love to give up, but I keep hoping You see me here, see me now Why can't we get it in the open Why can't you be here in the moment I'm trying not to give up, yeah, I keep hoping You see me here, see me now Why can't we get it in the open Why can't you be here in the moment I'm trying not to give up, yeah, I keep hoping Why can't we get it in the open Why can't you be here in the moment You love to give up, but I keep hoping See me here, see me now Why can't we get it in the open Why can't you be here in the moment I'm trying not to give up, yeah, I keep hoping You see me here, see me now

No touch that one Don't wish me I wanna be free, free like a bird (free like a bird) Oh, I thought you heard, say I no like yawa I like peace instead I wanna be free (free, free) free like a bird (free like a bird) Oh, I thought you heard, say I no like yawa I like peace instead (yeah) I thought you knew (knew, knew) that this man is true (so) So when you see me passing through Let me be because I don pay my dues, eh eh Abi you no know say I dey here? Look me as your mallam, plus a soldier and a player In this industry, abi you no dey fear? Haba mana, walahi, my guy, you no dey like to hear When you look up in the sky, and you see me dey fly You dey try to shoot me mark across, maka why? Ask me nonsense, me no dey reply We no dey die, ay, we dey only multiply Pick up the pieces of your life Why you dey look me when there's a lob in your eye? That's the difference between me and you Mama, please don't look what other people do Try to stop me I go zoom, zoom, zoom You dey learn how to fly, I've been to the moon Bad mouth me, back bite me, and provoke me But I no send you I'ma do me, I'ma let you do you Here's a piece of advice for you Don't try to walk upon my shoe, don't try because e no go size you I wanna be free (free, free) free like a bird (free like a bird) Oh, I thought you heard, say I no like yawa I like peace instead (yeah) I thought you knew (knew, knew) that this man is true (so) So when you see me passing through Let me be because I don pay my dues, eh eh When I walk into town, and I'm strolling around All the bad belle people dem go start to dey frown Dem dey do like say them no know say dem no go fit pull me down Dem no know say na only God naim dey give people crown Dem dey look Uche face, na only me dem dey trace Dem dey do like say na dem holy pass for the place Dem dey scatter my days, dem just dey block my way But no matter what them do, we just don't care nowadays Dem take a piece outta me Dem no wan let me to be Dem dey always try to take the sugar out of my tea But I'm that motherfucking man, I got my life to live See, no matter what I do, it's my priority So, so, don't push me 'Cause I'm close to the edge I'm trying not to lose my head I wanna be free (free, free) free like a bird (free like a bird) Oh, I thought you heard, say I no like yawa I like peace instead (yeah) I thought you knew (knew, knew) that this man is true (so) So when you see me passing through Let me be because I don pay my dues, eh eh When you look up in the sky, and you see me dey fly You dey try to shoot me mark across, maka why? Ask me nonsense, me no dey reply We no dey die, ay, we dey only multiply Pick up the pieces of your life Why you dey look me when there's a lob in your eye? That's the difference between me and you Mama, please don't look what other people do Try to stop me I go zoom, zoom, zoom You dey learn how to fly, I've been to the moon Bad mouth me, back bite me, and provoke me But I no send you I'ma do me, I'ma let you do you Here's a piece of advice for you Don't try to walk upon my shoe, don't try because e no go size you Just let me be

Yes oh, hey Yes oh, ho My guy, na your eye go sharpen Because ebe like say e don dey happen No shaking, nothing dey happen Nobody won kpai, but them want go heaven I work hard for the money It is not funny Cos I got to say is not busy, at all, at all If I was you, I'll get busy Cos I nor go fit afford to get lazy, at all, at all Don't let opportunity pass you by You get to dey always continue to dey try U get to try to dey always and mind Because you no want kpai b4 u die, lie lie I know say u dey like to dey jolly Cos I see you for my body, u dey shake e your body I know say u go like to make e money To impress your baby plus all of your family There is no film trick involved inside Reality my brother is the way dat we ride If I tell u say easy, u na setup So now all u got to do is raise up and get up For what you believe in, stand up If it seems that you sleeping, rise up You got to fight for yourself Before you find yourself by yourself with your hands up You got to be strong, you got to hold on You got to keep keeping on You got to realize say It is all man for himself That's why I say Repeat 2x I wake up in the morning I look up in the rising sun There is no time to waste Cos there is a lot of things that need to be done And pray to God to give you the wisdom To understand where you come from And pray to God to give you the strength that you need to proceed, ay And the teach you to believe in yourself Teach you to depend on nobody else Teach to dey soji yourself Teach you to know that your health is your wealth and Teach you to understand that your destiny is in your hands Teach you to dey shine your eye say And realize say, it is all man for himself Repeat 4x No slacking, no bocking Keep walking, no stopping No playing, keep moving No shady dealing For what you believe in, stand up If you think that you sleeping, rise up You got to fight for yourself Before you find yourself by yourself with your hands up You got to be strong, you got to hold on And keep on keeping on You got to realize say It is all man for himself That's why I say Repeat till fade Nobody want kpai but them want go heaven See, them want go heaven Them want go heaven You got to work hard for the money

Eh!...Chineke me!... Ew! Ala Oyi e!. Ala Oyi e! Ala Oyi e!. Ala Oyi e! For instance Say na me be one wey dey give chance Say na me be one wey dey make plans For all man to benefit Abi to make we disagree Abi na to create chance But now am not of importance Cos now I am looking from a distance That's why you give them the chance To turns us ...to turns to victim of circumstance Them just dey ignore our existence Them just dey use excuse buy chance Like them no know say we dey Them dey use us dey play When we stand for resistance All in the act of exploitance Abi we just be living in a trance Ayi oh! my God! Ala Oyi e! This thing that am feeling Is a feeling of love And you know say is so... Ala Oyi e! This thing no go go Then u know I go slow... Ala Oyi e! This thing is affecting your thing And is killing your soul... Ala Oyi e! See this type of thing we we dey feel They make me dey want to dey... Ala Oyi e! Even if I want to dey cheat I go still dey want to dey... Ala Oyi e! Stand look around you I bet you go dey want to dey... Ala Oyi e! Ala Oyi e! for the thing wey u see wey make you Ala Oyi e! For instance Say na me be Baale of Nigerians Say I go dey respect your own plans Say I go create a scenery where better go plenty Make we dey give chance Instead to dey pack the money go France To make suffer to full in abundance To make me run run away To a place where ebi say I go feel like Europeans Where them go respect my skills for instance Where them no go dey play pranks Ontop people wey work the way Wey give them the key To chop substance As them know say we be freelance Their looting no dey give us assurance Repentance no dey their plane E dey create annoyance for my heart So Ala Oyi e! This thing that am feeling Is a feeling of love And you know say is so... Ala Oyi e! This thing no go go Then u know I go slow... Ala Oyi e! This thing is affecting your thing And is killing your soul... Ala Oyi e! See this type of thing we we dey feel They make me dey want to dey... Ala Oyi e! Even if I want to dey cheat I go still dey want to dey... Ala Oyi e! Stand look around you I bet you go dey want to dey... Ala Oyi e! Ala Oyi e! for the thing wey u see wey make you Ala Oyi e! Make we dey give chance... Ala Oyi e! Instead to dey pack the money go France... Ala Oyi e! To make suffer to full in abundance... Ala Oyi e! Ala Oyi e!... Ala Oyi e!... Ala Oyi e!