Wafi Boi

Mama said my pikin go and shine

Papa said represent us well

Nobody told me say the struggle was real o

Papa reppa, cut my jaw off in the back

Worry airport, test dey fall, I no go drag

Mummy waved and saw me off into the sky

God go see it through, she said, I say, goodbye

First time on the plane, I dey shake like pepper

12 hours in the air, my body no remember

Land in ATL, the cold just hold me tight

A brilliant America, enough we like

I cross the water for a better life, it seems

I carry Nigeria inside my chest everywhere I be

They say the abroad, they say the streets dey tame

But nobody told me say I go be so brave

Mama man pray I dey follow me

Three jobs at the time, no time for sleeping

Send money home before my own rent, I'm not keeping

Sunday morning, I dey video call back home

Everybody think say America no get poor

My accent dey confuse them at work

Say that again, I smile, I no go pause it

But when I cook my igusi on a Sunday night

The whole building know say a Nigerian is right

I trust the water for a better life, e see

I carry Nigeria inside my chest everywhere I be

They say the abroad, they say the streets dey cave

But nobody told me say I go be so great

My mama's proud dey follow me

I miss the cake

I miss the market noise

I miss my people on the Bwari boys

I miss buying soup at 2am

I miss the church choir singing the hymns

But every dollar wey I earn with my hands

I remember why I left my motherland

Not to forget

Go and come back strong

Nigeria dey my blood, she dey my song

Gree a santa, still dey bless with favour

American resident by choice, but African by nature

My children don't know where their roots come from

Teach them in Sekiri before the day is done

Flag on my wall, O.P.O on my speaker

Suya in the winter, I dey get Beamer

Two worlds in one body, I don't choose

I am the bridge and I refuse to lose

Wafi boy

Wafi boy

He don come through

I cross the water and I still know who

Wafi boy

I carry naijida inside my chest everywhere I be, eh-eh-eh

They say the streets they take

But I pay my own and I'm unafraid

Puffy boy, puffy boy

Mama must pray I don set me free

Worry no dey carry last

Worry no dey carry that

I go rise, I dey shine

From water to America, I did fine