Ahhh… Barnawa…
Shagari Low-Cost…
Kai! Those were the days!
(Group: Those were the days!)
Before social media…
Before smartphones…
Before everybody went their separate ways…
(Group: We were together!)
This one is for all my old friends…
Those we can still call…
And those we can only remember.
Do you remember the good old days?
When happiness came in simple ways,
Barnawa Shagari, our beloved home,
Where nobody ever felt alone.
From house to house, from street to street,
Every familiar face was someone we'd meet.
We shared our laughter, we shared our pain,
And those precious moments, we cannot regain.
Oh, the good old days in Shagari Low-Cost,
Some friends have moved, some friends are lost.
But in my heart, the fire still burns bright,
For the memories we made in the soft moonlight.
Barnawa, you shaped who we are today,
Even though time has washed the years away.
We played till the sunset turned the sky gold,
Stories of our elders, the ones that were told.
With palm wine flowing and stories so deep,
Those are the promises we managed to keep.
But time is a river that flows to the sea,
Taking the boys and the girls that were we.
Now the streets are quiet, the shadows grow long,
But in every heartbeat, I hear our old song.
Oh, the good old days in Shagari Low-Cost,
Some friends have moved, some friends are lost.
But in my heart, the fire still burns bright,
For the memories we made in the soft moonlight.
Barnawa, you shaped who we are today,
Even though time has washed the years away.
Omo! Do you remember the rain on the roof?
We didn't need money, we didn't need proof,
That life was a treasure, a gift to behold,
Now we are older, and the nights are so cold.
But nna, don't worry, the spirit remains,
Beyond all the losses, beyond all the pains.
If you are listening wherever you are,
Across the ocean, or near or so far.
Raise up a glass for the ones gone before,
We meet in the spirit, right here at the door.
Barnawa Shagari, you hold all our ghosts,
To the legends of old, we offer our toasts.
Chai! The life that we lived was a beautiful dream,
Flowing like water in a quiet, deep stream.
Oh, the good old days in Shagari Low-Cost,
Some friends have moved, some friends are lost.
But in my heart, the fire still burns bright,
For the memories we made in the soft moonlight.
Barnawa, you shaped who we are today,
Even though time has washed the years away.
Barnawa forever…
Shagari Low-Cost, you are in my soul.
Time moves on, but the story is told.
Rest in the memories…
Until we meet again.
(Fade out with soft guitar arpeggio)