(Afrobeat percussion kicks in)
Yeah, e no easy, you know
Everyday we grind, everyday we pray
Omo, listen
I wake up early, mind dey full, oh
Pray for better, but pocket still dey pull, yeah
I think deep, I no dey sleep
Why road so hard for a good man like me?
I’m moving through the street, feeling the heat
Searching for the rhythm, searching for the beat
But the struggle is real, yeah the struggle is raw
I’m rising up high, I’m breaking the law
Mama say make I no give up, keep my head up high
World no go lift you, you for lift yourself, reach for the sky
Yeah, I’m building my empire, stone by stone
Never gonna stop, gonna claim my throne
But man still dey try, still dey try, yeah
Tears for eye, but man still dey smile
Lost for road, but man still dey waka
Life dey beat me, but man no go stagger
Man still dey try, yeah, we never gon' fold
Turning this struggle into stories untold
I see my mates don blow, me I still dey sow
Dem say I too quiet, dem no know where I dey go
I dey talk to God, e be like He mute
But I know one day He go turn up, no dispute
My grind is silent, but my success go loud
I’m rising above, standing out in the crowd
Even when the rain falls, I’m standing my ground
Waiting for the blessing, waiting to be found
But man still dey try, still dey try, yeah
Tears for eye, but man still dey smile
Lost for road, but man still dey waka
Life dey beat me, but man no go stagger
Man still dey try, yeah, we never gon' fold
Turning this struggle into stories untold
I search for the vision, I search for the light
Walking through the tunnel in the middle of the night
My faith is a fire that will never die
I’m reaching for the peak, reaching for the sky
But man still dey try, still dey try, yeah
Tears for eye, but man still dey smile
Lost for road, but man still dey waka
Life dey beat me, but man no go stagger
Man still dey try, yeah, we never gon' fold
Turning this struggle into stories untold
Man still dey try, e choke!
Lost myself but I go find me
For darkness, light go find me
World fit look down, but I look up to sky
Man still dey try, yeah, man still dey try
On God, we move, no stopping now!
(Fade out with heavy bass and percussion)