Somebody Lied

Somebody lied, they tell me say the road to success man was easy and smooth man Somebody lied, they tell me say everybody for Lagos de chop good food man Somebody lied, they tell me say its all good Now I realise say somebody lied [Verse One] No be everything wey de glitter be gold They made it sound cool when the story was told Once upon a time, I was chilling in my street Then I got a call and they tell me say Lagos is the shit Walked out of school, said I must go there If na trek them de trek, me I no care Some people sit me down, but me I no care Shey na Lagos them de blow, I go end there I took the night bus, cause me I had hope And back home I was sad me and my dad broke If na hunger we go fight, I go try cope Me I go wash them eye till them go cry soap Yeah, omo Lagos is calling I hear say them get money, omo no dulling Even if na mami water de, I go fall in Cause where me I de, delay is not something [Bridge] Somebody lied, they tell me say since ’99 light go plenty Somebody lied, they tell me say my people belle them no go empty Somebody lied, them tell me say its all good, now I realise say somebody lied Somebody lied o, somebody lied [Verse Two] They me ’99 that everything go nice The cake is very big and omo you can have a bite You put me in the office and the I’ll do you right Omo you won’t have to rhyme everyday and night And so we vote them Them no promote us We no de facebook But them de poke us We try to hang in there But them de choke us Them de build house for sky And we de live for low cost Everyday for news there’s nothing new Oil rig stations still we just de queue They say we get money but man its just a few Omo boys still de feed on rice with no stew And after school sef, omo na house work And you go go six feet if your mouth talk Up till now some people still de sleep for outdoor You know the rest I don’t need to talk them some more [Bridge] Somebody lied, they tell me say you no go blow if you no be Yoruba man Somebody lied, they tell me say you come from Jos and you no go go far man Somebody lied, they tell me say my guy you no fit compete man Somebody lied oh Somebody lied [Verse Three] Are you from J-Town, omo forget rap You ain’t got a chance out there with your dead crap You don’t even dress fly to begin with You far from the best you ain’t gon start with your English You say you spit well Oh please nigga In Lagos you can’t compete with the gees nigga Your bank account’s gotta have a lot of six figures And when you’re out there you gon be a diss figure I ain’t trying to diss you, its only true saying This no be mouth wash, I no be toothpaste You can’t fly there’s no gucci in your suitcase You wan stay Lagos, omo in whose place Celebrity ko, celebrity ni You wey no fit pay your electricity fee Better go school before you go become tout Cause guy you no go blow even with bomb for your dumb mouth Somebody lied (x3)