woke up one sunday morning
told my daddy im leaving home
im going off to the city tommorow
even though i dont know where to go
daddy said son, dont be a fool
cos life in the city is unbelievable
you could get broken oh!! youre just a little boy
and you may never find your way.
and i said
i know i could get lost (i know i i i i)
i know i could get broken(i know i i i i)
forgive me father but i got to take a chance and im already gone so just...
pray for me (gbadura fun mi)
pray i find my way (kori bamise) oh
forgive me father but i got to take a chance. (oh im already gone so just...)*2
pray for meeee
hello daddy how're you doing?
hope mama's doing Ok?
its been four years and eleven months now (mo gbo pe aduke ti dagba)
olorun!!
it was true what you said to me
(ah ah ah ah ah)
life in the city is unbelievavle
(ah ah ah ah ah)
had to struggle just to get by everyday
and i could barely find my way (sugbon!!)
mo mope mo le sina (o da mi loju)
mo ri pe aiye le!! (aiye yi soro)
forgive me father
but i got to take a chance, oh im already gone so just...
pray for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee ee ee
(gbadura fun mi)
(kori bamise)
forgive me father but i got to take a chance
(oh im already gone so just)
(bori ba dolola lola o)
(emi ma de be o)
(gbadura ki n serere o)
(oh im already gone so just...)
(pray for meeeeeee) pray ay, ay, ay ay
(pray for meeeeeee) kori bamise (pray, pray, pray,) oh im already gone so just.
pray for me