One, two, three
Some-some-somebody lied
(E Kelly on the beat)
La-la-la-la-la-lied
Somebody lied (E Kelly)
One, two, three
Somebody lied
They tell me say the road to success was easy and smooth, man
Somebody lied
They tell me say everybody for Lagos dey chop good food, man
Somebody lied
They tell me say it's all good
Now I realise say somebody lied
Somebody lied, oh, eh (somebody lied)
No be everything wey dey glitter be gold
They made it sound cool when the story was told (lied)
Once upon a time, I was chilling in my street
Then I got a call, and they tell me say Lagos is the shit, yeah (somebody lied)
Dropped out of school, said I must go there (yeah)
If na trek them dey trek, me I no care (yeah)
Some people sit me down, but me I no send them
Shey na Lagos them dey blow, I go end there (somebody lied)
I took the night bus, 'cause me I had hope
And back home I was tired of being bad broke (lied)
If na hunger we go fight, I go try cope
Me I go wash them eye 'til them go cry soap (somebody lied), yeah
Omo Lagos is calling
I hear say them get money, man, no dulling
Even if na mami water dey, I go fall in
'Cause where me I dey delay is not something
Man, somebody lied
They tell me say since '99 say light go plenty, man
Somebody lied
They tell me say my people belle them no go empty, man
Somebody lied
Them tell me say it's all good
Now I realise say somebody lied
Somebody lied, oh, eh (somebody lied)
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 then I'll do you right
Omo you won't have to grind every day and night (lied)
And so we vote them, them no promote us
We don dey Facebook, but them dey poke us
We try to hang in there, but them dey choke us
Build house for sky, and we dey live for low cost (somebody lied)
Every day for news, there's nothing new
Oil rich nation, still we just dey queue (lied)
Them say we get money but man it's just a few
Omo boys still dey feed on rice with no stew (somebody lied)
And after school sef, omo na housework
And you go go six feet if your mouth talk
Up 'til now, some people still dey sleep for outdoor
You know the rest, I don't need to talk them some more
Man, 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
Somebody lied, oh, eh (somebody lied)
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're far from the best, you ain't a star 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
You battle out there, you'll most likely be a disfigured (somebody lied)
I ain't trying to diss you, it's only true saying (yeah)
This no be mouth wash, I no be toothpaste (yeah) (lied)
You can't fly, there's no Gucci in your suitcase
You wan stay Lagos, omo, in whose place? (Somebody lied)
Celebrity ko (uh), celebrity ni (uh)
You wey no fit pay your electricity fee (uh)
Better go school before you go become tout
'Cause guy you no go blow even with bomb for your dumb mouth
Somebody lied
Somebody lied
Somebody lied
Somebody lied
Lie-lie, eh (somebody lied)
Na so them dey lie-lie
Na so them dey lie-lie (somebody lied), yeah
So them dey lie-lie (somebody lied, oh)
Them dey lie-lie, yeah
Somebody lied