Hmm, ah-ah-ah, ahh
(Yo Eskeez, kill the riddim and burst it)
Hmm-ahh
They call me T.I Blaze, yeah, ayy-ayy
Hmm-ahh, ah-ah
Ayy-ayy
Every day man ah been knocking
Every time man ah been workin'
Steady grindin' wan tire me
But, I no fit quit hustle for mummy (hustle for mummy)
Mmm-yeah, ahh
Sometimes, food no dey give man joy (sometimes, food no dey give man joy)
But, Canadian Loud, the feelin' is different (but, Canadian Loud, the feelin' is different)
Aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin' (aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin')
L'oru l'oru l'afin bo'she (bo'she)
Why life con hard?
And man no wan to do bad (to do bad)
'Cause I no wan suffer later
Na every time I dey sad, yeah (ayy)
B'ashe n shey datin', l'anshey military (ayy-ayy)
Excessive bombin', k'ato ri maga ta gb'ori duro (ahh)
So, me I went faraway ('way-'ay-'ay)
Mummy mi nbe ni'le oh
They said "I have gone astray"
Nigba tori jombo timo we, yeah
When no one to ginger me, I ginger myself
I woke myself then I said to myself
"Boy Blaze, remember what mama said"
Sooner or later, them go hear my cassette, for their Radio
All these fine girls, dem ah re'di oh
Dem go dey call me baby oh
Egun l'eri, eshi mari mariwo
So, e ma pariwo
Sometimes, food no dey give man joy (sometimes, food no dey give man joy)
But, Canadian Loud, the feelin' is different (but, Canadian Loud, the feelin' is different)
Aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin' (aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin')
L'oru l'oru l'afin bo'she (bo'she)
Why life con hard?
And man no wan to do bad (to do bad)
'Cause I no wan suffer later
Na every time I dey sad, yeah (ayy)
Yeah
Rabbana atina fid dunya, hasanataw-wa fil Aa'khirati, hasanataw-wa-qina 'azaaban-nar
Mio shey "ni 'gbana"
Auzubillah minashaitan nirajeem
Eruku ti gb'eru s'ara b'eni t'olo gym
Eri pain, eri agony
Hustler, born thug tio ni harmony
Revolutionary
Kewu, ke Qurani
Usman DanFodio
Jagun jagun Fulani (ehn)
My killer story God n- speak against me
Before I be Yahoo Boy, you'll find me legendary
We never thought we gonna see the early 20's
But, we thank God that we made it out the trenches
Many dey go low, many don kolo, many don gbolo
Many don p'ofo, no
Sometimes, food no dey give man joy
But, Canadian Loud, the feelin' is different (but, Canadian Loud, but, Canadian Loud)
Aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin' (aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin')
L'oru l'oru l'afin bo'she (bo'she)
Why life con hard?
And man no wan to do bad
'Cause I no wan suffer later
Na every time I dey sad, yeah (ayy)
Sometimes, food no dey give man joy
But, Canadian Loud, the feelin' is different (but, Canadian Loud, but, Canadian Loud)
Aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin' (aimoye shenkin' but no loose guardin')
L'oru l'oru l'afin bo'she (bo'she)
Why life con hard?
And man no wan to do bad
'Cause I no wan suffer later
Na every time I dey sad, yeah (ayy)
Rabbana atina fid dunya, hasanataw-wa fil Aa'khirati, hasanataw-wa-qina 'azaaban-nar
Mio shey "ni 'gbana"