You have to finish what you've started
Look inside yourself and remember why you started in the first place
You cannot run from the fire (yeah)
You must go through it then
Ekere, you called me a diamond in the rough
Been holding on this pain for very long
It's been 11 years since you've been gone
I still ain't got the chance to move on
Been tryna finish what we started
Life hit us the hardest
I've been on the run
Been tryna finish what we started
Life hit us the hardest
I've been on the run
Swear to God every day I miss you
Wish I could come to heaven and kiss you
Think of you, I need a tissue
Life's been crazy hard without
Even mumsi is lost without you
I wanna tell the world about you
Popsi died right after you
That next year right after you
Only 11 months in between
My heart was laying on the avenue
Momsi said, "Go back to school"
Oh, that's right, I dropped out
Real life got too hard
Ekere, I wanted to opt out, yeah
'Til you believed in me, nobody did, yeah
You understood all the shit that was in my head, yeah
And you was the one I called when I got that F, yeah
You told A's don't equate to success
You still the best person I ever knew
I know everybody says it, but it's true
Wish I could take the colors off the rainbow and then give them all to you
Wish I was walking across the pearly gates running into you
But I'm still here for a while, I got goals to attain
Eno's been carrying all the load
Wish I could help with the weight
Emem's been going through somethings
But she'll be fine, she's strong
Sometimes I wanna break down
But then she gives me a hug
Edikan turned into the baddest bitch that you have ever seen
And mumsi still holding on to your memory
And me?
I cry my tears in the darkness
You was my queen, my angel, my goddess
Hi, Kelu, wow
It's been what? Ten years?
I miss you, I miss you so much
And I make sure that I carry you with me every single day
Everywhere that I go
And I'm healing
Remember the book that I wrote in your honour?
I'm sure you'll love it
Ekere, you called me a diamond in the rough
Been holding on this pain for very long
It's been 11 years since you've been gone
I still ain't got the chance to move on
Ekere, you called me a diamond in the rough
Been holding on this pain for very long
It's been 11 years since you've been gone
I still ain't got the chance to move on
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
Remember how you used to bring life to the family
Never liking a plan b
If I get outta line then you reprimand me
The sweetest times in life was when we was dancing
Or eating your palm oil rice, when everything was alright
The last time we spoke, you told me, "Shey you coming home, right?"
And I stayed back to write exams, that's fucking dumb, right?
I was just tired of being a fuck-up, so I fucked up
I felt like I used all of my luck up
But this time it's different
I found a piece that was missing
I forgave myself for shit that I did and shit that I didn't
Plus I finally got money for my surgery, yeah
To remove this lump from my body
You know the one that has me wearing big shirts that's ugly
The one that made the bad bitches to never love me
All because they thought I was suffering
But still I never said nothing
Ekere, I could rap this song for days
And tell you all the ways that things have changed
And tell you how Buhari finally got into office, and then he fucked us up
But I'ma save that shit for another day
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
I've been on the run
We are growing strong in the Lord
We are waxing strong in spirit
We are increasing in wisdom
We are favoured before God and before man
That includes our teachers and our friends
In Jesus name
Amen