95

Born with an umbilical cord round my neck
Coulda taken my last breath before I took my first
She realized I was choking put her finger between the chord and my neck
I don’t know her name but God bless the nurse
4 years after, november 99
Lost my biological dad those we’re trying times
Mum was in her 20's tryna raise two kids all by herself
Make I no lie Mama Jay has really tried
The house we lived in the landlord chased us out
No 7 mission street Satellite town
This might sound like a script from a nollywood movie but
My daddy’s dad was the landlord that I talked about
Guess he tried to make amends put my big sister and I in his will Gave us a
couple mill and we still got scammed
At least I used part of that money to graduate
Didn’t get half but that’s a story for another day
Yeah
I was born in 95
Wanna live long don’t wanna make it to 95
My life has been a bumpy ride
Tryna switch lanes wanna make it to the sunny side
Yeah
I was born in 95
Wanna live long don’t wanna make it to 95
My life has been a bumpy ride
I’m tryna switch lanes
Couple years after mum found love again
And he loved me like his and I grew up loving him
He’s my daddy my friend my superman
Kept me warm during harmattan
Didn’t always get what I wanted but I didn’t lack needs
Didn’t grow taller but I didn’t lack beans
Shoutout to my mum, dad and my grandma for setting me straight when I did some
bad deeds
Thorns on my hands but it wasn’t always rosy
So I counted on God like catholics did with rosaries
It’s been a couple years since we last spoke
Haven’t been to church cause sometimes I feel like God wears a blindfold
Never taking a day off
Working night shifts till I can afford days off
No briberies I’m hoping this music pays off
Born in 95 don’t wanna die in my 9 to 5
Or get laid off
Yeah
I was born in 95
Wanna live long don’t wanna make it to 95
My life has been a bumpy ride
Tryna switch lanes wanna make it to the sunny side
Yeah
I was born in 95
Wanna live long don’t wanna make it to 95
My life has been a bumpy ride
I’m tryna switch lanes