[Intro]

Na so e be

Anybody  wey wan die make e go die

Na  me matter pass I love myself

I too dey relevant, na so e be

I matter pass all of them

They  are too responsible

[Chorus: 9ice, Timaya]

I  matter yeah, (before nko) na me matter pass (before nko)

I matter (before nko), that's why people call me bashorun gaa

I  matter, that’s why we rock your area (I say before nko)

I matter yeah, surrender

[Verse 1: 9ice]

I matter yeah, surrender

Money matter pass eh, I surrender

Anytime  every other day

I must dey your agenda

Gbogbo igba te ba ni nkan re se

You must need my performance

Whether na your birthday eh

Whether na your housewarming

Whether na your naming ceremony yeah eh

I must be your musician (true)

I matter eh, pass Obama

I matter eh, pass Goodluck Jonathan

I matter, I matter eh pass Nelson Mandela

I matter eh, pass komen kuma

[Chorus: 9ice, Timaya]

I matter yeah, (before nko) na me matter pass (before nko)

I matter (before nko), that's why people call me bashorun gaa

I matter, that’s why we rock your area (I say before nko)

I matter yeah, surrender

Na me matter pass yeah, mo surrender

[Verse 2: Timaya]

See, call me Timaya

See people in the street dey call me Mr. Wale

Anytime when I pass for road, everybody dem a shouty shouty omo aiye

All the people in the ghetto in the street

When they see me dem dey halla, dem dey tell me baba tuale

But if you don’t know, now you know now (Chineke meh)

I say back ina the days I dey drink awapa

I smoke okito, I dey drink dongoyaro

See right now I dey pop champagne

Nobody dey complain, I'm sipping Dom Perignon

See the people wanna momuor

After all and their sister dem dey momour

Them dey carry my matter, because me I too matter

See everybody na me be Egberi Papa yeah

[Chorus: 9ice, Timaya]

I matter yeah, (before nko) na me matter pass (before nko)

I matter (before nko), that's why people call me bashorun gaa

I matter, that’s why we rock your area (I say before nko)

I matter yeah, surrender

I matter yeah, surrender

Na me matter pass yeah, mo surrender

[Verse 3: 9ice]

Bo ni ireti o n fi demo

Eyi to ti fi koni panu

See my standard

Is on the high side

See the way I preach my time

Come rain, come sun, I will be alongside

I'm on the road side

That lead to my success

With my church mind

I matter eh, pass Obama

I matter eh, pass Goodluck Jonathan

I matter, I matter eh pass Nelson Mandela

I matter eh, pass komen kuma

[Chorus: 9ice, Timaya]

I matter yeah, (before nko) na me matter pass (before nko)

I matter (before nko), that's why people call me bashorun gaa

I matter, that’s why we rock your area (I say before nko)

I matter yeah, surrender

I matter yeah, surrender

Na me matter pass yeah, mo surrender

I matter yeah, na me matter pass (before nko)

I matter, that's why people call me bashorun gaa (before nko)

I matter, that’s why we rock your area (I say before nko)

Before nko, before nko

Surrender

Before nko

Matter eh, matter eh, matter eh

Surrender

Before nko

Matter eh, matter eh, matter eh

Surrender

Before nko, before nko, before nko

Matter eh, matter eh, matter eh

Surrender