Someone told me long ago say life go better

Still we dey under the weather

Someone tell me how far

And since 1960, we don dey waka

And even now sef we still dey the matter

How far?

How far?

I pray tell me how far?

Ah, why?

Why life for here just dey somehow?

Why some people no fit get food when dem wan chow?

Yet some people fit land jets for them compound, ha

Why that money no fit come round?

So when I need me sef I'll have some, on ground

Why children no fit go school, why dem dey unsound?

Why dem no fit fulfill their dreams as dem for like to?

And this rate of poverty lo ṣí high jú

(How far?)

Ha, dem say oil dey, o yẹ ká lowó gáan

But our leaders dem wise pass Solomon

Dem mismanage everything, wọn kàn dá'lú rú

Hey, giant of Africa, àwọn gàan ti wá ṣúbú

Poor man dey hustle, he dey find work

But the elites dey okay, dem dey buy stock

All man see, me sef no be say I shock

But I get questions, I need follow some guys talk

Someone told me long ago say life go better

Still we dey under the weather

Someone tell me how far

And since 1960, we don dey waka

And even now sef we still dey the matter

How far?

Una tell me, how far?

Abeg tell me how far?

Someone explain to me, abeg

'Cause I no know how

To dey blow up towns don dey in vogue now

Abeg gimme the gist, gimme the load down

Shey na like this things suppose go down?

She don turn 53 but look am head to toe

Wetin she don achieve, wetin she get to show?

We still no get light, we still dey use gen

We still need more schools for the children

(How far?)

Area boys plenty, dem no see job

Why dem no go carry gun and begin rob?

Meanwhile naija police, dem still dey beg for pay

Dem need deliverance, carry dem come pray

We don dey wait make things change but no show

We no progress, be like we dey for go slow

I for no talk like this if bomb no blow

If people no fight, if blood no flow

Someone told me long ago say life go better

Still we dey under the weather

Someone tell me how far

And since 1960, we don dey waka

And even now sef we still dey the matter

How far?

Una tell me, how far?

Abeg tell me how far?

Crystal clear, everybody dey see

My people gbádúrà, my people réti

Some people don go, nítorí t'èmi and nítorí ti e, ah

So if fire no dey, walahi ko le si a fame

Mo ni crystal clear, everybody dey see

My people gbádúrà, my people réti

Some people don give up, sef

'Cause when we dey primary one, dem say make we lead and not to follow

Say when we grow up, we go be leaders of tomorrow

Shey tomorrow go come?

Shey dem go leave us, when?

'Cause the same set of people wey dey lead us then

Are still the same damn people wey dey lead us, mehn!

Dem say we go write the future, dem no give us pen

Give it up for VIPs, dem be our problem

Vagabonds in power, as Fela call them

But change go come, yeah, right, I know

Dem say dem dey lead but dem just dey do us wayo

Hunger dey waya guys for here, sotey their eyes red

Hunger show this guy pepper, sotey the guy shed

O ṣhi wa lojú títí all day, dey find bread

Na only hustle he know, na struggle dey inside him head

Guys try hard, dem dey hold tight for here

But condition's too harsh, e cold pass oye

Someone told me long ago say life go better

Still we dey under the weather

Someone tell me how far

And since 1960, we don dey waka

And even now sef we still dey the matter

How far?

Una tell me, how far?

Abeg tell me how far?