[Intro: Sound Sultan]
When we ask our government o
When dem go give us light
Dem say na 2010 (Yeah)
We don dey wait 2010 since then (Attention all Naija people)
But now the waiting must end (This is the Naija Ninjas in the building)
[Refrain: Sound Sultan]
'Cause 2010 don show
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh (Say na my people know, say na my people)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I want to be like Moses, eh
Show my people dem to the promised land
But then I notice something (Eh)
People wey try am don dey underground
[Chorus: Sound Sultan]
I see dеm eye ja
Look dem from far
Mе I fear this government people
Rise up, Naija
Raise your apa
Tell them you are tired of the evil (Ayy! Ayy!)
[Verse 2: Sound Sultan]
Don tey when Fela don go o
Don tey when Fela don go o
Say the leaders are after the dough
Choose themselves like meeny, miney, mo
Tumbo tumbo baskelebe
See dem eye like dey shak kelebe
See dem pikin dey comot kelebe
Poor man pikin dey rush olele
[Chorus: Sound Sultan]
I see dem eye ja
Look dem from far
Me I fear this government people
Rise up naija
Raise your apa
Tell them you are tired of the evil (Ayy!)
[Verse 3: Sound Sultan]
Ehen, gbogbo owo lo n kolobi
Won de TV won soro gidi
Se wo ni, s'emi ni, a mo na gidi
We dey follow follow dem like zombie
Shey na today (Na today)
Wey we dey wait (We dey wait)
Go buy candle, go buy candle (Eh)
Go buy candle, go buy candle
Shey na today (Na today)
Wey we dey wait (We dey wait)
E lo r'abela, e lo r'abela o
E lo r'abela, e lo r'abela o
[Chorus: Sound Sultan]
I see dem eye ja
Look dem from far
Me I fear this government people
Rise up, Naija
Raise your apa
Tell them you are tired of the evil
[Verse 4: M.I]
Yes boss, M.I with the flow, boss
No more "Yes, boss", it's "No, boss"
No boss, so long you scope us
While you eat green like locust
So us masses live low cost (Uhn)
Hunger, poverty choke us (Choke us)
You say there's a new plan for us (Yeah)
There's no light, how you gonna show us?
All man just fighting, thinking
Fuel world rising, money sinking
PHCN so blinking
PHCN to the fighting
I keep on singing, writing
People voting, we coping
Country broken, leaders heartless
Open my eyes, still darkness
It's about that time
That I spit that rhyme that can touch that mind
Who can tell that friend?
Who can take that stand? We can reach that end
Put your lighters up
They can't fight us down
Light up, Naija this 2010
(The futuristic sound)
[Refrain: Sound Sultan]
'Cause 2010 don show
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I want to be like Moses, eh
Show my people dem to the promised land
But then I notice something (Eh)
People wey try am don dey underground
[Chorus: Sound Sultan]
I see dem eye ja
Look dem from far
Me I fear this government people
Rise up, Naija
Raise your apa
Tell them you are tired of the evil
[Break: Sound Sultan]
('Cause when they living, we dey [?] for so long)
Another something
My Naija people
Okay, you know what, everybody right about now
I no want make you no dey show all yourselves
I want to go inside your goddamn house now
And bring out your apartment neighbor
And let's do this little exercise
After me now, let's go
Oya
[Outro: Sound Sultan]
Shey na today (Na today)
Wey we dey wait (We dey wait)
Go buy candle, go buy candle (Eh)
Go buy candle, go buy candle (Well, it's Sound Sultan)
Shey na today (Na today; M.I)
Wey we dey wait (We dey wait; Jay Sleeky Jay Sleeky on the beat)
E lo r'abela, e lo r'abela o
E lo r'abela, ayy!
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