Empty Streets Still

Yeah,

yeah…

Oh Lord,

oh Lord…

Nobody knows the pain wey I carry inside.

I dey smile for the people,

but I’m dying inside.

If you see me for the road,

you go think say I’m fine… But the tears wey I swallow

don dey kill me inside.

I smile through the pain,

nobody knows my story.

I pray every night,

make God change my story.

All of my friends don leave me when I’m lonely.

Now I’m chasing this money,

nobody can control me.

Oh, Mama, I’m tired,

I don’t want to cry.

Too many questions, no answers in my life.

If I make am tomorrow,

I go shine my light.

But if I fall today,

who go stand by my side?

I remember those days when my pocket was empty,

Calling all my brothers,

but nobody could hear me.

I was there for everybody when their life was heavy,

But when I needed somebody,

everywhere was empty. I put my trust in people,

they turned it to a weapon,

Gave them all my secrets,

now they use it as a lesson.

I was looking for love,

but I found disappointment,

Now my heart is like a room with no one in the

building. Every night I dey think about the life wey I wanted,

All the dreams in my head,

all the promises I counted.

People say they love you,

but their actions never show it,

When the money disappears,

you go see who really knows you.

I no dey hate nobody,

I just want my peace,

Too much pain in my heart,

I just want release.

If I ever become rich,

I no go forget these days,

When I had nothing but my prayers and my faith.

I smile through the pain,

nobody knows my story.

I pray every night,

make God change my story.

All of my friends don leave me when I’m lonely.

Now I’m chasing this money,

nobody can control me.

Oh, Mama, I’m tired,

I don’t want to cry.

Too many questions, no answers in my life.

If I make am tomorrow,

I go shine my light.

But if I fall today,

who go stand by my side?

Dear God, tell me why the good ones suffer,

Why the people with a pure heart dey face more trouble?

I don see fake love wearing a real face,

I don run so many miles,

still I’m stuck in one place.

I get dreams bigger than the room where I sleep,

Got some wounds in my heart that I hide when I speak.

I tell people I’m okay,

but the truth is I'm weak,

Sometimes I stare at the ceiling,

I can’t even sleep.

I want a house for my mama,

make she never cry again,

I want money in my pocket,

make we never beg again.

I want friends wey go stay when the sunshine fades,

Not the ones wey disappear when the money delays.

So if you see me winning,

no be luck, na my scars,

Every sleepless night put another light among the stars.

And if nobody believes me,

I believe in myself,

One day, this broken boy go put his pain on the shelf.

Mama, please don't cry for me… One day,

you go smile because of me…

Even when the whole world turns away…

I believe there'll be a brighter day… Oh Lord,

give me strength to carry on…

I don’t want to feel this pain for long…

If tomorrow brings a little light… I go keep on fighting through

the night… I

smile through the pain,

nobody knows my story.

I pray every night,

make God change my story.

All of my friends don leave me when I’m lonely.

But I know one day,

they go tell my story.

Oh, Mama, I promise,

I'm gonna be alright.

Even if I have to walk alone tonight.

When the world turns dark,

I go search for light.

I was born in the pain,

but I was made to shine.

Yeah…

To

everybody wey dey fight silent battles…

I hope one day,

you find your peace.

No matter

how hard life gets…

Don't let the pain write the ending of

your

story.

Oh Lord…

One

day, we

go

smile

for

real.