African in New York

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Every day I wake up here's a win (Here's a win) 'Cause I got here on a dream (Oh yeah) I still hear my mother praying every day I'm an African in New York You dey see am from my pride and energy When I dey waka down the street (Waka waka) You can hear it in my accent when I talk I'm an African in New York [Chorus] Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien I'm an African in New York Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien I'm an African in New York [Post-Chorus] I'm gonna make it I'm going to get it I'm gonna make it, oh Gonna get it I'm gonna make it I'm gonna make it, oh [Verse 2] Nothing go stop me from green paper that I need (There's nothing, no) Mandem go hustle 'til we're free (Hustle, hustle, oh) I'm even hotter out here when it's getting cold 'Cause back home, I promised not to fold, ayy When I see my brothers and sisters on the train We say a lot with just our eyes We're gonna make it through the rain 'Cause in the end we only got one life (One life) [Chorus] Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien I'm an African in New York Oh, I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien I'm an African in New York [Post-Chorus] I'm gonna make it I'm going to get it I'm gonna make it, oh Gonna get it I'm gonna make it I'm gonna make it, oh [Outro] African man in New York You can hear it when I talk You can see it when I walk Ayy, ayy, ayy African man in New York You can hear it when I talk, oh You can see it when I walk, oh Shirazee