Nigeria Situation

Intro

Verse 1
I hold this yellow jerrycan beside a yellow van
Remembering the early rush before the traffic ran
No light inside the single room we stepped into the street
With worn out rubber slippers tied across our dusty feet
The generator coughing when the fuel level was low
We patched the broken wire just to catch a little glow
They took another deduction from our little monthly pay
And told us we should wait until another better day

Hook
Why did we let the pressure pass us by?
Because a hungry belly cannot lie
What did the heavy struggle let us know?
That we can stand our ground and watch it go

Verse 2
Under the burning midday sun we battled in the heat
To buy a piece of bread without a single cut of meat
The market mama shook her head and multiplied the price
She said nobody gives you change unless you ask her twice
The sirens on the highway made an angry heavy sound
We stepped aside and watched the heavy tyres hit the ground
I shared a bowl of soaked cassava on a plastic plate
And hoped the last conductor wouldn't leave us out so late

Hook
Why did we let the pressure pass us by?
Because a hungry belly cannot lie
What did the heavy struggle let us know?
That we can stand our ground and watch it go

Verse 3
Now years have passed and looking back across the border line
My spirit settled down although the scars are sharp and fine
The worries that we carried back then cut extremely deep
When noise from angry generators stole away our sleep
We banged our knuckles hard against a heavy iron door
And picked up every penny rolling on the concrete floor
The struggle made us wiser so today we take our stand
We keep surviving every madness in our fatherland

Hook
Why did we let the pressure pass us by?
Because a hungry belly cannot lie
What did the heavy struggle let us know?
That we can stand our ground and watch it go

Outro
What does the older brother have to say?
We made it through the hardest times today