MASQUERADE

Afam Afam (Wake up, wake up, wake up) (Afam) Afamefuna (Afamefuna) Afam Afam Yeah, come on, yeah, ??? Yeah, come on, yeah, don't let me- Come on, yeah, ??? Yeah, come on, yeah Yo I been tellin' myself before anything else, I'm a African man I've been to the village, I know all my kin like the back of my hand I've been dealin' with women and feelings that you couldn't catch if you can I'll run 'til I'm back to my head on your lap and my back on the sand Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, movin' alone) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, don't let me-) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, movin' alone) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, don't let me-, uh) Yo Big house in the belly of Britain but still eatin' Okra soup They don't understand I'm an African man, what you want me to do? I have mine with a spoon, they thinkin' I'm cool or tryna be boujee I learned it from school, in boarding they ruled, your hands were for duty Yeah, countin' a rack Yeah, hand on the backs Wait, thought he was different? Wait, that was an act Wait, could this really be the same Knucks that was usin' the bucket to bath? Or the one that won't pick up the phone 'cause he don't wanna trouble the staff? (Let's go) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, movin' alone) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, don't let me-) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, movin' alone) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, don't let me-, uh) Yo A story my mom used to tell me that happened in Naij when I was a baby They threw a parade in the village with dancin' and drinkin' in front of the ladies This one had a masquerade that came, my mom had me up on her waist They thought that I'd gasp, but pulled the lil' mask right off of his face It kinda remains me of problems I've gone through today Pulled off the mask on a couple things and since then, it wasn't the same If you knew the half, you wouldn't believe me, it come like a movie If you saw the masks I've pulled in my past, you'd think I was runnin' with Scooby Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, movin' alone) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, don't let me-) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, movin' alone) Yeah (Yeah), come on (Come on, yeah, don't let me-, uh) Yo I've been tellin' myself before anything else, I'm a African man I've been to the village, I know all my kin like the back of my hand I've been dealin' with women and feelings that you couldn't catch if you can I'll run 'til I'm back to my head on your lap and my back on the sand