Olamide - Letter lyrics

Hey son wa**up, this is your dad Am writing this to motivate you whenever you are down Just remember my story and things that people told me Nine mili-mitre to my head couldn't hold me Back from the facts and all the things that I believed in Now I treat a special woman, the womb I lived in How I used to go go, how I used to go get How I used to go to shows with no cash in my pocket Am talking 08, 09, O10, O11 For every level there's a different devil I sold my soul to the game just to dine with the devil I hope I make heaven And sometimes, I don't even think about the fact that my daddy is a driver and my hood is ladilac I just grind like am crazy like a maniac To make my daddy proud and get all the things my lady lacks So ti ye e, bose'nlo gan gan mo so fun e yen Ole di president oh, ma jeki anybody sofun e ipe ole'di president Oko ma je kori e pe, wa jeki orie se kini wa je kori e pe O ma de need kini, o ma need dedication Kini mope oh, dedication Ori e gbodo ma yo na, ole ma think bi everybody Tio ba fe dabi everybody Se'n ti mo so fun e yen oh, ehn ehn, okay Am sorry omo mi, omo mi, arin bi eni egbe dun Mi o ni sugarcoat anything, tori mo fe ki nu e dun Otito koro, sugbon otito ni major key I know you wanna ball, you wanna flex, o den tun fe yo p And sometimes you wanna be just like me Exactly, maybe not too much maybe slightly And sometimes you wanna do the things that I did Maybe even better, maybe you wanna be greater You must into consideration the circumstances Where you at, who you loving who you stand with You must be prepared for every chance you see Every opportunity, knock dem out for me like Ali Be a soldier, build yourself Elevate your brothers when you elevating yourself Go to war with your brothers and protect all your sisters Ask your mama for her blessings let no one compete with her So ti ye e, bose'nlo gan gan mo so fun e yen Ole di president oh, ma jeki anybody sofun e ipe ole'di president Oko ma je kori e pe, wa jeki orie se kini wa je kori e pe O ma de need kini, o ma need dedication Kini mope oh, dedication Ori e gbodo ma yo na, ole ma think bi everybody Tio ba fe dabi everybody Se'n ti mo so fun e yen oh, ehn ehn, okay Oh I, didn't tell you nothing lasts forever We be giants of africa but naira o niyi to cefa Lowo lowo bayi o, mi wale so'la o Gbogbo musicians ko lo mo do re mi fa so la o But Grace Olorun l'everybody fi'n lefo Ediye ni'ye biti eiye but ko le fo Gbogbo flaws e, jo maje ko hurt e Ma ba anybody se runs, were to ma hunt e Ko take pride ninu everything to ba ni Reality leleyi, eyan ni e okin se barney Omo eleniyan, gbagbe nickeldeon Oju e si ma ri bi ti Jagaban ni body long Some of your soldiers ma snitch biti Judas Ogbodo so kuta to ba'n gbele oni gla** Inu rere to ba'n se loma help e Respect everybody and fear nobody Cause nobody lo wa ni gba toun ko Kadara, t'Oloun yan fun e, eyan ko lo ko To ba'n lo so ko ma gbagbe ada pel'oko Keep your eyes on the price future lowa lokan I love you, my love to all the little kids out there I pray may you days be long, your money be long When its time to face your fears may you be strong May you never dwell in failure when you do something wrong May you never lack the wisdom to multiply and sustain all that you work and pray for