chorus thats why i wake up every mornin i grind stand up and sun down wake up knowin that people expect me to lead them to a win when time is tough they look at me for answers hopin i can lift them off from their fears and progress so i grind sunday to monday cus they aint no role models they aint no true leaders left so it's up to me to make sure the world knows that i'm that new guy i'm that new inspiration ivy league sarkcess music ace hood huh verse 1 (sarkodie) i'm the new guy i made it from the slums back in africa where most of my n***as committed suicide every story got a two side t-shirt tryna make it to the suit and tie you kno a n***a gotta survive it's do or die we gotta make it and it's really up to you and i started from the bottom n***a really did a lot so tell me who am i? obi sufr3 ne nyame na boys ngyina nti 3y3 a mo ma m'asum dwo me na mep3 m'anim ak) m'apromise me fans s3 kanea naa 3w) m'akyi n'as) s3nea me y3 ne daa no tb joshua y3 ne synagogue m'arappe ama me jacket akyi duduudu no n'akyi n'af) 3fam awo nanso still a metw3n ama nsuo n'at) rappers 3nmove me nowadays shutouts to senavoe rap no firi m'anum pagagagagaga s3 tiab)fr3 m'aspeedy flow no from kilo to tonnes rap firi america but it truly belongs to the blacks so im free to curse on a song f** around with me na me de spanner b3choke wo lungs hwan na se rap ny3 den we started from 97 3t) dabi a anadwo 11 me ne m'adamfo bi kevin me ne no we be disturbin the neighborhood tema community 9 still a me me hu me hood no heaven rap no vim ne wom starty me track ne mom checky me stamp ne bom skipe-scape-debom droppy me sark no ndwom na setty me trap no bio obidi style nni dwom dorg na time nni krom uh 24/7 y3de me rap no b) akutia i no bore cus it comes with it came from the ghetto de3n na mo b3kyer3 me me y3 pabene my people dey call me obidiponbidi hehehehehe chorus thats why i wake up every mornin i grind stand up and sun down wake up knowin that people expect me to lead them to a win when times is tough they look at me for answers hopin i can lift them off from their fears and progress so i grind sunday to monday i'm that new guy verse 2 (ace hood) yeah the beast of the south on my worstest behavior dont make me angrier couple shots all in ya dome and that turn ya sh** to a stadium dr martin luther king gotta had a dream n***a twenty b**hes in my bed naked countin cheese n***a black man in a f**in beamer got a tipper toein like a ballerina diamonds water water like a zakafina servin b**hes like the new subpoena only pieces on my cuban chain sell ya soul and get the birth of fame bought some waters with a broad damage in the stores damn not a thing change protesters is another lesson prison cells are gettin too congested righteous livin f** a suicide new guys wearin suit and ties bossin up instead of talkin nice shootin guys prison time stackin money build an enterprise be the one who n***as idolize countin money till my palms hurt i remember they were way worse momma prayin everyday at church being broke in every second hurts tryna shine boy you gotta grind and just wait on time thats just how it works good in the hood with my street tithes i cant say the same for you new guys chorus thats why i wake up every mornin i grind stand up and sun down wake up knowin that people expect me to lead them to a win when times is tough they look at me for answers hopin i can lift them off from their fears and progress so i grind sunday to monday im that new guy verse 3 (sarkodie) ace lemme take you to africa my people dey love you i came here you showed me some love and i promise to build you a statue uh ace hood akwaaba and sark is a hell of a nation m'asigny wodin w) kumasi m'apem so ny3 ade3 a wob3hia confirmation uh (ace hood) sark medaase im the new pac in the projects welcome sarkodie the united states where they sellin narcotics it's a pleasure my n***a now let's go and get the money bags haters hatin they will never last came too far and we aint lookin back chorus thats why i wake up every mornin i grind stand up and sun down wake up knowin that people expect me to lead them to a win when times is tough they look at me for answers hopin i can lift them off from their fears and progress so i grind sunday to monday i'm that new guy