Somebody Lied

One, two, three Some-some-somebody lied (E Kelly on the beat) La-la-la-la-la-lied Somebody lied (E Kelly) One, two, three Somebody lied They tell me say the road to success was easy and smooth, man Somebody lied They tell me say everybody for Lagos dey chop good food, man Somebody lied They tell me say it's all good Now I realise say somebody lied Somebody lied, oh, eh (somebody lied) No be everything wey dey glitter be gold They made it sound cool when the story was told (lied) Once upon a time, I was chilling in my street Then I got a call, and they tell me say Lagos is the shit, yeah (somebody lied) Dropped out of school, said I must go there (yeah) If na trek them dey trek, me I no care (yeah) Some people sit me down, but me I no send them Shey na Lagos them dey blow, I go end there (somebody lied) I took the night bus, 'cause me I had hope And back home I was tired of being bad broke (lied) If na hunger we go fight, I go try cope Me I go wash them eye 'til them go cry soap (somebody lied), yeah Omo Lagos is calling I hear say them get money, man, no dulling Even if na mami water dey, I go fall in 'Cause where me I dey delay is not something Man, somebody lied They tell me say since '99 say light go plenty, man Somebody lied They tell me say my people belle them no go empty, man Somebody lied Them tell me say it's all good Now I realise say somebody lied Somebody lied, oh, eh (somebody lied) They me '99 that everything go nice The cake is very big and omo you can have a bite You put me in the office, and then I'll do you right Omo you won't have to grind every day and night (lied) And so we vote them, them no promote us We don dey Facebook, but them dey poke us We try to hang in there, but them dey choke us Build house for sky, and we dey live for low cost (somebody lied) Every day for news, there's nothing new Oil rich nation, still we just dey queue (lied) Them say we get money but man it's just a few Omo boys still dey feed on rice with no stew (somebody lied) And after school sef, omo na housework And you go go six feet if your mouth talk Up 'til now, some people still dey sleep for outdoor You know the rest, I don't need to talk them some more Man, somebody lied They tell me say you no go blow if you no be Yoruba, man Somebody lied They tell me say you come from Jos and you no go go far, man Somebody lied They tell me say my guy you no fit compete, man Somebody lied Somebody lied, oh, eh (somebody lied) Are you from J-Town? Omo forget rap You ain't got a chance out there with your dead crap You don't even dress fly to begin with You're far from the best, you ain't a star with your English You say you spit well? Oh, please nigga In Lagos, you can't compete with the gees nigga Your bank account's gotta have a lot of six figures You battle out there, you'll most likely be a disfigured (somebody lied) I ain't trying to diss you, it's only true saying (yeah) This no be mouth wash, I no be toothpaste (yeah) (lied) You can't fly, there's no Gucci in your suitcase You wan stay Lagos, omo, in whose place? (Somebody lied) Celebrity ko (uh), celebrity ni (uh) You wey no fit pay your electricity fee (uh) Better go school before you go become tout 'Cause guy you no go blow even with bomb for your dumb mouth Somebody lied Somebody lied Somebody lied Somebody lied Lie-lie, eh (somebody lied) Na so them dey lie-lie Na so them dey lie-lie (somebody lied), yeah So them dey lie-lie (somebody lied, oh) Them dey lie-lie, yeah Somebody lied