Masquerade

how far
how far
how far, how far
how far, how far

Yeah, come on, yeah, movin' aloe
Yeah, come on, yeah, don't let me-
Come on, yeah, don't let me down
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