(Ayy, yoh)
Deep inside, the light dey dim
Every night, the road dey long
Ifwe, we dey try, but the spirit dey tire
My dear wife, my heart, my everything
I dey look at the clock, the night shift still calling
This job, e dey milk me like one cow for the farm
I dey miss your smile, I dey miss your arm
I send money for things, but them no dey do am right
I dey pay for service, but I still dey lose the fight
It no dey make sense, this grind is a chain
I just want a moment to wash off the pain
For how long, my love, for how long?
Must I be a ghost father where I don't belong?
I miss the dinners, the laughter, the sound of the kids
I'm chasing the bread, but I'm losing the bids
I love you, I need you, I want to be free
To be the man that you supposed to see
Teacher for school, them no know my face
I'm just a phantom moving through this space
PTA meetings, birthdays, I'm never there
Only sending gifts through the cold midnight air
I wan rest, I wan sleep, I wan hold you tight
But the salary call, so I work through the night
Eish, this life, e don turn me to stone
Surrounded by people, but I'm standing alone
For how long, my love, for how long?
Must I be a ghost father where I don't belong?
I miss the dinners, the laughter, the sound of the kids
I'm chasing the bread, but I'm losing the bids
I love you, I need you, I want to be free
To be the man that you supposed to see
I hope you rise, I hope your business take flight
More than I make, let it turn into light
So I can rest, so I can finally stay
Make this ghost father finally be here every day
(Natotela, my love, just understand me)
For how long, my love, for how long?
Must I be a ghost father where I don't belong?
I miss the dinners, the laughter, the sound of the kids
I'm chasing the bread, but I'm losing the bids
I love you, I need you, I want to be free
To be the man that you supposed to see
I just want to rest, yeah
No more ghosts in the house, no more
Mwaiseni to a new life, soon
(Yoh, we rise, we live, we love)
I love you, forever and ever.