(Chai... omo... sometimes the story is different, but God is good. Yeah.)
I watched the years go by, with questions for the sky
Wondering wetin e feel like to have a father close by
No stories wey we write, no roads wey we dey walk
So many words I long to hear, inside the silence wey we lost
But Baba God was writing chapters I no understand
He brought me mentors on the way, to help me be a man
Your absence taught me presence, omo, I learn how to care
Even though you no dey there, I learn the power to be there
Through all the fathers God dey bring to guide me on my way
I find the strength to keep on moving, to be who I be today
Time don wash the anger, grace don heal the pain
I choose forgiveness over grudge, I choose the sun over the rain
I hold your hand in twilight, I stay there till the end
No be say the past dey perfect, but love can still transcend
Now I stand up for my children, for every life I lead
Giving them the love I lacked, becoming what I need
Your absence taught me presence, omo, I learn how to care
Even though you no dey there, I learn the power to be there
Through all the fathers God dey bring to guide me on my way
I find the strength to keep on moving, to be who I be today
Rest on, Dad...
The years don go, but the lessons go dey...
Yeah... rest on, Papa.