Ghost Father's Prayer

[male

vocals] (

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. (

Yoh,

we

rise,

we

live,

we

love)

I

love

you,

forever

and

ever.