America (feat. Chali 2na & Mos Def)

Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh Oh this takes me home It makes me think about Sitting outside of my old home When I was younger and singing something like Gabar yaroo subhaano maro shabeelo hirato Maro qafiifa huwato maga'aaga ii sheeg Magaeygu waa sharaf, sharaf haaji weeyan Aqalada hariirta dhina baan ka jooga Alla ya u sheega tinta u shanleeya Nahoy zamzamey sabaah nuurey Adoo kin kin iyo kaluun badaneey Adoo hajka jira xasuus badaneey Sahiibtaa asho ashaq baa dilay Ugu dambeyntiina Aniyo geeluba Wa u banaanbahnay Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay There are certain things fresh and certain things mesh I got my own sound, I don't sound like the rest And even my attire and my choice of dress And not long ago I don't spoke English My point is police pull me over a lot They wonder what kind of rap sheet I got And sometimes I take a young girl out to eat And hold the door open, oh you're so sweet Of course my affection's super illustrated And I like to give, don't reciprocate it Unless you could give me someone innovated Well let's cook it up, we don't igerate it But back to the country of the educated Where people get robbed and they celebrate it Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Maraken, my country 'tis of thee, sweet land for robberies Dos smokin' SUV's, grab me an army green Fat and frills, thrills and spills, eat and sleep, hump and kill Shop til you drop, work til you dead Get all you can then get in the wear Outta my face on your knees Sleep in the mansion shut out the streets Make that cake, whoop that trick Lick my swagger, suck my sick Get high get low get sticky get rich Get yo own show get down get quick You slow, you blow, you broke your fix Terror dome, home swag home Terror dome, home swag home Home swag home Home swag home Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay (America) Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay (America) Mareykan waa laga soo waayay There are some things pure while certain things blur Dilute it with the lie and you believe when it occur Falsified information got my people in the stir We have to be in search of something equal to the cure Straight out the door, I come to give you more Lay the law, keep it raw when I speak it from the core Get underneath your skin like especially with the claw Conflicted with the rich 'cause I kick it with the poor I laugh in the face of adversity Sound clashed with the bass 'cause it's natural to me But if you pay attention to the past you will see Not long ago you black they'd hang your ass from a tree But certain things, things change, while some stay the same Some are recluse others are lovers of the game I'm trying to walk the lane, the serahtal mustakeen Instead of doing things that keep you covered in the flame Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay (America) Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Wanagii orodnee nabad barinee Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay (America) Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Nanananana that shit was cool in English But let me get that Somali Gabar yaroo subhaano maro shabeelo hirato Maro qafiifa huwato maga'aaga ii sheeg Magaeygu waa sharaf, sharaf haaji weeyan Aqalada hariirta dhina baan ka jooga Alla ya u sheega tinta u shanleeya Nahoy zamzamey sabaah nuurey Adoo kin kin iyo kaluun badaneey Adoo hajka jira xasuus badaneey Sahiibtaa asho ashaq baa dilay Ugu dambeyntiina Aniyo geeluba Wa u banaanbahnay