Crediti
PERFORMING ARTISTS
K'naan
Performer
Ben McLean
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Keinan Abdi Warsame
Songwriter
Steve McEwan
Songwriter
Gerald Eaton
Songwriter
Testi
[Intro]
If I was gonna be free
I'd have to change my name
Mama, don't feel shame
Somebody call me refugee
My old name was all wrong
I've waited for so long
To decide my destiny
Somebody call me refugee
Somebody call me refugee
[Instrumental]
(I am)
(I am)
[Verse 1]
And I walked a long way
(I am)
But I was not at all alone
(I am)
Whole city'd gone astray
(I am)
Every suitcase held a home
[Chorus]
Somebody call me refugee
Somebody call me refugee
Somebody call me refugee
And I'll wear it proudly, refugee
[PostChorus]
(I am)
(I am)
(I am)
[Verse 2]
There's a weight inside my shoe
(I am)
Built a nest for those I grieve
(I am)
And no matter what I do
(I am)
They will always walk with me
They will always walk with me
[Chorus]
Somebody call me refugee
Somebody call me refugee
Somebody call me refugee
And I'll wear it proudly, refugee
[PostChorus]
(I am)
(I am)
[Bridge]
Take me
(I am)
Make me, take me
(I am)
Make me, take me
(I am)
Make me, take me
(I am)
Make me, take me
(I am)
[Chorus]
Somebody call me refugee
Somebody call me refugee (I am)
Somebody call me refugee
And I'll wear it proudly, refugee
[Outro]
(I am)
(I am)
And I'll wear it proudly
Written by: Gerald Eaton, Keinan Abdi Warsame, Steve McEwan

