Shield of the Family
A song made by Prophet F Mwanza
Shield of the Family
A song made by Prophet F Mwanza
Ayy, muli shani mukwai? (yoh!)
They say money is not everything, but watch the family smile.
Listen...
I wake up early in the morning, Lusaka is cold
Looking for the copper, looking for the gold
My mother (Mayo!) she is waiting at home
If there is no money, we are standing alone
It’s not for the vanity, it’s not for the pride
It’s for the food on the table, to keep hope alive
When the pocket is empty, people say "boza" (lies!)
But when the money enters, tears leave your eyes.
Olo! Money is a shield for the family (ifwe!)
It brings the peace, it brings the sanity
A man must stand, a man must provide (natotela!)
With the sweat of his brow, we are moving with pride
Ayy! Money makes the family smile!
Yoh! We are going the extra mile!
I remember the days when we had only nshima
No tea in the cup, just a heavy believer
They look at a man and they judge by his pocket
But now we are flying, we ride like a rocket
For my children’s school, for my sister’s tomorrow
We push out the pain, and we push out the sorrow
No time to play, we are working the ground
Making sure that the love and the blessings abound.
Olo! Money is a shield for the family (ifwe!)
It brings the peace, it brings the sanity
A man must stand, a man must provide (natotela!)
With the sweat of his brow, we are moving with pride
Ayy! Money makes the family smile!
Yoh! We are going the extra mile!
Natotela, we survive.
For the family, we keep the drive.
Ayy, yoh!
No more poverty, we are alive.
