If Only Mama Knew

(Soft piano)

If only... if only mama knew

Wetin her pikin don see for street

Chukwu...

Mama, I remember when you hold my hand

You tell me say this world no easy, make I be strong man

But mama, the street don change me, I no fit lie

The things wey I don do, e dey make me wan cry

I follow bad gang, I smoke, I drink, I steal

Mama, your prayers no reach where I dey feel

Blood for my hand, secrets for my heart

If only you know, e go tear you apart

(Choir harmonies - male and female)

If only mama knew

The road wey I don waka

If only mama knew

The pain wey I dey carry

Forgive me, mama

I wan come back home

Forgive me, mama

I no wan dey here alone

I join cult, I swear oath, I no fit run

My broda dem don die, I dey wonder when my own go come

Mama, you dey pray for me every night

But your son don lost, I no see the light

Drugs don damage me, I no dey think well

This street life na real hell

I remember your voice: "Nwam, make me proud"

Now I dey hide for shame, I no fit talk loud

(Choir harmonies - male and female)

If only mama knew

The road wey I don waka

If only mama knew

The pain wey I dey carry

Forgive me, mama

I wan come back home

Forgive me, mama

I no wan dey here alone

(Spoken vulnerability)

Mama... abeg... forgive your pikin

I don lose hope, I don lose everything

But I still dey remember your smile

I wan see am again... just one more time

(Choir joins softly)

Mercy... we dey beg for mercy

Lost souls... searching for mercy

(Full choir - emotional peak)

If only mama knew

The road wey I don waka

If only mama knew

The pain wey I dey carry

Forgive me, mama

I wan come back home

Forgive me, mama

I no wan dey here alone

(Fading with choir)

If only mama knew...

I wan come home...

Forgive me... forgive me...

(Piano fades)