Senegal-Akon

[ti:Senegal] [ar:] [al:173139] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Senegal - Akon (阿肯) [00:02.01]Written by：Mark Batson/Anthony Hamilton/Aliaune "Akon" Thiam [00:04.02]Yo In case you ain't know I go by the name of Akon and I'm from africa africa [00:09.32] [00:11.79]Home of the Goree Islands I'm from Senegal West-side africa africa [00:18.23]So I'ma share with you where I'm from and how I was comin' up africa africa [00:23.98]So what you know about the struggles that my people went through so you can live the way you live now [00:29.29]So what you know about seeing that brand new mother givin away her newborn child [00:36.31]So what you know about Mr Amadou diallo a Senegalese cops shot down [00:41.18]So what you know about how people love to perceive us when we come into a brand new town [00:47.29]So what you know about the Goree Island where all the slaves were shipped from [00:53.51]So what you know about being born in America to avoid immigration [00:59.47]Still from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa [01:05.61]Comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa [01:11.60]Comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa [01:17.47]Yes I'm comin' from the ghetto ooohh of Senegal africa africa [01:23.71]So what you know about Thienboudienne Yassa Tcherey and Maafey my favourite foods [01:29.45]So what you know about niggas throwin rocks bustin' shots at the military invadin my hood [01:35.27]So what you know about kids with automatic machines waiting for the war to get on that side [01:41.39]So what you know about how God comes first in our lives everything that we do is for Allah [01:47.27]So what you know about that Holy place called Touba where Prophets were born [01:53.38]So what you know about comin here gettin money and investing it back home [01:59.69]Right in the ghetto oooo of Senagal africa africa [02:05.44]Give it to the ghetto oooo of Senegal africa africa [02:11.56]Take it to the ghetto oooo of Senegal africa africa [02:17.77]Send it right to the ghetto ooo of Senegal africa africa [02:23.70] [02:25.12]Now see that's just a little piece of how it is africa africa [02:30.24]See but we can come together and make it 'lot better back home afreecaa africa [02:35.62]So don't complain about how they treating you here take your millions of dollars there back to africa africa [02:41.75]We own that land we own those diamonds africa africa [02:47.87]We kings man we dont take orders we give em [02:49.70]Think about it