Child of the World
Falz Lyrics

Apple of her mother's eye
She was her mother's favorite child

She be
She is

Mummy raised her
Her mother raised her

Daddy never dropped a dollar
Her father never supported them financially

Daddy ran away…didn't want to have a child
He left them because he did not want to have a child

Mummy wasn't ready
Her mother was not ready to have a child

Still remember how she cried
She still remembers how her mother cried

but time flies, all that one is in the past life
Time has passed, and that is now in the past

Shola ti mature, gbogbo body ti bi large size
Shola had grown up, and her body had become larger

She just collect law degree for Unilag
She just graduated from law school at the University of Lagos

First class in the bag
She graduated with first-class honors

Make her mummy to dey brag
Her mother is proud and brags about her achievements

She went to be an intern for her Uncle
She took an internship with her uncle

Just a little hustle before she go to law school
She worked a little before going to law school

My daughter, the Lord will be your muscle
Her mother reassures her that the Lord will help her succeed

Omo Jesu, Mummy know she love the gospel
Her mother knows she loves the gospel and is a child of Jesus

But Uncle Peter Agbaya
But her uncle Peter Agbaya

Alayi ni ti ju
Is always up to something

One late night he came back in the sitting room
One late night, he came back to the living room

Uncle please stop…Shhh be silent
She pleads with her uncle to stop and be quiet

Uncle didn't stop till he broke the
Her uncle did not stop until he broke her

She don dey look for that thing she dey resist before
She is now searching for the thing she used to resist

She never had a Daddy figure so she need the luck
She never had a father figure, so she needs some luck

Uncle Peter don create beast, he can't tame the stuff
Her uncle has created a beast, and he can't control the situation

She like make e rough
She enjoys it rough

She can't have enough
She never has enough

She met some ladies wey go like rub shoulder
She met some women who like to socialize with wealthy men

on some quick business with a high turn over
On some quick business with a high turnover

Say if you ride stake, you go ride range rover
If you invest in it, you will gain wealth

Aristo Plc shey you wan be Stake holder
Do you want to be a stakeholder in Aristo (slang for a sugar daddy)?

Now with Sugar daddy coming everyday
Now she has a sugar daddy who comes around every day

She don dey get the pay
She is now getting paid for her services

If you get the dollar spend the pay, no dey negotiate
If you have the money, don't hesitate to spend it without negotiating

She's in deeper, her whole life don deteriorate
She is in too deep, and her whole life has deteriorated

Many belle she don get, she don terminate
She has had many pregnancies and terminated them

Queen runs girl, she no get any competition
She is a top prostitute, and she has no competition

Gomino Senator, she's giving everybody tuition
She is involved with a high-ranking politician and is generous with her money

Somebody tell am say the consequences no dey lightly
Someone tells her that the consequences are serious

Until She tested positive to Hiv
Until she tested positive for HIV

She promise not to disappoint
She promised not to disappoint

I guess she broke her vow
But she broke her promise

She let herself go
She let herself fall apart

She let Mummy down
She disappointed her mother

But she go fight to defeat that depression
But she will fight to overcome her depression

as long as she's alive she can still find predemption
As long as she's alive, she can still find redemption

She's getting people sensitized about the virus
She's educating people about the virus

She's now hoping that her story might inspire us
She is hoping that her story might inspire others

Don't be like me, help me tell the young ones
Don't be like me; help me tell the young ones

Don't come to realize it after you're long gone
Don't wait until it's too late to realize it

Please don't be a fool nw
Please don't be a fool now

Omo luwa bi ma bo so wa aye
Child of the world, don't lose your way in life

I didn't know when I lost my way
I didn't realize I had lost my way

I be Child of the world
I am a child of the world

I don become a child of the world
I have become a child of the world