“‘06 Wayne Rooney” is a gritty, poetic portrait of internal conflict, systemic pressure, and the messy process of survival. Jim Legxacy uses intense emotional imagery and cultural references to paint a picture of being young, Black, and disillusioned in Britain—wrestling with expectations, erasure,...
[Verse 1]
I'm unemployed, they hold me down by my feet
My nigga went jail, I caught a uni degree
I slept on the floor and I got dirt on my jeans
I can't pattern my life, too many holes in the seams
Mum, I just came from a war
There was a party in my head, I'm grieving all the decor
Broken glasses, lost my high from all the blood on the floor
They play our war cries in their clubs, it's getting all over the floor
Feel like I'm under the floor, yeah, uh
[Chorus]
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
[Verse 2]
Yeah, the party's over in my head and now I'm slammin' the doors
Frames of pictures graze my horse, feel like I've been here before
They play our war cries in their clubs, I'll burn this house to the floor (Oh, oh, oh)
And they didn't watch me before, yeah
[Chorus]
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
[Outro]
Hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
How'd I get here?
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya (black british music)
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
How'd I get here? Hey ya
Hey ya, hey ya, hey ya
Yeah
’06 wayne rooney was written by Jim Legxacy & Joe Stanley & J Moon.
’06 wayne rooney was produced by J Moon.
Jim Legxacy released ’06 wayne rooney on Fri Jul 18 2025.