Lagos Slums

[Verse 1]
He's had bicycles and sons
He's had salted fish and dark rum
Now his days are almost done
In the Lagos slums
He was a farmer for a while
Growin' plantains by the coastline
And some said he had a smile
Like a movie star

[Chorus]
La-ah
La-ah-ah-ah
La-ah
La-ah-ah-ah

[Verse 2]
Met his wife one Friday night
At a dance hall near the train tracks
And his heart soared like a kite
In the evening light
Worked the oil fields once
Saved some money for his family
Built a house near Eden's Point
Where they raised their boys

[Chorus]
La-ah
La-ah-ah-ah
La-ah
La-ah-ah-ah

[Verse 3]
He says, "It's hard to be a man
Who works and still can't feed his children"
But he does the best he can
In the New World Plan

[Chorus]
We're all
Forgotten
This road
Leads nowhere
We're all
Forgotten
This road
Leads nowhere