I am kpako
I am proud
This life isn't my own
Never has, never will
This street na my zone
Always has, always will
Whether you hate on me
Discriminate me
Spite me
You can't faze me
I've seen worse
I am Kpako
I am proud
I eat fufu as breakfast
You drink tea come class
Which one will last
The one with great mass
You get a daily ration of 011
You complain
I get a ration of 001
Am thankful
In every meal you had meat
Meat? That was my xmas treat
Call me Kpako
Am proud
You grew up in houses with gates
My windows lack frames and nets
You had amazing plastic toys
The only toys I had, I built
You wore Spiderman watches
I cherished my paper watch
You passed inside daddy's car
I rode tires on tar
You watched from far
How I repeated my jumper
Every Sunday
Your mum went shopping
Every monday
I am kpako
I am proud
While you watched cartoon network
Nickleodon and space toon
I played Kolobi, Ayo and Square
Your bones aren't as strong as mine
Cuz you never got a chance to play
Tor kidi kpor, okpor!!
Tor bung ukot, okpor!!
You never experienced what bathing under the rain felt like
You didn't build Sand Castles
You didn't run around with mango leaf fans
I am kpako
I am proud
Your home moulded you
The streets brewed me
You thought I was
Dirty and crude
I thought you were
Hurty and rude
The boy I was
The guy I am
The man I'll be
Is courtesy of these streets
Where you see defeat
I see a feat
Call me kpako
I am proud
I've been shamed
Maimed and blamed
I came out strong
Cuz these streets
Felt my presence
Taught me patience
Gave me essence
On these streets I learnt survival
These streets speak wisdom
These streets sings courage
And here I grew
In Sun and dew
Friends ain't new
Same old crew
Call me kpako
I am proud
So when strength speaks
Boy hush
This matter of life
No be by rush
Smartness isn't in self praise
You'll sell yourself in disgrace
You throw a shade and call me kpako
In this case you're the actual wacko
So say it out loud
Elcarim is a kpako
And he's proud
