Omawumi: The Best You Can Be
Hey Bloggie,
So I was listening to Omawumi this morning and instantly fell
in love with this song! I'd like to think I’d have come up
with something similar to explain the value of discipline if I were a song writer. I liked it enough to
listen, pause and write the lyrics (to the best of my ability) so here they are:
Mama muo
Now I see
why you said the things that you said to me
All along
you wanted me to be the best that I could be
I didn’t see
the tears you cried for me
I didn’t hear
the prayers that you said on your knees
All I saw
was this person who didn’t understand how I felt inside when you said to…
Kneel down, hands
up, close your eyes, wash the plates and your clothes, clean those tiles
All of these and many more, priceless values that you taught,
made me who I am today
Pekin muo
There will come
a time when you will think the same thoughts
But just
know I no dey crase when I shout say make you wash the pot
See I love
you my precious baby and I know that we’ll be best friends eventually
But now I’ve
got to be the mother that you need
It’s my responsibility
so make you no vex when I make you…
Kneel down, hands
up, close your eyes, wash the plates and your clothes, clean those tiles
All of these and many more, you’re gonna need to learn
before, you can be the best you can be
One day you
go grow up and start your own family
And I pray you go pass down these values to children even if
you need to make them…
Kneel down,
hands up, close their eyes, wash the plates and their clothes, clean those
tiles
All of these
and many more, they’re gonna have to learn before, they can be the best they
can be
Read your
books, choose good friends, get wise, learn to cook, be organized, don’t tell
lies
All of these
and many more, you’re gonna have to learn before, you can be the best you can
be
How beautiful
and true is this song? It made me think of my mom and how she’s always been a
friend, but always first and
foremost a mother. I hope I can be the same to my children. What’s a little
dislike while raising your children if you’re moulding them for a better future? I remember
a lot of my friends referred to their moms as “that woman” when we were little
and now they’re all great buddies.
Hopefully one
day you too can look to the past and laugh about the ridiculous things your mom
did or said. If she’s African, you’ll definitely have some stories to tell your
friends and children J
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