Nigeria Remembered

[Intro] Dusty sunset on the river bend, we laugh at the days we knew [Verse 1] We traced the market streets in the heat, our shoes kissing the red dust Your stories like spice in the air, the guitar in the corner hushed Kids ran by with kites in the wind, and the drums kept a steady pace Kay, I kept your name in my pocket, a map to that gentle place [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the nights drank stars like tea, and the city hummed along [Chorus] We were young in our old Nigeria, coins and dreams, a breeze through the gates We danced in the rain by the ox-bowl light, and we believed in brighter days Kay, your voice carried me home when the world felt far away We were painting memories in colors that never fade to gray [Verse 2] We shared a bowl of fufu, heard stories under the thatch of night Markets louder than the river, yet your laughter felt just right The seam of the sunset stitched our names on the fence of time Kay and I, two drums beating the rhythm of a homeland rhyme [Pre-Chorus] Oh, the night sprayed fireflies, and the air tasted of palm wine [Chorus] We were young in our old Nigeria, coins and dreams, a breeze through the gates We danced in the rain by the ox-bowl light, and we believed in brighter days Kay, your voice carried me home when the world felt far away We were painting memories in colors that never fade to gray [Bridge] If I close my eyes, I hear the river kiss the shore, I hear your call The street vendors sing our names, and the town remembers us all [Chorus] We were young in our old Nigeria, coins and dreams, a breeze through the gates We danced in the rain by the ox-bowl light, and we believed in brighter days Kay, your voice carried me home when the world felt far away We were painting memories in colors that never fade to gray [Outro] Carry me back to that warm horizon, where laughter never truly ends Kay, in my heart that melody stays, a compass to family and friends