c(Before I Know Di Way)
(Chant intro, slow and reverent)
Mama... Mama...
Ẹwọ oriṣẹ... mo gha...
Omo mi...
(Verse 1)
For every step wey I take
Before I even know di way
Mama don already pray
Before I know di way
She dey cover me, night and day
(Chorus)
My mama still dey pray o
For her pikin wey dey far away
My mama still dey pray o
Make Olodumare guide my way
Before I know di way... oh Lord...
Before I know di way...
(Verse 2)
I never know di reasons
All di wahala for di seasons
But she dey stand for di promise
She dey hold am for di promise land
Her love dey burn like holy fire
Na her prayers be my protection
(Chorus)
My mama still dey pray o
For her pikin wey dey far away
My mama still dey pray o
Make Olodumare guide my way
Before I know di way... oh Lord...
Before I know di way...
(Bridge - Spiritual awakening)
Olodumare... ṣungo olokun...
Umalẹ okun... iṣẹ wàrà mi...
Ẹwọ oriṣẹ mo gha... myself iṣẹ oriṣẹ...
Harvey Boyo Reden... receive dis praise...
All my fears, she carry go
Every tear, she wipe am slow
Na her prayers be my shelter
Mama, your love be gold
(Chorus)
My mama still dey pray o
For her pikin wey dey far away
My mama still dey pray o
Make Olodumare guide my way
Before I know di way... oh Lord...
Before I know di way...
(Outro)
For every step I take... oh...
She dey pray before I know di way...
Mama... my mama...
Ẹwọ oriṣẹ mo gha...
Mama still dey pray... o...
Mama still dey pray...
(Mmm-mmm... Mama... mmm-mmm...)