Hustle Till E Break – Obele

[Intro]
Obele!
Street dey talk my name (hey!)
From the gutter to the gold
From the keke to the road

[Verse 1]
Early morning, eye red, but I dey go
Slippers tear, but my mind dey glow
Pocket dry, but my plan dey flow
I no fit dull, I no fit slow

[Verse 2]
I been dey sell recharge card for junction
Rain dey fall, still dey shout, full function
Dem laugh say “hustle small, no caution”
Now my small small moves turn auction

[Verse 3]
Mama say “nwa m, biko, chekwa onwe gi”
I tell am “mama, chi m ama m gi”
Dreams dey tall like Eko bridge for me
I gatz cross am, even if e burn my feet

[Bridge]
If e no pay today
E go pay tomorrow (amen)
If e no show now now
E go show, no sorrow (chai!)
(I still dey run my race)
(I still dey chase my pay)

[Chorus]
I go hustle till e break
Till the sun give way, till the sky dey shake
I no dey fear that pain, I dey bend, I no break
Obele for the street, I dey carry my stake
I go hustle till e break
From the gutter line straight to the estate gate
Spirit no go fade, even if my legs ache
Obele for the street, I dey carry my stake (hey!)

[Verse 4]
Dem say “calm down, you too dey rush”
But hunger for my belle dey beat like brush
I no fit wait make luck just touch
I dey knock every door till key go flush

[Verse 5]
See that landlord, him eye dey red
“Pay your rent or commot,” na wetin him said
I tell am “oga, relax, e go soon set”
Next week alert land, wey I first chop debt

[Verse 6]
Igbo boy wey dey dream worldwide
From Onitsha park to the foreign ride
Ndi yard people yarn say I too pride
But na only God know wetin I hide

[Bridge]
Ọtụtụ nsogbu, ma obi m jide
(na true)
Chi ukwu mara, e go still provide
When dem dey doubt you, stand gidigba
Close your eyes, say your prayer, raise am higher

[Chorus]
I go hustle till e break
Till the sun give way, till the sky dey shake
I no dey fear that pain, I dey bend, I no break
Obele for the street, I dey carry my stake
I go hustle till e break
From the gutter line straight to the estate gate
Spirit no go fade, even if my legs ache
Obele for the street, I dey carry my stake

[Verse 7]
I remember, we dey trek go school
No textbook, just vibes and stool
Chalk for shirt, still I dey feel cool
Tell teacher “one day I go break this rule”

[Verse 8]
Now na meetings, targets, calls
But I still dey remember those zinc roof walls
If I chop alone, wetin be the cause?
So I pull my guys up when I climb that cross

[Verse 9]
Obele nwa, I’m the talk of lane
From the main road side to the backstreet chain
If I fall down once, I go rise again
Put my name for the book of men wey gain

[Verse 10]
N’ụtụtụ, m na-efe, na-ekwu ekpere
“Chukwu nyere m aka, me ka m were”
If I blow, I go still dey share
Cause I know say the street make me who I be here

[Bridge]
When the night too dark
Na your mind be light (oh yeah)
When the road too far
Na your leg still dey glide
(keep going, keep going)
If dem lock that gate
You go jump that fence
Street no get soft hand
But you gatz make sense

[Chorus]
I go hustle till e break
Till the sun give way, till the sky dey shake
I no dey fear that pain, I dey bend, I no break
Obele for the street, I dey carry my stake
I go hustle