DISTANCE Artist: Ajuju-SQ Ajuju-SQ… Yeah yeah… This one na my story, I no dey hide my pain again. I was just a little boy when I lost my parents, Life show me pain before I understood what pain meant. No mama to call when the night gets cold, No daddy beside me when I needed someone to hold. I grew up learning how to fight my own battles, Walking through the rain, carrying heavy troubles. People see the smile but they don't know the story, Behind this face, I dey carry plenty memories. Sometimes I ask God, “Why me?” But somehow He kept putting strength inside me. I fell many times but I still dey stand, Trying to become the kind of man my children need. Then David came, my first little son, I thought maybe life was finally giving me one. But before I could hold him and watch him grow, Distance came again and took him far from home. David, my son, wherever you dey tonight, Daddy dey think about you underneath the same sky. I don't know all the moments that I missed, But I know your name is something I can never forget. Then Eliana came like light after rain, A little angel bringing sunshine through the pain. When I look at her, I remember my past, And I promise myself I'll make this love last. I lost my parents, but I became a father, Life took something from me and gave me another. Now I understand the meaning of family, That's why I pray my children never feel what I feel. I don't have a perfect life, I no go lie, Sometimes I laugh outside while I'm hurting inside. Bills on my head, dreams inside my mind, Still I wake up every morning saying, “I go survive.” Distance has taken people I wanted near, But God gave me strength to continue from there. Every scar on my body, every tear from my eyes, Na chapter of my story, na the reason I rise. Mama, if you could see me now, You'd know your little boy is still trying somehow. Daddy, I wish you were here to see your son, To see the man I became, to see what I've done. I don't know where tomorrow go carry me, But I know my children are part of my destiny. David and Eliana, remember Daddy's name, Even when life changes, my love remains the same. Ajuju-SQ, I put my story inside melody, Not for pity, but to show what life did to me. I came from pain, but I still believe, One day better days go finally reach me. So if you see me smiling, don't think life easy, I've walked through storms just to keep my heart breathing. I lost my parents, I lost time with my son, But I still thank God because my journey isn't done. Distance… Sometimes na people, sometimes na life, Sometimes na the pain we carry deep inside. But I still dey move, I still dey pray, Because tomorrow fit be better than yesterday. Ajuju-SQ… This na my story. This na my life. And I'm still here.
