Glory

Indaba yami le (indaba yami le, this is my story) Indaba yami le (indaba yami le, this is my story) Ngiphakamise, this is my story (ngiphakamise) Hold me, yeah (hold me) This is my story Indaba yami le (indaba yami le, this is my story) Indaba yami le (indaba yami le, this is my story) (Hi Damini, happy birthday) Ngiphakamise (ngiphakamise) Ngiphakamise (ngiphakamise, this is my story) Happy birthday to you (hold me, yeah, hold me) Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, dear Damini Happy birthday to you How old are you now? How- (oh, man) (Gloria) Glory, yeah (My Gloria) Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, yeah (yeah) (Glori-) Lately, I've been fucked up, been havin' a hard time Like back when my dawg died Felt my heart split apart like apartheid I could have survived, thug life, full of carbine Hold it down, I was sentenced by the crown And I never used to smile, though I never used to frown Ten toes on the ground, what the Hell? My life came turnin' around From runnin' wild in my town to the glory Hold me, yeah (ngiphakamise) This is my story, yeah (indaba yami le) (Gloria) Glory, yeah (My Gloria) Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, yeah (yeah) (Glori-) I remember when they shipped me from the cans To Chelmsford HMP and my celly had it bad So I had to have his back, niggas started fightin' Then they cut me on my hand So I grabbed one from the back and I flung him off the landing You know the screws get extra ruthless when you're Black Layin' on my back, now the block's feelin' mad Now I'm in a lab tryna do the best I can (Glori-) hold me, yeah This is my story, yes, ooh (Gloria) Glory, yeah (My Gloria) Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, yeah Said, first things first I finna let you know that I been bad since birth I heard it from the nurse Lookin' and went searchin' through trials that occurred Then I started workin' twice as hard Havin' nightmares of the day I fall off But I stick around like herpes, I ain't lettin' up With harmonies just like Bone Thugz, ooh Hold me, yeah This is my story, yeah, ooh Glory, yeah Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, yeah Glory, yeah Indaba yami le (glory) (Gloria) This is my story (glory) (my Gloria) Indaba yami le (glory) (things ain't been the same since you went away) This is my story (glory) Indaba yami le (glory) This is my story (glory) Indaba yami le (glory) This is my story (Okay, alright, on three)