Long Before

Agoo CEP Sefogah Long before Long before I felt the pain of my mother Long before I felt the pain of her labor It was the rhythm of Africa I heard It was the wealth of a resourceful country I smelt Long before I arrived into this world It was Africa I was destined to be born into Long before I could bear nationality It was African that I bore Long before I walked upon the surface of this earth My fate had already been sealed Long before I could think and feel It was tears of joy and excitement that filled my heart When my mother held me to herself and whispered in to my ears It was the pride of my skin that kept me excited And when the chilly palms of the old women that birthed me touched my skin And the fresh water that bathed run down my skin It was the warmth of Africa that I felt It was then that my reality began So let the world fight about whose teeth is sharp and whose is blunt Who is stronger and who is weaker Whose faith is true and whose faith is fake I am but An African For Long before anything else Before the attachments and associations of this life I was born an African And till the end I'll remain an African Elabe Afrika vi dzidzie menye Ghana vi dzidzie menye Anlo vie menye Eye ameyibor ye menye And so when you get there before me If they ask about me Just let them know Megborna