Omawumi Released “Personal Race” Featuring Timaya
“Personal Race” is a song featured on Omawumi’s second studio album, Lasso of Truth, which was released in 2015. The album is noted for traversing a broad range of styles, incorporating soul, funk, and reggae while lyrically focusing on a multitude of social issues. “Personal Race” is described as an inspiring Afrobeat tune that continues Omawumi’s theme of teaching life’s lessons, albeit with a “local bounce”.
[Intro: Timaya, Omawumi]
Hey!
Omawumi
Young D, leggo!
Eh
Timaya don come oh, oh
Oh
Eh, yeah
Oh no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
Eh-neh-neh-neh-neh
Neh-neh-neh
Ah
[Chorus: Omawumi]
I no fit be you, you no fit be me
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o
See I dey run my o-o-own
I no fit be you, you no fit be me
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o
See I dey run my o-o-own
[Verse 1: Omawumi]
Some people dem dey look me dey confuse a lot
E be like say my story dey amuse a lot
Some push truck 'til dem don be boss
But my journеy isn't bad, that's why I no go loss
They say no wonder I no resеmble anybody
No wonder, nobody fit be Omawumi
[Chorus: Omawumi, Omawumi and Timaya]
I no fit be you, you no fit be me
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o (Na your race you dey run o)
See I dey run my o-o-own (see I dey run my own, oh-oh)
I no fit be you, you no fit be me
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o
See I dey run my o-o-own
[Post-Chorus: Omawumi, Timaya]
I dey run my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
I dey go my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
See I dey run my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey go my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
Hey
[Verse 2: Timaya]
Right now me I'm super ding-ding
Back then, then me often sing sing
Back then dem no know me
But right now everything is just a bling bling, yeah
If you're broke
Dem ah look at you like you get stroke
Dem no know
Nobody really gave me hope
Dem say I'm rude
Say I'm bad
Say I'm not their class
See these people dem too dey package (Eh)
Meanwhile, dem just dey manage
[Chorus: Omawumi, Timaya, Omawumi and Timaya]
I no fit be you, you no fit be me (Eh)
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o
See I dey run my o-o-own
I no fit be you, you no fit be me
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o
See I dey run my o-o-own
[Post-Chorus: Omawumi, Timaya]
I dey run my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
I dey go my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
See I dey run my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey go my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
Hey
[Bridge: Omawumi]
I no resemble anybody
Timaya don confirm am before, eh
Nobody
Nobody
Nobody fit be Omawumi, yeah
[Chorus: Omawumi, Timaya, Omawumi and Timaya]
I no fit be you, you no fit be me (Eh)
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o
See I dey run my o-o-own (I dey run my own, oh, woah)
I no fit be you, you no fit be me
So make you understand say na your race you dey run o
See I dey run my o-o-own
[Post-Chorus: Omawumi, Timaya]
I dey run my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
I dey run my o-own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my o-o-own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
I dey run my own, ha (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey run my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my o-o-o-o-own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
[Outro: Omawumi, Timaya]
(Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
I dey run my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my o-o-o-o-own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
I dey run my o-o-own (Ubanga, kololo)
(Ubanga, kololo)
I dey waka my own (Ubanga, kololo)
I dey trek my own (Say they gats stop, I want to come to kololo)
Hey, let′s go!
