“Born Throway” is a song by Nigerian singer Timaya, released on the album L.L.N.P (Long Life N’ Prosperity), and it features Tj 2Solo and Dem Mama Soljas. The song is about overcoming adversity and rising above those who doubted him, with lyrics that celebrate his success after being initially disregarded or “thrown away”. Timaya made this song in a way that it will end up resonating with the larger audience, which became a great turnaround for him.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Timaya
Tj 2Solo
So because we no get money dem say we no dey vex
'Cause we been no get dem say we no go fit contest
Tell dem all about our mama
Dem all about our papa
Then because we no get money dem say we no dey vex
'Cause we been no get dem say we no go fit contest
Tell dem all about our mama
Dem all about our papa
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Make una see wetin una throway
Na who Jehovah nissi don pave the way
Make una see where I dey today
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
I say, born throway, born throway, born throway
Make una see where I dey today
Born throway, now I don dey pay
Right now me a peace ambassador
Me a friend to the governor
Run up to the President
Na we get the parliament
Everybody no more omo da
See the people too dey lẹnúẹ núẹ
Say back inna' the days, na so dem lẹnúẹ núẹ
But right now me no mind dem, me no send dem
Anyhow now, me no blame dem
For your pocket
Whoever you are, it's in your pocket
If you no like me, go hide inside casket
Right now say my life e don locket
Oluwa don bless me, Chineke bless me, Edumare bless me oh
That's why mí tí wàpá jú, mí tí pọ pọ jú
Mí tí pọ pọ jú oh, eh
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Make una see wetin una throway
When Jehovah nissi don pave the way
Make una see where I dey today
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Born throway, born throway, born throway
Make una see where I dey today
Born throway, now I don dey pay
T, na me be the general
You can never see my funeral
No go think who drink my mineral
And always we go dey so contral
Anytime dem see me na so dem salute
Let dem know say me no go ever kaput
You know say me go ever look you
Then you can never put my life in a lutas
Pray today me am thinking feeling my life twice
You know say 2Solo me I got the drive time
I go continue to dey strive
'Cause nothing do the first among the first five
Tj, me a boy of abundance
Anywhere I go, I get assurance
Plenty, plenty attendance
That's why dem know me a boy of substance
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Make una see wetin una throway
Na who Jehovah nissi don pave the way
Make una see where I dey today
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Born throway, born throway, born throway
Make una see where I dey today
Dem throway, now I don dey pay
Born throway
See I just dey flying very high in the sky
You no go die, we go just dey multiply
Dem are want make we pai but we go dey flying
My guy we no go die
Everybody, me I do this song with the Judas rejected
Now we elected, me so connected
Me am so gifted, me am so lifted
Me am so, me am so, me am so
High, high, high, high
Dem used to look at us like we contraband
But right now na we get the ground
Now we don dey very high above the ground
See all of dem, dem dey underground
Everybody, dem been no been regard us
Dem been no been like us
But right now
I can see many smiles on the face of my mama, yeah
On the face of my papa
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Make una see wetin una throway
When Jehovah nissi don pave the way
Make una see where I dey today
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Born throway, born throway, born throway
Make una see where I dey today
Born throw
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Make una see wetin una throway
Na who Jehovah nissi don pave the way
Make una see where I dey today
Everybody dem are call me a born throway
Born throway, born throway, I say born throway
Make una see where I dey today
Born throway, now I don dey pay
Am clean out, men
