Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
Daddy went to law school and could’ve been an architect
– Utata waya esikolweni somthetho kwaye unokuba ngumyili wezakhiwo
Now he’s turnin’ sixty and wonders where the big dream went
– Ngoku ujika amashumi amathandathu kwaye uyazibuza ukuba iphupha elikhulu laya phi
Tucker never said a lot, two eyes down, a little luck
– Utucker akazange athethe kakhulu, amehlo amabini ezantsi, ithamsanqa elincinci
Took it to the Ivies and never really knew for what
– Wayithatha Kwi-Ivies kwaye wayengazi ngenene ukuba yintoni
And I, I bite my tongue ten times a day
– Kwaye mna, ndiluma ulwimi lwam izihlandlo ezilishumi ngosuku
Half swear to God, I might just pray
– Isiqingatha sifunge Uthixo, ndingathandaza nje
And I got a lot to lose
– Kwaye ndilahlekelwe kakhulu
So I might as well lose it anyway
– Well i’m losing anyway
And I, I manifested you would leave
– Kwaye mna, ndibonakalisile ukuba uza kuhamba
So the day you did, I had you beat
– Ngomhla owenze ngawo, ndakubetha
Three steps ahead of everythin’
– Amanyathelo amathathu aphambili kuyo yonke into’
Lately, I wake up feelin’ like
– Mva nje, ndivuka ndiziva ngathi
“Oh, where does the time go?”
– “Owu, liphi ixesha?”
You never really know
– Awusoze wazi ngokwenene
‘Til you’re standing in the bathroom mirror like
– Ude ume kwisipili segumbi lokuhlambela njengesipili
“No, shit, we got so close”
– “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!”
Hit me fast and slow
– Undibetha ngokukhawuleza kwaye ucothe
Funny thing about nostalgia
– Into ehlekisayo malunga nostalgia
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– “No way i’m losing” (Ooh, ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– “No way i’m losing” (Ooh, ooh)
My ma wasn’t raised right, oh no, all she ever knew was guilt
– Umama wam wayengakhuliswanga kakuhle, oh hayi, yonke into awayeyazi yayinetyala
Little did she know that’s all her kids would ever grow to feel
– Wayengazi ukuba bonke abantwana bakhe baya kuze bakhule bazive
And every choice leads back to the trait
– Kwaye lonke ukhetho lukhokelela umva kuhlobo
Every time that I drink and heart that I break
– Ngalo lonke ixesha ndisela kunye nentliziyo endiqhekezayo
It’s a truckload of regret and stupid mistakes
– Ilori yokuzisola kunye neempazamo zobudenge
And, man, lately I wake up feelin’ like
– Mva nje, ndivuke ndinje
“Oh, where does the time go?”
– “Owu, liphi ixesha?”
You never really know
– Awusoze wazi ngokwenene
‘Til you’re standing in the bathroom mirror, like
– Ude ume kwisipili segumbi lokuhlambela, njengaye
“No, shit, we got so close”
– “No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!”
Hit me fast and slow
– Undibetha ngokukhawuleza kwaye ucothe
Funny thing about nostalgia
– Into ehlekisayo malunga nostalgia
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (When I lost ya, ooh)
– “No way i’m losing” (When I’M losing, yeah, yeah)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (When I lost ya, no, ooh)
– “No way i’m losing” (No Way I’m losing, No way)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– “No way i’m losing” (Ooh, ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– “No way i’m losing” (Ooh, ooh)
And now, I bite my tongue ten times a day
– Kwaye ngoku, ndiluma ulwimi lwam izihlandlo ezilishumi ngosuku
Half swear to God, I might just pray
– Isiqingatha sifunge Uthixo, ndingathandaza nje
And I got a lot to lose
– Kwaye ndilahlekelwe kakhulu
So I might as well lose it anyway
– Well i’m losing anyway
And I, I manifested you would leave
– Kwaye mna, ndibonakalisile ukuba uza kuhamba
So the day you did, I had you beat
– Ngomhla owenze ngawo, ndakubetha
Three steps ahead of everythin’
– Amanyathelo amathathu aphambili kuyo yonke into’
