Abangani (feat. Emtee & Saudi)

Friends (feat. Emtee & Saudi)

Abangani (feat. Emtee & Saudi)

I say I remember (I remember)Ngithi mangikhumbula (mang'khumbula)
When I left there (I left there)Lapho ngiphuma khona (phumakhona)
It wasn't easyBekhungekho lula
But I made it anywayBut I made it anyway
I say I remember mama (I remember)Ngithi mangikhumbula mama (mang'khumbula)
When I left there (I left there)Lapho ngiphuma khona (phumakhona)
It wasn't easyBekhungekho lula
But I made it anywayBut I made it anyway

There was no intelligence in meKwakungekona ukuhlakanipha kwam'
And I was raised by my brothersNam’ ngasizwa yinkab’ zam'
My mother said show me your friendsUMama wathi ngibonise abangani bakho
And I will show you your futureAnd I will show you your future
Talking HendrixTalking Hendrix
There was no intelligence in meKwakungekona ukuhlakanipha kwam'
And I was raised by my brothersNam’ ngasizwa yinkab’ zam'
My mother said show me your friendsUMama wathi ngibonise abangani bakho
And I will show you your futureAnd I will show you your future
Talking HendrixTalking Hendrix
Those who were not friendsAbesekho abangani
Should have thanked the creatorMawumtholile bong' umdali
Because outside hereNgoba la ngaphandle
It's tough, I'm telling you, my brotherKunzima ngiyatshela wemfethu
We walk with snakesSihamba ney'nyoka
Snakes that call themselves brothersInyoka eziy'biza abafwethu
I thank God for the family I haveI thank God for le'ynkab' enginazo
I'm proud of what I have achievedLokhu ngiphusha ngiphanda nazo
They saved meThey saved me
They filled the tankBafakha iFull tank
Let it be "E" (yeah! yeah!)Maku "E" (yeah! yeah!)

I say I remember (I remember)Ngithi mangikhumbula (mang'khumbula)
When I left there (I left there)Lapho ngiphuma khona (phumakhona)
It wasn't easyBekhungekho lula
But I made it anywayBut I made it anyway
I say I remember mama (I remember)Ngithi mangikhumbula mama (mang'khumbula)
When I left there (I left there)Lapho ngiphuma khona (phumakhona)
It wasn't easyBekhungekho lula
But I made it anywayBut I made it anyway

My mother told me not to trust friendsUMama told me not to trust abangani
Where I grew up there is no opportunityWhere I grew up there is no opportunity
Just drugs and violence Avalon and Sun CityJust drugs and violence Avalon and Sun City
The workers are the only ones feeding their familiesAmagumsha are the only ones feeding their families
All my life I believed I would be nothingAll my life I believed I would be nothing
When you become the one they treat you like a kingWhen you become the one they treat you like a king
My mother said watch the company you keepUMama methi watch the company you keep
But if it wasn't for my friendsBut if it wasn't for abangani bami
Where would Msotra be?Where would Msotra be?
My demons made me a monster in the communityIngelozi zami, zangenza umuntu ebantwini
Right when I thought God had forgotten meRight when I thought uNkulunkulu ukhohliwe ngami
He didn't forget meAkanandaba ngami
He gave (here) with meNga-give(apha) nami
If it wasn't for my friendsIf it wasn't for bona laba abangani bami
I would have been finishedNgabe k'phelile ngami
Satan could've really really had his way with meUSatane could've really really had his way with me
My mother said watch the company you keepUMama methi watch the company you keep
Today I'm glad that I didn't listenToday I'm glad ukuthi I didn't listen

I say I remember (I remember)Ngithi mangikhumbula (mang'khumbula)
When I left there (I left there)Lapho ngiphuma khona (phumakhona)
It wasn't easyBekhungekho lula
But I made it anywayBut I made it anyway
I say I remember mama (I remember)Ngithi mangikhumbula mama (mang'khumbula)
When I left there (I left there)Lapho ngiphuma khona (phumakhona)
It wasn't easyBekhungekho lula
But I made it anywayBut I made it anyway

I remember (I remember)Uman'gkhumbula (I remember, I remember)
At homeEmakhaya
There was no daycareBeyingekho i-creche
Me and my cousins used to playMe and my cousins used to play
I rememberNgiyakhumbulaya
On the mountainsNgale kwezintaba
There was no rainBeyingekho imvula

One day, I'm gonna make it rainOne day, I'm gonna make it rain
I rememberNgisakhumbula
I was killed by hungerNgibulalwa indlala
There was no foodBekungekho ukudla
You don't know the hunger painsYou don't know the hunger pains
It wasn't easyKwakunokushuba
When I left thereLapho eng'phuma khona
It wasn't easyBekungekho lula
But the Lord will make a wayBut the Lord will make a way