[00:00.00] 作曲 : David Arthur Brown[00:23.57]He's had bicycles and sons[00:27.89][00:29.28]He's had salted fish and dark rum[00:34.08][00:35.21]Now his days are almost done[00:38.84][00:39.56]In the Lagos slums[00:42.74][00:47.23]Was a farmer for a while[00:51.59][00:53.01]Growing plantains by the coastline[00:57.78][00:58.71]And some said he had a smile[01:03.28]Like a movie star[01:06.39][01:10.90]La ah La ah ah ah[01:22.66]La ah La ah ah ah[01:33.91][01:34.46]Met his wife one Friday night[01:38.83][01:40.27]At a dance hall near the train tracks[01:46.21]And his heart soared like a kite[01:50.63]In the evening light[01:54.35][01:57.96]Worked the oil fields once[02:02.31][02:03.69]Saved some money for his family[02:08.47][02:09.54]Built a house near Eden's Point[02:14.30]Where they raised their boys[02:17.35][02:21.84]La ah La ah ah ah[02:33.44]La ah La ah ah ah[02:45.15]Says it's hard to be a man[02:49.67][02:51.19]Works and still can't feed his children[02:55.65][02:56.98]But he does the best he can[03:01.47]In the New World Plan[03:04.66][03:09.08]We're all forgotten[03:19.60][03:20.84]This road leads nowhere[03:31.78][03:32.68]We're all forgotten[03:43.53][03:44.49]This road leads nowhere