| Ngiphakamise, this is my story |
| Ngiphakamise |
| Hold me, ah (Hold me) |
| This is my story |
| Indaba yami le (Indaba yami le, this is my story) |
| Indaba yami le (Indaba yami le, this is my story) |
| Ngiphakamise (Ngiphakamise) |
| Ngiphakamise (Ngiphakamise, this is my story) |
| Happy birthday to you |
| Happy birthday to you |
| Happy birthday, dear Damini |
| Happy birthday to you |
| How old are you now? |
| (Oh, man) |
| Glory, yeah |
| Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, ah |
| Lately, I’ve been fucked up, been havin' a hard time |
| Like back when my dawg died |
| Felt my heart split apart like apartheid |
| I could have survived, thug life full of combine |
| Hold it down, I was sentenced by the crown |
| And I never used to smile, though I never used to frown |
| Ten toes on the ground, what the hell? |
| My life came turnin' around from runnin' wild in my town to the glory |
| Hold me, ah (Ngiphakamise) |
| This is my story, yeah (Indaba yami le) |
| Glory, yeah |
| Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, ah |
| I remember when they shipped me from the cans |
| To Chelmsford HMP and my celly had it bad |
| So I had to have his back, niggas started fightin' |
| And then they cut me on my hand |
| So I grabbed one from the back and I flung him off the landing |
| You know the screws get extra ruthless when you’re Black |
| Layin' on my back, now the block’s feelin' mad |
| Now I’m in a lab tryna do the best I can |
| Hold me, ah, this is my story, yes |
| Glory, yeah |
| Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, ah |
| Said, first things first |
| I finna let you know that I been bad since birth |
| I heard it from the nurse |
| Lookin' and went searchin' through trials that occurred |
| Then I started workin' twice as hard |
| Havin' nightmares of the day I fall off |
| But I stick around like herpes, I ain’t lettin' up |
| With harmonies just like Bone Thugz, ooh |
| Hold me, ah, this is my story, yeah |
| Glory, yeah |
| Like the last time that you ever seen me, hold me, ah |
| Glory, yeah |
| This is my story (Glory) |
| Indaba yami le (Glory) |
| This is my story (Glory) |
| Indaba yami le (Glory) |
| This is my story (Glory) |
| Indaba yami le (Glory) |
| This is my story (Okay, alright, on three) |