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Your Enemy Lyrics by Made Kuti

Legacy +: For​(​e​)​ward

2020

[Intro]
Why must he die?
Why must she die for you alone?
[Verse 1]
What crime? (What crime?)
What crime? (What crime?)
What is his crime? (His crime)
What is her crime? (Her)
[Chorus]
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
[Verse 2]
What did he do? (Where?)
What did she do?
Where are you taking them?
Where is he going? (Why?)
Where is she going?
Why are you taking them?
Please, officer
Sir, sir, ma, ma (Sir, sir, sir)
They are innocent (Innocent)
But you see officer get house
And for him, house officer, him get wife
And with him wife officer, him get plenty pikin
And so officer must buy food, you know
And then officer must by gen, you know
And then officer must pay for school fees
And he and she, and he and she (And he, and he, and he)
And he
Must find money (Must find money)
From who
With which salary
Oh, yes
From you
[Chorus]
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
Why? (What is his...?)
Your enemy (Crime)
[Verse 3]
If civilians dey suffer, and
Police sef day suffer, then
Who day cause the suffer, then
If civilians dey suffer, and
Police sef dey suffer, then
Who dey cause the suffer, then
[Chorus]
When we say
When we say
When we talk of police brutality
We must know, we must know, we must know
Why they are the way they are
Why they are the way they are
Why they are the way they are
Why they are the way they are
Why they are the way they are
Why they are the way they are
Why they are the way they are
Why they are the way they are
Free your mind, and
Clear your eyes
See who is the real
Enemy, your enemy
Enemy, your enemy
Enemy, your enemy
Enemy, your enemy
[Outro]
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Your enemy
Why? Why?
Why? Why?
Why? Why?
Why? Why?
Credits
Made Kuti

Made Kuti

About “Your Enemy” by Made Kuti

Read the complete lyrics to "Your Enemy" by Made Kuti from the album "Legacy +: For​(​e​)​ward" in 2020. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Nigeria, Nigerian Pidgin, Jazz.

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