To be faithful, loyal and honest
Before I recognized that in Nigeria
Faithfulness is really too cost a virtue
That loyalty is a commodity for the gods
And that honesty has long been sacrificed
At the alter by our desperate cabals who are
Comfortably sitting on our national treasures
Depleting with impunity the soul of country
I had already pledged to Nigeria my home
To serve her with all my strength
Before I discovered that Nigeria
Is a country that drains our strength
A nation that kills its own offspring
And happily forces the remaining ones
To seek greener pastures away from home
I had already pledged to Nigeria my fatherland
To defend with force her integrity and unity
And uphold her honour and glory
Counting on God’s help
Before I discovered that her own citizens
Like her reckless and pseudo-leadership
Have all abandoned themselves to bigotry
Bowing to the gods of tribalism and fanaticism
Imploring God’s help on all except the fatherland
