Alert at Six-Oh-Two

Alert at six-oh-two, my phone don ring
Blue pen on the names, today everybody wins
Alert at six-oh-two, no more waiting room
I pay the hands that built it, then I make my own move

Morning for Oke-Aro, rooster beat the gate
Cracked calculator says, "Brother, don't be late"
Payroll notebook open by the akara pan
I count the same small numbers till they finally expand
Tunde held the ladder, Sade mixed the sand
Mama kept the kettle, Kunle lent his van
One job, many shoulders, pressure on my chest
I tell the quiet ceiling, "Let this be the test"

Alert at six-oh-two, my phone don ring
Blue pen on the names, today everybody wins
Alert at six-oh-two, no more waiting room
I pay the hands that built it, then I make my own move

Oya, send am, send am, no delay
Name by name, make the blessing find its way
Oya, step out, step out, make room
Six-oh-two, we dey enter new groove

I sent Tunde first, before I bought new shoes
Sade got her balance, she had school fees due
Kunle heard the chime and laughed inside the bus
Mama said, "Eat your akara, you don carry us"
I left my own share folded in the notebook spine
Bought no gold chain, just settled every line
When the last green tick came, I looked around
Same cracked calculator, but a different sound

No kick, no bass, hear the room breathe slow
Blue pen on the paper, every name can go
I thought wealth was a door with my name in gold
Then I saw no worker checking if the money showed

Alert at six-oh-two, let the whole block sing
Blue pen on the names, today everybody wins
Alert at six-oh-two, nobody waits for me
We built this from the dust, now the dust can let us breathe

Oya, send am, send am, no delay
Name by name, make the blessing find its way
Oya, step out, step out, make room
Six-oh-two, we dey enter new groove

Six-oh-two!
Everybody wins!