Mia Ola- Foreign Friend - M.I.A.
They call me a ruler, trend setter,
makin' life feel better
Breaking order like a leader now follow
Poppin' a collar, yea hustle a dollar
You can't touch us like MC Hammer
Eat my mum's string hoppers,
jump in the chopper
Yea, chop up a mango with salt and pepper
Holla, holla, holla, true scholar with the nona
And I'm here to shine the light on the matter
At the border I see the patroller
cruising past in their car
Creeping in my socks and slipper
Mexicans say "hola!"
At the border I see the patroller
cruising past in their car
Hiding in my Toyota Corolla,
everybody say "Y.A.L.A.!"
Baller, a baller, got a friend called Burma
And he looks at Obama when we burner
Turtleneck and bomber
It's a Bamboo Banga
And you know I'm comin' back with power
Yea '64 Impala, Hummer or Toyota
When I drive in I'm a winner
Whatever I'mma rap got fuel in the burner
Off the grid, staying off the radar
At the border I see the patroller
cruising past in their car
Creeping in my socks and slipper
Mexicans say "hola!"
At the border I see the patroller
cruising past in their car
Hiding in my Toyota Corolla,
everybody say "Y.A.L.A.!"
Yea, shoot at a shooter, yea shoot a computer
Pour yourself a shot of teqkilla
Time for a banger, throw up your middle finger
I'm a writer competition we gon' murder
I'm a fighter and a lover like winter and summer
I ain't really looking for no drama
At the border I see the patroller
cruising past in their car
Creeping in my socks and slipper
Mexicans say "hola!"
At the border I see the patroller
cruising past in their car
Hiding in my Toyota Corolla,
everybody say "Y.A.L.A.!"
Most of the things I do, they banned it
But I'mma still do it, I'm a bandit
I'mma still, I'mma still, I'mma still, I'mma still
But I'mma still do it, I'm a bandit
Most of the things I do, they banned it
But I'mma still do it, I'm a bandit
I'mma still, I'mma still, I'mma still, I'mma still
But I'mma still do it, I'm a bandit
Bandit bandit, ba-bandit ...
Get a house, pay rent, your help is God sent
Better tell somebody, women and men
Don't be ignorant, when I'm on ten
Better tell somebody, I'm an immigrant
When I jump that fence I'm gon' get a Benz
Then I leave my tent
and I gon' be your foreign friend
I gon' be your foreign friend
Then I leave my tent
and I gon' be your foreign friend
I'd much rather stay in a hot country
We come to cold countries cause we have to
But I like it hot
When I jump that fence I gon' get a Benz
Then I leave my tent
and I can be a foreign friend