Chapter 1
Wanasemanga love is love,
Na the more they say it, you can thrive.
That’s why wanajaribu kukubreak every day,
Realizing too late,
Ye ni joke—
Yani fala.
In the meantime, you sit down and stress,
Wipe your tears ’cause huyo msee ni ka wale.
Na one day ntakupeleka Karen,
Na hizi notes tunandika pia zita-make it kwa mfuko.
Usikae in between the yes and the no,
Ukingoja hizo three dots na ha-reply.
Ukiambiwa not yet, unachukua note,
Unawaste kwa wipes ukilia.
A girl, baby, tulia,
A girl, baby, vumilia,
A girl, baby, sikia,
A girl, baby, acha kulia,
A girl, baby, fikiria.
Na one day hizi notes tunaandika
Zitakuwa notes tunapiga kwa guitar
On your wedding day.
Kama alikupenda, angekumiss,
Si kuku-mistreat akikutupa kwa street.
Na the worst thing, after trick-or-treat last Halloween,
I guess alikupea mistreats na akakutrick
Instead of kukupea sweets.
Call me Mister Fix-It—
I’m one call away, my dear.
Na nakuja Christmas na reindeer,
Na gifts za hope we kujia.
Panguza hizo tears,
A girl, baby— I’m right here.
