NIGERIA, Birth place of my ancestors Salute to the soldiers and our fathers who fought For the future of our past Living us with something to hold on to Our Freedom We celebrate with a mixture of laughter and tears Not forgetting our hero’s who protected our future For dreams and aspirations fulfilled and those dreams that never got fulfilled Tough now the present On this day, we remember our roots and what we stand for Your advice against corruption and greed our compass stirring us back to morality Reminding us of the dreams we have, the goals we share and the future we desire Sometimes I wonder how bad it would get before the good is born I see our minds torn As thoughts echoes in hopes of the future Recovery is sure from this disease of corruption and greed One thing is certain The gates of hell not prevailing I see the future in our descendants Building what we could not build Viewing what we did not see Restoring our broken ego and returning our lost ho