I found my love in America
And I made her my nana
I'm just a young man from Africa
Working hard for my nana
I found my love in America
And I made her my nana
I'm just a young man from Africa
Working hard for my nana
All I owned was a bag of dreams
Put it on my back and I hit the streets
I said "One day I'mma be a king
And build a castle for my queen"
I've been looking, I've been longing, I been searching for this girl
I've walking, I've be running, I've be flying all around the world
I found my love in America
And I made her my nana
I'm just a young man from Africa
Working hard for my nana
And that shook up the Big Apple tree
Marly made the whole nation scream
I said there might be a place for me
So i had to face the Atlantic Sea
I've been looking, I've been longing, I been searching for this girl
I've be looking, I've be running, I've be flying all around the world
I found my love in America
And I made her my nana
I'm just a young man from Africa
Working hard for my nana
Nobody gon take her away
My beautiful nana
Nobody gon take her from me
My beautiful nana
A crazy heart could, could never stop
Well my heart is crazy about you girl
Thank God my eye caught the falling star
Nobody gonna take her away
From me
I found my love in America
And I made her my nana
I'm just a young man from Africa
Working hard for my nana
Nobody gon take her away
My beautiful nana
Nobody gon take her from me
My beautiful nana
My beautiful na-na
na-na-na-na-na-nanana
no, no, nobody gon take you
nobody, gonna take you
ooh, yeah
oh baby