if Ali had a real name
what would it be
would be something like Dave
or something betta
cause it aint just the same
as Ali its self

and yea yea
Ali great
yea yea
his chips taste good
yea yea, yea yea yea

what if Ali was one of us,
eating chips like some of us,
attending college once or twice,
tryin his to make his career work

if Ali had a real jo
what would it be
and would it be well paid
if this ment that, you would have to believe
in him being a lecture at University
of Westminster

and yea yea
Ali great
yea yea
his chips taste good
yea yea, yea yea yea

what if Ali was one of us,
eating chips like some of us,
attending college once or twice,
tryin to get a decent jo

trying to make a career work,
where Algeria is his home'
nobody callin him on the phone,
cept for Samm working all alone