| ook 'pon the watch 1 2 3 o' clock
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| Deh 'pon the work an' me hand still a scratch
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| A from 6 me wake, an' still no food no deh 'pon me plate
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| Go ATM fi go collect me stash
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| Push in me card an' it spit it out back
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| Me no get the pay an' the boss still deh 'pon him way
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| Me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| If you want good, your nose haffi wet
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| Me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| Hold the faith, don’t give up, just press on
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| Look 'pon the watch five days after that
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| Me reach work gate but now a ten o' clock
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| The boss lock him gate
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| And seh no let nobody inna him place
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| Stand up a the gate an' me nah turn back
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| One month me work me fi get pay fi that
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| Him seh a no fi me date
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| But me still a gwaan hold the faith
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| 'Cause me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| If you want good, your nose haffi wet
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| Me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| Hold the faith, don’t give up, just press on
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| Me catty deh a foreign waan file fi me
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| Me friend a look a visa fi buy fi me
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| Dem see how hard me a work an' dem a cry fi me
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| Dem all a ask Father God fi apply fi me
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| And fi me youths me haffi gwaan like me really steady
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| 'Cause me haffi put food 'pon the brown table
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| Cyaan drive a Range now, but me soon able
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| Remember Jah a me Father so me go able
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| Me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| If you want good, your nose haffi wet
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| Me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| Hold the faith, don’t give up, just press on
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| One day yeh things a go better
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| Worries a we burden a no light like feather
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| One day must see the sunshine weather
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| Show mama two house an' ask are which one she prefer
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| One day things must get better
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| Worries a we burden a no light like feather
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| One day must see the sunshine weather
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| Gwaan hold the faith, yo me brother
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| Me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| If you want good, your nose haffi wet
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| Me know seh it rough, but still me haffi press on
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| Likkle sweat never kill nobody yet
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| From me likkle an' a grow, mama taught me a listen
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| Hold the faith, don’t give up, just press on
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| Look 'pon me clock, three years after that
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| 'Member the days when no food inna pot
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| Me get me blessings straight up
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| This a no dream, so me nah fi wake up, yeah |