Life We Living

Lyrics

[Intro] Jamaica we need a way Tell mi Mill A how mi youth fi survive? How mi fi send him go school in this time If mi don't make money? Di politician come pon tv A show we this big pretty smile Nuttin' nuh funny (nuh funny, nuh funny) [Hook] Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Is a betta way we seekin' Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Nuttin' nuh funny (nuh funny, nuh funny) [Verse 1] Mi haffi hide from the landlord Because mi owe 'bout four months rent Weekend a come mi nuh have a red cent Cry mi cry when mi hear mi son seh "Daddy can you please buy me a Nike Air" And di likkle money weh mi have done spend Di last grand mi have mi pay di light But Water Commission cut mi pipe again (Hmmm) [Pre-Hook] Di garrison need a betta way And a betta life (fi wi pickney dem) Society... Please don't condemn di ghetto to hell, just... [Hook] Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Is a betta way we seekin' Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Nuttin' nuh funny (nuh funny, nuh funny) [Verse 2] Big woman ting Notin nah gwaan Ghetto youth haffi siddung pon di corna Some a we a hustle Some a beg a chump change Society please make me see better days Mi go fi buy a bagga frass but cigarette raise All we a cry dem a gi we deaf ears Then if di times so hard right now Wah goh gawn inna the country inna ten years (Hmmm) [Pre-Hook] Di garrison need a betta way And a betta life (fi we pickney dem) Society Please don't condemn di ghetto to hell, just... [Hook] Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Is a betta way we seekin' Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Look pon di life we living Nuttin' nuh funny (nuh funny, nuh funny)