Hold on Strong

I see dem standing at dem border

While the struggle's getting harder

Keep on praying to the Father

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

I'm on the move, ya know, must make it true somehow

I got to take it to the top and that's my only vow

And when the heathen range, to me it's nothing strange

You've been trying it so long but still me not gon' change

I tell the youths to pray, strive for a better day

Strive for a better way, strive, ah

One day you'll get your pay, no matter what dem say

You got to stay alive, yeah

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, Jah Jah said

Throw down your arms and come

Put away your gun

The righteous now, promote none, none

Time to have some fun, where you ago run

Run when the Creator come, yeah

Now me know what you're about

Don't try to get me out 'cause a god alone make the sun shine

Unleash reception from your mouth or your fire a go out

Fix up your conscience, nah bad mind

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

I can see the way you're living, your ism and your skism

Show me that you're walking on chalkline

And the very ditch you digging, the games that you rigging

You told me say you do it more than one time

One day we find our time and place, we doing it with grace

Doing it, we own a leisure, we not in a race

Sometimes you need your space to trump up a ace

Just remember ace make ways, aye-a

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no

Every ting you try in a your life, they want to stop you

I don't know why but they tink they got to

Hold on strong and never let dem flop you

Never let the wicked heart a trap you, oh, no no no