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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kabaka Pyramid
Kabaka Pyramid
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Keron “Kabaka Pyramid” Salmon
Songwriter
Sean “Young Pow” Diedrick
Songwriter
Ali Darvish
Ali Darvish
Songwriter
Lloyd Junior Richards
Lloyd Junior Richards
Songwriter
Jaime Hinckson
Jaime Hinckson
Songwriter
Julian Marley
Julian Marley
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sean “Young Pow” Diedrick
Producer
Chris Athens
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Marc Lee
Marc Lee
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Aaah woah ooh Yeah, yeah, aah Kabaka here Somehow, some way Got to make things work Long life, more pay That's what I deserve No time, no day Hand to mouth cyaa work I got to rule my destiny I know what my life is worth From you a hustle fi see better days Mi know da one ya resonate More time the system set away Di place a get so desolate And as the cost of living jus a rise So mi blood pressure raise An worse mi nuh have the most sophisticated kinda resume Still man haffi mek it out Mi work until mi sweat run out All upon dem days when time di boss man waan fi stress mi out Mi nah go mek him get mi out I respect myself so you must show me some respect ya now Or else I'm stepping out, yeah Somehow, some way Got to make things work (Ooh yeah) Long life, more pay That's what I deserve No time, no day Hand to mouth cyaa work (No time) I got to rule my destiny I know what my life is worth Man a hustle fi di paper Fi di bread I am the baker Down inna Jamaica Fi mek it, it nuh easy Mi rather be a waiter Than siddown an a wait like a wasteman Fi nuh man gimme nuttin mi nuh needy My determination fi richer dan Akon And uplift the population cah Rastaman nuh greedy A nuh hesitation inna mi meditation Cah man anuh nuh slave mi waan fi move freely But until then Somehow, some way Got to make things work (Daga yoyow) Long life, more pay That's what I deserve (Every dollar, every tick) No time, no day (No day) Hand to mouth cyaa work (Ooh yeah) I got to rule my destiny I know what my life is worth I was born a king like the Pharaohs of Kemet I nuh forward ya fi slave out so never you forget But I'm always on time mi never miss a step Why you treat mi unkind true a mi a buss a sweat But mi nah go deya long because mi have some bigger plans Mi waan fi be mi owna boss so mi a save up wah mi can Invest inna some stocks, some options and bonds I'm thinking long term I hope you overstand wah I and I a say Somehow, some way (Some way) Got to make things work (Woah yeah) Long life, more pay (More pay) That's what I deserve (Every dollar, every tick) No time, no day Hand to mouth cyaa work (No time) I got to rule my destiny I know what my life is worth Somehow, some way Got to make things work (Got to make things work) Long life, more pay (More pay) That's what I deserve (Keep living again) No time, no day Hand to mouth cyaa work (No to work) I got to rule my destiny I know what my life is worth (Daga yow, daga yow) Aaah woah ooh Yeah, yeah, aah
Writer(s): Damian Marley, Julian Marley, Jaime Hinckson, Ali Darvish, Sean “young Pow” Diedrick, Keron “kabaka Pyramid” Salmon, Lloyd Junior Richards Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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