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It Ain't Easy
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Reggae
It Ain't Easy was released on January 1, 1987 by EMI Catalogue as a part of the album Maxi
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AlbumMaxi
Release DateJanuary 1, 1987
LabelEMI Catalogue
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM93

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Maxi Priest
Maxi Priest
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Birch
Birch
Composer
The King
The King
Composer
Harris
Harris
Composer
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robbie Shakespeare
Robbie Shakespeare
Producer
Sly Dunbar
Sly Dunbar
Producer
David Roe.
David Roe.
Engineer
Willie Lindo
Willie Lindo
Producer

Lyrics

When I was a boy
I never knew much joy
I only spoke when I was told to speak
To sit up straight and be well behaved
And to eat when I was told to eat
As I grew up I got to realize in order to survive
You've got to shout real loud and fight real hard
So you can stay alive
It ain't easy
Lord it ain't easy
Living in the world today
Living in the world today
When I reached my teens
I was on the scene
Going raving and getting high
And though I hated the world
But I loved my girl and for my best friend I would die
Now I am a man I get to understand
Some life philosophy
You've got to take what you get from life today
'Cause tomorrow may never be
Now the years have passed
And the time is moving faster every day
I take the good with the bad
And dance with the sad
As I move along the way
Been in love nothing lost
And now I stand and watch our children play
And when they ask why does that man look so sad
I just turn to them and say
Can't you see living ain't easy
Can't you see life ain't easy
Today today today
Written by: Birch, Duke Ellington, Harris, The King
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