Things Take Time

Envy her When mi buy mi madda house Mi nuh waan' nobody envy her Far mi a come from My sufferation real, mi a nuh story tella Nuff time mi go days without meal My madda a nuh bank tella Rat cyaan do without cheese Mman cyaan do without cheddar Dem nuh know yuh when yuh broke, but when yuh up Hear dem, "yo bredda!" Long time man a suffer but things take time Time, time, time, time Eyes on the money, family deh 'pon mi mind Mind, mind, mind, mind It mess up fi see yuh work so hard And dem nuh waan' see yuh shine, see yuh shine But mi have mi guards up and mi nuh drop mine Mine, mine, mine, mine Rafael we haffi smart inna di road, Nuff a dem waan' fi stop yuh heart inna di road Man will smile and man will laugh inna di road And then dem fulla negative thoughts inna the dome Nuh mek dem trick mi fi kill me Pray to the Kings of Kings fi di victory Believe it or not, Ripley Life ain't all fun, Disney Enough mi learn, enough mi learn If dem a try hold mi back, den I must mi turn Left the yard mi know mi must return Jah guide mi, mi have nuff fi earn Long time man a suffer but things take time Time, time, time, time Eyes on the money, family deh 'pon mi mind Mind, mind, mind, mind It mess up fi see yuh work so hard And dem nuh waan' see yuh shine, see yuh shine But mi have mi guards up and mi nuh drop mine Mine, mine, mine, mine When mi buy mi madda house Mi nuh waan' nobody envy her Far mi a come from My sufferation real, mi a nuh story tella Nuff time mi go days without meal My madda a nuh bank tella Rat cyaan do without cheese Mman cyaan do without cheddar Dem nuh know yuh when yuh broke, but when yuh up Hear dem, "yo bredda!" Long time man a suffer but things take time Time, time, time, time Eyes on the money, family deh 'pon mi mind Mind, mind, mind, mind It mess up fi see yuh work so hard And dem nuh waan' see yuh shine, see yuh shine But mi have mi guards up and mi nuh drop mine Mine, mine, mine, mine