Overcome

True, true, true, true, true, true True, true, true, true, true, true, true, true Time's well hard and they are today But if you don't work then you won't get paid Many obstacles come along the way Overcome, youths, overcome Many are called but the chosen few Nothing in this world that you can do If you work hard then you will pull through Overcome, overcome The reason that we call that one ya overcome Because some likkle youths moving, oh, so dumb Sit down hardly nothing and they want things come And they nuh pressure people but they want income Young baby, father can't feed him son And any girl he done say he needs his gun Get gun take gun rob Mr. Chung Five innocent people get licked down 'cause Time's well hard and they are today But if you don't work then you won't get paid Many obstacles come along the way Overcome, youths, overcome Many are called but the chosen few Nothing in this world that you can't do Work hard for your dream and they will come true Overcome, overcome Everyday yuh get up, living like a bum But if yuh waan good, remember you nose haffi go run Get up, brush up, take yourself out of the slum And go find a trade and make something fun Don't drown your stress in a smoke or rum So much 'dro they would put you underground Set up buss all likkle food and likkle bun So when the week done you nuh fi beg nobody none Time's well hard and they are today But if you don't work then you won't get paid Many obstacles come along the way Overcome, youths, overcome Many are called but the chosen few Nothing in this world that you can't do If you work hard then you will pull through Overcome, overcome The reason that we call that one ya overcome Because some likkle youths moving, oh, so dumb Sit down hardly nothing and they want things come And they nuh pressure people but they want income Young baby, father can't feed him son And any girl he done say he needs his gun Get gun take gun rob Mr. Chung Five innocent people get licked down Time's well hard and they are today But if you don't work then you won't get paid Many obstacles come along the way Overcome, overcome Many are called but the chosen few If you work hard then you will pull through Nothin' in this this world that you can't do If you overcome, if you overcome Time's well hard and they are today But if you don't work then you won't get paid Many obstacles come along the way Overcome, overcome Many are called but the chosen few Nothing in this world that you can't do If you work hard then your dreams come true Overcome, overcome Everyday yuh get up, living like a bum But if yuh waan good, remember you nose haffi go run Get up, brush up, take yourself out of the slum And go find a trade and make something fun Don't drown your stress in a smoke or rum So much 'dro they would put you underground Set up buss all likkle food and likkle bun And when the week done Days well hard and they are today But if you don't work then you won't get paid Many obstacles come along the way Overcome, youths, overcome Many are called but the chosen few Don't make me tell you what you cannot do If you work hard then your dreams come true Overcome, you have to overcome Overcome, yeah, overcome