I swear to Mom, I try to do my best

Seems like I can't escape from my mess

Acting like it's good when I'm distressed

This geezer is falling in his hole of stress

Don't you give up now

My boy

I be giving it to you now

My boy

Don't you give up now

My boy

No, no, no, no, no

Don't you give up now, oh, oh, oh

Longtime

Man a rock

Longtime

Man a sing

It's been a while

It's been a longtime

But me nah care, man

No, don't you give up now

Eh, oh, don't you give up now

Ooh, ooh-ooh

I be singing, singing now

For me and you, ooh

Flew them planes and gone 'round the world

For them bad boy games and them diamonds and pearl

Seen them scheme and the way them lurk

Me nah want ride in none of them Merc

Don't stop the clock, let me punch in

Ten thousand hours, man, I've come checked in

Special request to all the fan them

Longtime me tell them on the section, oh

Don't you give up now

My boy

I be giving it to you now

My boy

Don't you give up now

My boy

No, no, no, no, no

Don't you give up now, oh, oh, oh

Longtime

Man a rock

Longtime

Man a sing

It's been a while

It's been a longtime

But me nah care, man

I swear to Mom, I try to do my best

Seems like I can't escape from my mess

Acting like it's good when I'm distressed

This geezer is falling in his hole of stress

Longtime

Man a rock

Longtime

Man a sing

It's been a while

It's been a longtime

But me nah care, man