What A Life

Well, I man say, the race is not for the swift
But it's who can endure until it a' come play (Oh Lordy)
So I say, make you get a smile and come to think constructively

What a life, what a wicked and dreadful life
Man, what a wicked and deceitful life
Babylon coming with their fuss and fight
With an intention fi take my life
Wah then, wah then, then, then, then)

The Caribbean people have a long history
But the Caribbean people have a bad history
I and I man coming way from slavery
So, night and day we struggle vigorously (Ribbit)
Trying to overcome this brutality (Style)
Loneliness, hunger and poverty
Some of them claim we are the minority
So them fleet a' go war with our integrity (Hey)
But let me tell you something you just can't see (Hey)
Right now you're barking up the wrong tree

What a life, what a wicked and dreadful life
Man, what a wicked and deceitful life
Babylon coming with their fuss and fight
With an intention fi take my life
Wah then, sky then, then, then, then)

Want to take my history and destroy my soul (Ribbit)
Take my history and destroy my soul
Want to leave us weak like water in a bowl (Style)
They want to move in and come and take control
But you got to respect what you've been told
Like the bright sunshine from pole to pole
So the Caribbean people must grow old (Hey)
We are the masters of our fate (And)
We are the captains of our soul

What a life, what a wicked and dreadful life
Man, what a wicked and deceitful life
Babylon coming with their fuss and fight
With an intention fi take my life (Omba da-deng, sky da-da-di-di)

Want to keep us naked, skin, flesh and bone
Want to keep I and I man far away from home
Put I in the wilderness alone to roam
But through the love of Rastafari we shall wear the crown
Through the glorious Father man sit upon the throne
Watch you wicked men trying to break us down

What a life, what a wicked and dreadful life
Man, what a wicked and deceitful life
Babylon coming with their fuss and fight
With an intention fi take my life (Omba da-di, sky da-da-di-di)

And the Caribbean people have a long history
The Caribbean people have a bad history
I and I coming way from slavery
Cah me say, night and day we struggle vigorously
Trying to overcome this-a brutality
Me say, loneliness, hunger and poverty
Some of them claim I is a minority
So them fleet a' go war with our integrity
But now let me tell you something you just can't see (Hey)
Right now you're barking up the wrong tree

What a life, what a wicked and dreadful life
Man, what a wicked and deceitful life
Babylon coming with their fuss and fight

With an intention fi take my life (Omba da-
Di, wah then, then, then, then, style)
(Sky da-da-di, sky da-da-di-di, Lord
Omba da-da, wah then, then, then, then)
What a life, what a wicked and dreadful life
Man, what a wicked and deceitful life
Babylon coming with their fuss and fight

With an intention fi take my life (Omba da-
Di, wah then, then, then, then; right)