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- “The amount a struggles weh me face
Man haffi give thanks
Inna real life (inna real life)
A pray man a pray and a gwaan
Hold the faith inna real life, (inna real life)
The amount a struggles weh me face
Man haffi give thanks
Inna real life (inna real life)
Nuff use to say me nah reach nuh weh
But man still deh yah a survive” – Vershon, “Inna Real Life” - “Mi pray everytime mi fail, cya do no different
Swear mi affi win, dats why mi try again
Pray everytime mi fail, caz God always a listen
One day I have to win, dats why mi try again” – Jada Kingdom, “Win” - “We not going under
All ghetto youth get your money longer
Ready, bruk pocket nah work
Straight ‘pon the narrow nah mek no wrong turn
Get the Chedda, money maker, any weather” – Vybz Kartel, “Any Weather” - “Baby, when the bright lights start to fade, fire up yuh lighter
Float on with the waves
You make me feel li-li-lighter
You make me feel li-li-li-lighter
You make me feel” – Tarrus Riley ft. Shenseea, Rvssian – “Lighter” - “Mi life soon sort out
So me no worry
Mmm, my life soon happy
No matter wha’ dem talk ’bout, no move crabby
Mmm, no watch no badmind, nobody
Mama tell me say, “Son, go hold a medz
No make nobody trick you and come fool up your head”
‘Cause life soon sort out
So me no worry
Mmm, my life soon happy” – G Whizz, “Life” - “6 million, million times
An 100 hundred million
Light year vision
I care zero bout ah whisper
From before Corona mi ah social distance
Pree mi visual” – Skillibeng, “Mr. Universe” - “Blessings all pon mi life and
Me thank God for di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus
Gratitude is a must, yeah
Me see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did sit down inna class and we bored
Den Oli say do road and mi gwan wid di road” – Koffee, “Toast” - “It’s times like these
I’m missing our heroes
Times like these I really wish they were around
Shouldn’t have to be like this
Marcus Garvey
We know that you tried your best, but we’ll to the rest” – Queen Ifrica, “Times Like These” - “Me know dem can’t stop me with powder obeah
Inna me head no boy can’t put hole inna
Poison food from dem don’t tek no dinner, protect ‘Donia
Watch over me nuh Jehovah
Watch over me nuh Jehovah” – Aidonia, “Jehovah” - “Impossible, that anuh nothing to mi
Can be anything yuh want yute, go fi yuh dreams
Every ghetto yute mi say hustle di cream
Ghetto girl member say yuh born as ah queen
Impossible, that anuh nothing to mi
Pon every time dem lock di door, Jah Jah cut mi ah key
Let go ghetto yutes ’cause ah up wi ah pree
Impossible, that anuh nothing to mi
That anuh nothing to mi” – Govana, “Impossible”
I’m sure you know many more Jamaican songs that can encourage you and lift your soul. Just remember to keep your focus; everything is working out for your good once you give your best.
Blessings in abundance!
Interesting post. Keep up the good work
Blessings in abundance! Thank you very much!