things take time

Lyrics

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