Sugar Minott - Rough Ole Life (Babylon) (Sufferer's Choice, 1983, Jamaica/US)
Rough! Tough! Rough!
Babylon, you jus' ah mash up me life Babylon, you jus' ah mash up me life Babylon, you jus' ah mash up me life Babylon, you jus' ah mash up me life
Yea, we're living a rough ole life, life, life Starvation, tribulation tryin' to keep a good man down (We're living a rough ole life)
It's hard times; we're living a rough ole life, life, life Like a dry and empty well* We're making up for human hell (We're living a rough old life)
Every day (every day) things get harder and harder (getting kinda harder) Still I keep my vision of being in Jah Jah's kingdom, oh yes It's not hard to see the love that dwell** in me But this life is not for me (Oh, oh what a rough old life)
We walk in injustice spreading love seems to be in vain (?) I just can't understand the pain, oh no
I sing yea, we're living a rough ole life, life, life Starvation, tribulation try to keep a good man down (Oh what a rough ole life), mmm yeah
Babylon, nuh badda mash up me life Babylon, nuh badda mash up me life Babylon, nuh badda mash up me life (Babylon, nuh badda mash up me life) Mmm, no, no, no
No, no mmm
Every night to Jah I do pray (I say a little prayer, now) Protect and guide me Father every step of the way, mmm And Jah! Guide I in I going out (Jah guide and protect I) Guide I in I coming in For there's a lot of things in which evil dwells** within... Oh Jah ,Jah...