One Vershon inna real life One Vershon inna real life One vershon, one vershon Dem say me nah buss weh Dat me hear nuff say Me fi stay weh di cruffs deh Dem try every little thing Fi try stop the sucess Although the road rugged and ruff Me nuh give up 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 way But man still deh yah a survive Nuff see me smile nuh know me life unhappy More while a little rice and Mackerel Still me hold the faith And a call pon Selassie Caw fi make it inna life Me know man haffi People might see me a smile And believe say everything fine Just tru dem caw see the inside More while man haffi thug it out When hungry a twist tripe Cause life it rocky like a hill ride 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 way But man still deh yah a survive More while me haffi siddung and a wonder How The wicked gone tru And the good people stuck and caw move More while little bredda little sister caw go a school Mommy stress sometime she confuse Mi haffi wonder why life so hard Nothing nah change although we try so hard Sometime me feel fi give up Me really feel fi give up Me a beg up a bly oh lord Cause the 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 way But man still deh yah a survive Nuff see me smile nuh know me life unhappy More while a little rice and Mackerel Still me hold the faith And a call pon Selassie Caw fi make it inna life Me know man haffi People might see me a smile And believe say everything fine Just tru dem caw see the inside More while man haffi thug it out When hungry a twist tripe Cause life it rocky like a hill ride 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 way But man still deh yah a survive

The future's under fire The past is gaining ground A continuous cold war between My home and my hometown I was destined to die dreaming When one day, my best friend With passion and pure provocation Summoned me and said "You can't condemn your love To linger here and die Can't leave your dreams to chance Or to a spirit in the sky May your heart always be ardent Your conscience always clear And succumb to the city and surrender, baby I'll be waiting here" And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) So I left my home And all I had I used to be good but now I'm bad It was last call at my local And I stalled saying goodbye So the girl behind the bar came over And she took me aside She kissed me like a chorus, said "Give 'em hell for us The last drink of the night, last night in town Baby, this one is on the house" And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) So I left my home And all I had I used to be good but now I'm bad It was bedlam in my bed that night And like a silent scream My body broke out in a sweat From seeing you in dreams You called out to me I sang back to you And all I remember was the sound of it being Like all hell breaking loose And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) So I left my home And all I had I used to be good but now I'm bad

Can't separate the lies from reality Can't hold back these knives from penetrating me Can't wash away this crime, rolling down my face And everything is gone, gone and stripped away Say it's over 'cause I need some closure Say it's over, can't look me in the eyes Say it's over 'cause I need some closure I gave you everything, you gave me this black heart of mine I can't take it, I can't fake it no more This black heart of mine I can't take it, I can't fake it no more This black heart of mine I can confess this time it wasn't my doing Can't erase it from my mind, desperation rings Can't wash away this crime from rolling down my face Everything is gone, gone and stripped away Say it's over 'cause I need some closure Say it's over, can't look me in the eyes Say it's over 'cause I need some closure I gave you everything, you gave me this black heart of mine I can't take it, I can't fake it no more This black heart of mine I can't take it, I can't fake it no more This black heart of mine I can't take it, I can't fake it no more This black heart of mine Mine Mine

SONG OF THE FREE We walked in darkness now seeing great light Out of the shadows into your sunshine Joy has began great celebrations Joining one-voice worshiping nation Chains I was bound now have been broken Doors that were shut have been flung wide open Joy has began great celebration Joining one-voice worshiping nation This is a song a song of free We sing hosanna We've been redeemed cause our humble king... Has shown us compassion Chains I was bound now have been broken Doors that were shut have been flung wide open Joy has began great celebration Joining one-voice worshiping nation This is a song a song of free We sing hosanna We've been redeemed cause our humble king... Has shown us compassion So we fall to our knees... Throw up our hands... Cry to the lamb that was slain We say You are worthy of all the praise you are, you are (repeat 4 times) By Austin Yehudi Baruch Phiri

I've these dreams I'm Walking home Home when it used to be And everything is As it was Frozen in front of me Here I stand Six feet small Romanticizing years ago It's a bitter sweet feeling hearing "Wrapped Around Your Finger" on the Radio And these days I wish I was 6 again Oh make me a red cape I wanna be Superman Oh, if only my life was more like 1983 All these things would be more like they were at the Start of me Had it made in 83 Thinking bout my brother Ben I miss him every day He looks just like his brother John But on an 18 month delay Here I stand 6 feet small And smiling cause I'm scared as hell Kind of like my life is like a sequel to a movie Where the actor's names have changed Well, well these days I wish I was six again Oh make me a red cape I wanna be Superman Oh, if only my life was more like 1983 All these things would be more like they were at the Start of me If my life was more like 1983 I'd plot a course to the source of the purest little part of me And most my memories Have escaped me Or confused themselves with dreams If heaven's all we want it to be Send your prayers to me Care of 1983 You can paint that house a rainbow of colors Rip out the floorboards Replace the shutters but That's my plastic in the dirt Whatever happened to my Whatever happened to my Whatever happened to my lunchbox When came the day that it got Thrown away and don't you think I should have had some say In that decision If only my life If only my life If only my life If only my life If only my life If only my life If only my life If only my life

I'm writing you, to catch you up on places I've been And you held this letter Probably got excited But there's nothing else inside it Didn't have a camera by my side this time Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes Maybe I will tell you all about it When I'm in the mood to lose my way with words Today, skies are painted colors of a cowboy cliche And strange how clouds that look Like mountains in the sky Are next to mountains anyway Didn't have a camera by my side this time Hoping I would see the world through both my eyes Maybe I will tell you all about it When I'm in the mood to lose my way but let me say You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes It brought me back to life You'll be with me next time I go outside No more 3 by 5's I guess You had to be there I guess You had to be with me Oh today, I finally overcame Tryin' to fit the world inside a picture frame Maybe I will tell you all about it When I'm in the mood to lose my way but let me say You should have seen that sunrise with your own eyes It brought me back to life You'll be with me next time I go outside No more 3 by 5's, just no more 3 by 5's