(INTRO)

My unpredicted ways, Daseca, ah whappen to dem?

(BRIDGE)

Mi hear through di grapevine,

see a nigga wanna take mine,

dem wah mi crash and pop skull

and break spine,

mi *lo** ah run like bread-wine,

dem wah me fi mek di headline.

(CHORUS)

Dem squeeze di trigga,

and mi still stand up,

never we still strung up,

cause star fi shine,

shrine through di time,

Gully God still stand up.

Ah mi dem wah scare,

this ah my life dem wah corrupt.

Some wicked and evil people,

wah shoot me and shoot mi vehicle.

(VERSE ONE)

Dem knoww,

I can be violent,

but di wickedest weapon ah silenced.

Mi nah live off of no guys friend,

tell a bwoy don't cross di gullyside fence.

Mi heaar,

dem wah buss my head,

dem wah stop my breath,

tell dem try that,

bwoy modda buy black,

body wrap inna sheet like bed.

(CHORUS)

Dem squeeze di trigga,

and mi still stand up,

never we still strung up,

cause star fi shine,

shrine through di time,

Gully God still stand up.

Ah mi dem wah scare,

this ah my life dem wah corrupt.

Some wicked and evil people,

wah shoot me and shoot mi vehicle.

(VERSE TWO)

Is a lucky ting,

Jah did ah watch over me.

Best by now dem wouldah murder me,

waah mi momma fi cry over me,

true mi mek every gully proud ah me.

Ooooo,

Daseca stop and check,

no can do, cash pon deck,

Chase seh "from nuting to someting."

Just so every black man mek.

(CHORUS)

Dem squeeze di trigga,

and mi still stand up,

never we still strung up,

cause star fi shine,

shrine through di time,

Gully God still stand up.

Ah mi dem wah scare,

this ah my life dem wah corrupt.

Some wicked and evil people,

wah shoot me and shoot mi vehicle.

(OUTRO)

Daseca, Daseca,

hustle mon ah hustle fi di paper.

Oooo, my life dem spying.

(BRIDGE)

Mi hear through di grapevine,

see a nigga wanna take mine,

dem wah mi crash

and pop skull and break spine,

mi *lo** ah run like bread-wine,

dem wah me fi mek di headline.

(CHORUS)

Dem squeeze di trigga,

and mi still stand up,

never we still strung up,

cause star fi shine,

shrine through di time,

Gully God still stand up.

Ah mi dem wah scare,

this ah my life dem wah corrupt.

Some wicked and evil people,

wah shoot me and shoot mi vehicle.

(OUTRO 2)

Dem same one ah try set we up.

Always,

keep on rising,

but dem always...

trying, vying, a way,

fi kill me.

(CHORUS)

Dem squeeze di trigga,

and mi still stand up,

never we still strung up,

cause star fi shine,

shrine through di time,

Gully God still stand up.

Ah mi dem wah scare,

this ah my life dem wah corrupt.

Some wicked and evil people,

wah shoot me and shoot mi vehicle.