Intro:

The Lord is my light and my salvation, yea

Yea yea yea yea yea

Inna life yah we neva scared yet

God a weh we trust

Tell dem sey we neva fear death

Cause me spend mi owna money

Wuk mi owna pay check

So none of dem cyaan mek a step

Caw ...

Chorus:

Mi can defend mi own,

Defend mi own, defend mi own,

Mi nuh fear none of dem a

God a protect mi though.

Defend mi own, defend mi own

So all dem a talk, dem cyann come around.

Caw mi defend mi own, defend mi own,

Nobody can't call and threaten we pon we phone

Defend mi own, defend mi own.

So mek dis one word be known.

Verse One:

Yeaa

... gal frock tail dem a lap,

Sey dem a fren but mi see sey dem a hack

Mi fly out pon tour

And mi sey when mi come back,

Mi cyaan believe di tings

Wha mi hear sey dem a chat yeah

Dem fi know mi heading to di top

To rise against di ship

Dat means yuh begging to be flop.

Dem sey dem lock di ends

True dem run a 30 pack

Wonda if dem know

So we nuh fear duppy bat.

Inna life yah we neva scared yet

God a weh we trust

Tell dem sey we neva fear death

Cause me spend mi owna money

Wuk mi owna pay check

So none of dem cyaan mek a step

Caw ...

Chorus:

Mi can defend mi own,

Defend mi own, defend mi own,

Mi nuh fear none of dem a

God a protect mi though.

Defend mi own, defend mi own

So all dem a talk, dem cyann come around.

Caw mi defend mi own, defend mi own,

Nobody can't call and threaten we pon we phone

Defend mi own, defend mi own.

So mek dis one word be known.

Verse Two:

If God was like man,

Yuh woulda drop down desso

A come a tell me how

Yuh mek yuh magnum echo.

A we a hold di peace

And mek yuh have fun deh sso,

So bwoy watch di words,

Weh yuh tongue leggo.

Yute, nuh mek dem stress yuh, no

Nuh mek dem press yuh.

Devil can't stop yuh

When a God done bless yuh,

Just defend yuh own,

Nuh mek trap come ketch yuh.

Wrap dis inna envelope,

Tell dem sey mi sey so.

Inna life yah we neva scared yet

God a weh we trust

Tell dem sey we neva fear death

Cause me spend mi owna money

Wuk mi owna pay check

So none of dem cyaan mek a step

Caw ...

Chorus:

Mi can defend mi own,

Defend mi own, defend mi own,

Mi nuh fear none of dem a

God a protect mi though.

Defend mi own, defend mi own

So all dem a talk, dem cyann come around.

Caw mi defend mi own, defend mi own,

Nobody can't call and threaten we pon we phone

Defend mi own, defend mi own.

So mek dis one word be known.

Verse Three:

Alrite den,

Dem a Judas,

Dem a heathen.

Dem a watch mi,

Mi nuh pree dem,

Dem a hype up,

We nuh see dem.

Cyan believe nobody ah no ??

Dem a fight we,

Wha di reason,

Dem a guard up,

Ring a squeeze dem,

Dem a nuh gangsta

A nuh G dem,

Ship we a sail,

Gwaan go ask Stephen.

Inna life yah we neva scared yet

God a weh we trust

Tell dem sey we neva fear death

Cause me spend mi owna money

Wuk mi owna pay check

So none of dem cyaan mek a step

Caw ...

Chorus:

Mi can defend mi own,

Defend mi own, defend mi own,

Mi nuh fear none of dem a

God a protect mi though.

Defend mi own, defend mi own

So all dem a talk, dem cyann come around.

Caw mi defend mi own, defend mi own,

Nobody can't call and threaten we pon we phone

Defend mi own, defend mi own.

So mek dis one word be known.