Intro:

A more time it's so hard fi survive you know

No matter weh yuh do dem cant keep a holding u down

Verse 1:

You neva know

The ruff times let me know how strong I've been 

I've got to take care of myself and all my bills

Still I got to make it work(still I'm gonna make it work)

Still I got to make it work oh(still I'm gonna make it work)

I never give up work hard that's why I there

Even when they try to get mi distracted

Still I got to make it work(still I'm gonna make it work)

Still I got to make it work yoh(still I'm gonna make it work)

Chorus:

But only Jah know it's so hard(so hard)

Hey what di youths dem got to bear

Trod clean, trod pure and Jah will take u 

Only Jah know it's so hard(so hard)

Hey what di youths dem got to bear

Trod clean, trod pure and Jah will take u there

Verse 2:

Me nah have no money nuff times a dem attempt mi

Me have mi car and mi deh pon and empty

But a di youths dem inna di streets a represent mi

Mi gi weh cds from Ochi to Saint

Mi nah rush mi ??  buss a ware so ??

Nuh listen songs find weh babylon a tell mi

Cause if a did yuh woulda wrong and spend mi

Mi own friend waan sell mi

Chorus:

Jah know it's so hard(so hard)

Hey what di youths got to bear

Trod clean, trod pure, and Jah will take u

Only Jah know it's so hard(so hard)

Hey what di youths got to bear

Trod clean, trod pure,  and Jah will take u there

Repeat Verse 1

Chorus till end