[Intro - Spoken softly over a slow skank guitar riff] Yeah mon, life a di river, it flow up an' down... One day you floatin', next day you drownin'. But we keep di beat, irie style. [Verse 1] I wake up in di mornin', sun shinin' bright, Feelin' like a king, everyt'ing alright. Work mi nine-to-five, pocket full a pay, Dance wid mi bredren till di break a day. But wait, di rain come pourin' down, Boss man fire mi, now mi upside down. [Chorus] Oh, life's up an' down, like di sea so wide, One wave lift you high, next one knock you side. But mi heart keep beatin' to di reggae sound, Through di storm an' calm, mi trod di ground. Up an' down, mon, up an' down! Jah guide mi steps, no fear in mi crown. [Break] [Verse 2] Mi love her so sweet, she mi sunshine beam, We laugh an' we love, livin' out di dream. But one day she gone, leave mi heart in pain, Nights so lonely, callin' out her name. Den di full moon rise, new hope in mi soul, Find strent' in di riddim, make mi spirit whole. [Chorus] Oh, life's up an' down, like di sea so wide, One wave lift you high, next one knock you side. But mi heart keep beatin' to di reggae sound, Through di storm an' calm, mi trod di ground. Up an' down, mon, up an' down! Jah guide mi steps, no fear in mi crown. [Bridge] [Slower, with bass drop and echo] Sometimes mi wonder why di road so rough, Why di joy so quick, an' di hurt so tough? But every valley low teach mi how fi climb, Every peak so high make di journey shine. Yeah, mi learn fi sway wid di wind an' tide... [Final Chorus] [Build up with horns and crowd chant] Oh, life's up an' down, like di sea so wide, One wave lift you high, next one knock you side. But mi heart keep beatin' to di reggae sound, Through di storm an' calm, mi trod di ground. Up an' down, mon, up an' down! (Up an' down!) Jah guide mi steps, no fear... no fear in mi crown! [Outro - Fade with offbeat guitar and ad-libs] Irie, irie... up an' down, but we rise again. One love.
