[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Six o'clock morning, mi back pon di block Count up mi coins while di landlord a knock Every dollar mi make, another piece mi trade Of di man mi did be before dis charade Use to have morals, principles tight Now mi a bend rules fi make ends meet right Inna di walls weh shelter what left of mi pride Selling piece a mi soul just fi get by [Chorus] A di grind, di grind, keeping we alive Sacrifice wi mind just fi survive Another day pay fi another night sleep Trading who we be fi di food we eat Di grind, di grind, thief wi light Wrong feel right when di bills dem bite Another day pay, another small death Of di person we was before nuttin left [Instrumental] [Verse 2] Boss man a idiot but mi bite mi tongue tight Cause lose work mean no current, no light Smile through di madness, swallow di rage Like performing monkey trap inna cage Compromise and bow down, negotiate mi fate With suit man dem calculate how much mi worth Every moral mi break fi mi family sake Leave mi wondering what dignity worth [Pre-Chorus] Dem say work set yuh free but mi chain to di desk Freedom just a word when yuh financially stressed [Chorus] A di grind, di grind, keeping we alive Sacrifice wi mind just fi survive Another day pay fi another night sleep Trading who we be fi di food we eat [Instrumental] [Bridge] Round and round and round we go Weh it stop, nobody know Sell a piece, buy some time Rob tomorrow fi today dime Ethics fade when di cupboard bare Morality luxury we cyan afford fi wear What right become what pay di rent Till yuh conscience completely spent [Final Verse] Tomorrow mi wake and do it again Trade likkle more a who mi been Fi coins inna mi pocket and food pon di plate While mi authentic self evaporate But di pickney dem need shoes, mi woman need meds Dese responsibility live inna mi head So mi clock in again, wear di mask weh mi made Another day pay, another soul betrayed [Outro Chorus] A di grind... (di grind...) Keeping we alive... (alive...) Another day pay... (pay...) Another small death... (death...) Di grind... di grind... Till nuttin left behind... [Instrumental Outro]
