[Opening] (soft acoustic intro) Mi usefi lay dung unda di moon an mi tanx God mi still a breathe (an mi give thanks fi di likkle breath weh still deh inna mi chest) [Intro] (steady pulse, calm voice) Mi pray, "No tek mi soon, 'cause mi deh yah fi a purpose" (an mi nah tek life fi granted, mi just keep move with courage) [Pre-Vers] (hushed, close harmony) Sometimes tears drown mi face, but mi nah leff dem pull mi down (when bad vibe a circle mi, mi hold mi ground) Mi know someday di pressure haffi bruk an turn around (so mi keep mi faith while di road dem rough an loud) [Verse] (mid-tempo, clear cadence) All mi life, mi a wait fi dis change Mi a pray fi di people say, "We done wid di rage" We nah waan fight no more, naw run back inna di cage No more war, an pickney get fi play pon dem own stage One day, one day, one day (yeah, hear mi now) One day, one day, one day (step by step, somehow) [Pre Chorus] (building tension, sharper drums) It nah bout win or lose, 'cause everybody lose When dem a feed pan di innocent, makin' pain dem choose Blood pon di pavement, but mi keep walk tru di bruise Even when di waters rough, mi nah let hope diffuse [Chorus] (big lift, full band) Sometimes tears drown mi face, but mi nah leff dem box mi in When negativity crowd di place, mi know change ago begin All mi life mi a wait fi a day when people live as one No more fighting, no more fear, an di youth dem run inna di sun One day, one day, one day (oh-yo, hear di call) One day, one day, one day (we ago rise, we nah fall) [Bridge] (half-time, reflective, then stronger) One day dis whole ting ago shift, treat everybody same Cut out di violence, fling weh di hate, done wid di blame One day we free fi stand up proud, nuh bow to shame Under di same sun, we sing freedom inna one name Wah-yo, wah-yo, oh, oh Wah-yo, wah-yo, oh, oh [Outro] (fading, warm and resolute) All mi life, mi a wait fi hear di people say "We done wid di fighting, we choose a better way" No more wars, just likkle ones a play An one day, one day, one day, it ago forward same way [End] (soft fade, repeated chant) One day, one day, one day (oh-yo, yeah) One day, one day, one day (ay, ay, ay) One day, one day, one day |end|
