[INTRO – FOURFIVE SNEEFFA] Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh FourFive SNEEFFA fi di ghetto youths dem Oh-oh, why life? Why life? Why life? Big up Irish Pen! Pretty Tbaby Production Whole family, see dat! [CHORUS – FOURFIVE SNEEFFA] Why life getting so hard? Tell me why money cyaan stay inna mi palm Why life getting so hard? Tell me why wi struggle just fi carry on Weh wi ago do di next five year now? When sufferation pile up like a mountain Feel so sorry fi di ghetto youths dem Wi need more help and opportunity fi dem [VERSE 1 – FOURFIVE SNEEFFA] Dung inna di ghetto, it nuh easy Everything cost money, believe me Nuff a di youths dem waan live freely But dem struggle just fi eat peacefully Not even food left pon di table Parents doing all dem can fi keep things stable Some a mi friend dem a fight through di pain Working every day, still barely maintain Why life getting so hard? Seh mi waan money full up inna mi palm Still mi keep moving, still mi stay strong Praying fi di day when di struggle done [CHORUS – FOURFIVE SNEEFFA] Why life getting so hard? Tell me why money cyaan stay inna mi palm Weh wi ago do di next five year now? When sufferation pile up like a mountain [VERSE 2 – PRETTYYTBABY] PrettyyTbaby, mi know life get rough Some days yuh wake up already fed up Bills pon di counter, food running low Still haffi find a way, 'cause life must go on Yuh tell di kids everything be alright Then sit by yourself and worry all night Good people working hard every day Still one likkle paycheck cyaan cover everything People want a chance, dem nuh asking fi gold Just a steady job and somewhere fi call home Some youths have dreams but no way fi start Talent inna dem, but dem need a chance Mi nuh have all di answers, mi telling di truth It's hard keeping hope when life hard pon yuh But mi pray every day fi an open door 'Cause everybody deserve a likkle more [PRE-CHORUS – PRETTYYTBABY] We need more than words, we need real change Less families suffering, less people in pain If yuh see somebody struggling, lend dem a hand We can make a difference if together we stand [CHORUS – BOTH] FOURFIVE: Why life getting so hard? Tell me why money cyaan stay inna mi palm PRETTYYTBABY: Why the mothers dem a worry? Why the children going bed hungry? BOTH: Weh wi ago do di next five year now? Give di ghetto youths a reason fi stand proud Life nuh easy, but wi still have heart Even through di struggle, wi haffi make a start [VERSE 3 – FOURFIVE SNEEFFA] Life nuh easy, but mi cyaan give in Even when mi lose, mi try again We need more jobs and education More real support fi di next generation [BRIDGE – PRETTYYTBABY] To di single mother stretching every dollar To di young youth trying fi make life better Mi know yuh tired, and di road feel long But don't be ashamed if yuh don't feel strong Mi can't promise tomorrow won't bring no pain But after di sunshine, sometimes come rain Take it one day at a time, hold on to your faith Yuh deserve some peace, yuh deserve better days [FINAL CHORUS – BOTH] Why life getting so hard? Tell me why money cyaan stay inna mi palm Weh wi ago do di next five year now? Let's give di ghetto youths a reason fi stand proud Why life getting so hard? Still wi keep on pushing through di dark Life nuh easy, but wi nah give up Keep yuh head high when di road get rough [OUTRO – FOURFIVE SNEEFFA] Why life so hard? Why life so hard? FourFive SNEEFFA seh Life nuh easy, but wi cyaan give up Big up Irish Pen! Pretty Tbaby Production! [OUTRO – PRETTYYTBABY] PrettyyTbaby, yeah To everybody trying fi make ends meet Mi see yuh, keep going One day at a time We all deserve a chance One love.
