From the recording "LIFE, LOVE & MUSIC"
Lyrics
Chorus:
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!
Verse 1 (Richie Flo)
So now you see mi wid a smile but my life wasn’t easy
Many hard times mommy go thru fi feed wi
Daddy work real hard mi give thanks yuh hear me
Now we will never want again yuh feel mi
Some say we wouldn’t mek it now wi up not going down
We been past the worst like a victory we found
You can make it from country to town
Mi give thanks to di struggles when we likkle now wi grown
Verse 2 (Ras Penco)
Di hungry road dem mi nah walk again
An mi nah tek nuh negative talk again
Cut off di fake friend and di crafter dem
Caa dem naa get nuh chance fi laugh again
Hey, we gon shine,
and Jah gonna show dem a sign
Its only time
I know the world is mine
Chorus:
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!
Verse 3 (Richie Flo)
Poverty use to fren my wole family
But now a better days a Jah a cover wi
No we nah guh relapse like recession economy
Before we were knock down, now this is our recovery
We muss get rich, no poor burden fi carry
Daddy say ill be a king like William or Harry
Di system put we in di gutta but nah guh tarry
Money is not my life but poor is not my philosophy
Chorus:
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!
Verse 3 (Cario)
A Cario, We use to hungry, dream of living happily
Hold mi dream dem doh mi couldn’t see dem properly
Mi did a wonda wa in stock for mi,
At di bus stop but success juss neva stop fi mi
Now I march up like a soldier
Anything weh mi a dream bout mi a go fa
Richie Flo, Penco! Wata full mi eye wen mi a memba pon di sofa
Sleepless nights, tears I cried
Waiting for a change but,
a dumpling and butta, suga and wata
Chorus: X2
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!
We use to hungry, we use to hard times
We use to walk bare foot pon di block
we use to poor, right now we not!