Vershon
Jahmiel
Alkaline
Vybz Kartel
Chi Ching Ching
Savage Savo
Razor B
Masicka
Mavado
Christopher Martin
Shabba Ranks &
Beres Hammond
Shaggy & Rayvon
Barrington Levy & Bounty Killer
Tanto Metro & Devonte
Colin Roach &
Sean Paul
Vybz Kartel & Wayne Marshall
Beenie Man & Tanto Metro & Devonte
Danny English & EggNog
[Intro]
Yeah
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Aah, aah
The fight is real
And who knows it, feels
Yeah
[Chorus]
Oh, why when a great man rise, dem waan see a great man fall?
Jah see and knows say me never do dem nothing at all
Oh why? Oh why?
Oh why...you get a fight when you start try?
No lie, no lie
Me put mi trust inna the Most High
(Yeah-eh, yeah)
[Verse 1]
Mentally they wanna break me down
But me listen Jah Jah every sound, yeah
'Cause I'm the king, they want to take the crown
Jah put my feet on solid ground, yeah
No, dem no waan me have the strength
Waan me lose my confidence
Success never happen by accident
A learn man learn through past events
[Chorus]
Oh, why when a great man rise, dem waan see a great man fall?
Jah see and knows say me never do dem nothing at all
Oh why? Oh why?
Oh why...you get a fight when you start try?
No lie, no lie
Me put mi trust inna the Most High
(Mmm, yeah)
[Verse 2]
Enemies come inna different forms
Sometimes a your friend, it coulda be your woman, yeah
Never see dem when nothing a gwan
And all of a sudden dem a stretch out hand, yeah
In every way dem want to break you, oh
Inna Jah me put me faith, done
See say your smile fake too
But Jah say, "None can replace you"
[Chorus]
Oh, why when a great man rise, dem waan see a great man fall?
Jah see and knows say me never do dem nothing at all
Oh why? Oh why?
Oh why...you get a fight when you start try?
No lie, no lie
Me put mi trust inna the Most High
[Outro]
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
No, no, no, no, no, no...
Yeah
"He who dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide, in the shadow of the Almighty, yeah"
I will never, I will never, lose my faith, yeah
Great Man was written by Jahmiel.
Great Man was produced by Quantanium Records.