“Reasons” is iotosh’s second official single, and his first release since being featured on Complex UK’s “Top 10 Jamaican Artists to Watch for 2019”. The track was produced by Crate Classics, a production duo hailing out of London.
On the track, the producer-artist from Kingston speaks of overcomin...
[Intro]
Woah, woah
Woah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
Nuff time, yeah
Me never have a cent to me name
Haffi watch mama bawl and me cyah tek weh the pain
Nuff time, yeah
So much stress on me brain (stress on me brain)
All me know is things cyah afford fi stay the same
[Chorus]
Me have my reasons, and you nuh haffi see dem (ye)
But in order fi bring the changes, you haffi be dem
Ye, me and my G dem, no we nuh deal wid treason (no, no)
Ye, we work hard just to maintain throughout the seasons
But it's so hard to be grateful
When it hard fi you plate full
Hungry man is an angry man but I try not to be hateful
You gotta be careful and nuh make it break you
Cause morewhile when me feel me lose
Him just reveal the truth
[Refrain]
Jah Jah comes through for me
Jah Jah comes through for me
Jah Jah comes through for me
Give thanks for all you do for me, yeh
[Verse 2]
Nuff time, yeah
Not even a coin in my pocket
It tek a certain drive jus fi wear my shoes fi a mile and a walk it
Nuff time, yeah
The light get cut cause we nuh have it
Times might dark but life soon sweeter than chocolate
[Chorus]
Me have my reasons, and you nuh haffi see dem (ye)
But in order fi bring the changes, you haffi be dem
Ye, me and my G dem, no we nuh par wid heathen (no, no)
Ye, we work hard just to maintain throughout the seasons
But it's so hard to be grateful
When it hard fi you plate full
Hungry man is an angry man but I try not to be hateful
You gotta be careful and nuh make it break you
Cause morewhile when me feel me lose
Him just reveal the truth
[Refrain]
Jah Jah comes through for me (He comes through)
Jah Jah comes through for me (He comes through)
Jah Jah comes through for me (He comes through)
Give thanks for all you do for me
[Verse 3]
Woah
So much time me used to panic cause me mummy never have it
It did coming like a magic, man
The way the money woulda vanish
See say mummy couldn't manage so me give up pon the collage plan
Me pree another kinda knowledge
Say the music and me talents coulda probably help fi manage fam
Try fix the damage and make success the habit, man
[Chorus]
Me have my reasons, and you nuh haffi see dem (ye)
But in order fi bring the changes, you haffi be dem
Ye, me and my G dem, no we nuh deal wid treason (no, no)
Ye, we work hard just to maintain throughout the seasons
Ye
[Bridge]
A nuff time we haffi do without
A nuff time we haffi move around
But all this time, I still survived
So tell me why should I doubt?
Ye
Nuff time we never have no light
A nuff time we never have no water
But all this time, I've had my life
So what am I short of?
[Refrain]
Jah Jah comes through for me (He comes through)
Jah Jah comes through for me (He comes through)
He always come through for me (He comes through)
Jah Jah come through
Come through
Reasons was written by Aaron Horn & iotosh.
Reasons was produced by Crate Classics.