[Intro]
Say, settle down
Say, settle down
Settle down, yes
Say, settle down (Hey)
[Chorus]
Settle down, settle down
Say, settle down to the ground (Alright)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Alright)
But settle down, settle down
Say, settle down to the ground (Oh yes)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Oh yes)
[Verse 1]
This is not a time to make it low your back (Alright)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, and you will see sunshine, sunshine
Things is rough and things is kinda tough (Alright)
And anything we do we can't fight the ways of life (No way)
[Chorus]
But settle down, settle down
Say, settle down to the ground (Alright)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Alright)
Life cyaan done, say when di money cyaan done (Alright)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Alright)
[Verse 2]
Life in the ghetto, it no easy
And all the poor man, them a feel it
Got to praise to Jah the almighty
And that's how we'll meet some prosperity
[Chorus]
Settle down, settle down (Oh)
Settle down to the ground (Alright)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Oh ye-ye-yes)
Settle down, settle down
Say, settle down to the ground (Uh wee)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Him come)
[Bridge]
It won't be long, it won't be long
And though it may be long
It won't be forever
[Chorus]
So settle down, settle down
You settle down to the ground (Alright)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Oh yeah)
[Verse 3]
Love and inity in this time
Equal rights and justice in this time
Got the let mi bredrin in this time
A sufferation time, it dread
And the system is getting well red (Oh)
[Outro]
But settle down, settle down
Say, settle down to the ground (Oh Lord)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (Woah-oh)
Life cyaan done when di money cyaan done (Woah-oh-oy)
Life cyaan done, but di money will left (Woah-oh-oy)
So settle down, settle down
Settle down to the ground (Alright)
Hold on tight, my bredrin, 'til Rastafari come (No let go, no)
Settle down, settle down, settle down to the ground
Settle Down was produced by Steve Byfield.