Struggling Dreads

[Intro]
The sound's call "Hard Time" (You know?)
Can't you see the man on the street how he's crying so?
Can't you see the lady on the street how she's crying so?

[Verse 1]
Man, I say the life is real so hard
Man, I said life is real so hard
Mi say, sometime mi wake up an' a struggle
Mi say, sometime mi gone at sea
Say, mi say mi gone pon mi boat with mi paddle
Mi say, a struggle, mi deh struggle with mi paddle
Man, I said a struggle, mi deh struggle with mi paddle
Mi say, mi come back from seaside
Tell you, with di empty-empty fish bag
Mi say, di customer-dem ask mi what mi really got
Customer have, mi say, a what mi rеally got
Mi say, mi come back with di empty fish bag
Man, I say mi come back with di еmpty fish bag
Mi say, mi go out pon mi boat with di two paddle
Tell you, say a struggle, mi deh struggle

[Verse 2]
Mi say, mi go out pon di boat with mi two little paddle
Said, a struggle, mi struggle
Mi say, when mi reach pon di shore, say, mi see mi customer
Him say, "A man, a weh you got?"
Mi say, a when mi reach di shore an' mi customer at mi ship
Mi say, dem ask mi weh mi got
Mi say, mi come back with di empty fish bag
Man, I say mi come back with di empty fish bag

[Verse 3]
Mi say, di customer-dem, said-a, ask mi weh mi got
Mi say, mi come back with di empty fish bag
Tell you, said-a harder time out deh
Man, I say it's a harder time out deh
Mi say, you put your shoulder to di we
Man, I say fi put your shoulder to di we
A for di man who wear him boot
Tell you, say a him really know a weh him feel
Put your shoulder to di we
Man, I say fi put your shoulder to di we

[Bridge]
But only man wear him boot ongle know weh him feel
Man, put your shoulder to di we (To di we)
Man, put your shoulder to di we
An' come an' tell mi what you really-really-really feel

[Verse 4]
Mi say, mi go out pon mi boat with little paddle
Mi said a struggle, mi deh struggle
Mi say, mi go out pon mi boat with two paddle
Tell you, said a struggle, mi deh struggle
Mi say, mi reach pon di shore an' mi see mi customer
Ask mi weh mi got, I said-a empty fish bag
Ask mi weh mi get, I get di empty fish bag
Mi say, di fisherman rowing
Lord, say di fisherman paddling
Tell you, say di fisherman scuffling
Tell you, say di fisherman hustling
I tell you, say di fisherman struggling

[Outro]
Sound's call "The Hard Time"