[intro]
Dis a ‘bout me pickney
Ya man
Dis a wha deh a gwaan
Life it run fast, then it cool down slow
But dem nuh hear mi
When me seh, “Take it slow”
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
[Verse]
Early every morning, me a tell dem true
Try fi show dem road, but dem nuh waan do
Man, me jus de yardman, yeah
Early every morning, me a tell dem true
Try fi show dem road, but dem nuh waan do
Man, me jus de yardman
[Chorus]
Life it run fast, then it cool down slow
But dem nuh hear mi
When me seh, “Take it slow”
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
[Verse]
Me pickney dem
Dem a walk past mi
Say, “Big man, yuh time done, we grown ya see”
Man, me jus de yardman
Wisdom weh me hold, lessons weh me give
Dem seh, “Dat a yuh life, we fi live we own live”
(Man, me jus de yardman) me jus de yardman
[Chorus]
Life it run fast, then it cool down slow
But dem nuh hear mi
When me seh, “Take it slow”
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
[Verse]
Pickney dem run, pickney dem play
Say, “Old man, nuh worry today”
Dis a ‘bout me pickney
But dem nuh hear, dem do as dem may
[Chorus]
Life it run fast, then it cool down slow
But dem nuh hear mi
When me seh, “Take it slow”
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
[Verse]
Me seh early every morning, me a watch dem move
Try fi keep dem steady, me a show dem groove
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de guide
Me pickney dem seh, dem nuh need mi
Dem seh dem see clear, dem know where fi go
Man, me jus de guide, seen
[Verse]
Me done walk di road, me done feel di fall
Dem seh, “We learn quick when we ignore it all”
(Man, me jus de elder) jus de elder, seen
Life it run fast, then it cool down slow
But dem nuh hear mi
When me seh, “Take it slow”
Man, me jus de elder, yeah!
[Chorus]
Life it run fast, then it cool down slow
But dem nuh hear mi
When me seh, “Take it slow”
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
[Verse]
Pickney dem run, pickney dem play
Say, “Old man, nuh worry today”
Dis a ‘bout me pickney
But dem nuh hear, dem do as dem may
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
[Chorus]
Life it run fast, then it cool down slow
But dem nuh hear mi
When me seh, “Take it slow”
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
[Outro]
Jus de yardman, jus de yardman
Still a stand when di night get long
Jus de guide, jus de guide
Still a watch dem, mek sure dem strong
Jus de elder
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
(Man, me jus de guide) jus de, jus de guide, yeah!
