[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!