[Intro]
Ad libs:
Yeh, yeh…
We chase the dream, but still cyaan see
How bless we be…
(FX: Ambient dub echo on “see” and “be”)
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[Hook – CHORUS]
Lead Vocal:
We fight so hard fi di dollar
Bills pile up, and it gettin’ taller
Cryin’ ‘bout life inna Benz or Impala
Still better off than youth in Kampala
Yeah, we chase di dream so heavy
Forget fi give thanks already
While others ah drink from dirty stream
We still complain ’bout American dream
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[Verse 1]
Wake up, work nine to five
Still cyaan buy house, barely survive
Student loans and car notes ride
All fi a dream we hold inside
But while we cuss ‘bout rent due Monday
A mother ah walk ten mile fi one tray
Of rice and hope inna sunray
No welfare, no SNAP, no runway
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[Pre-Chorus – Breakdown]
Mi nah say it easy, mi nah say it right
But we blind to di blessings inna plain sight
We got choices, voice, and internet light
Dem still pray fi electric at night
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[Hook – CHORUS]
We fight so hard fi di dollar
Bills pile up, and it gettin’ taller
Cryin’ ‘bout life inna Benz or Impala
Still better off than youth in Kampala
Yeah, we chase di dream so heavy
Forget fi give thanks already
While others ah drink from dirty stream
We still complain ’bout American dream
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[Verse 2]
Fast food, full fridge, still complain
Scrollin’ TikTok, postin’ pain
Wha’ ’bout youth weh cyan’t explain
Why dem belly hollow an’ full a strain
We vex when Wi-Fi move slow
Dem vex ’cause dem crops cyan’t grow
Mi seh perspective ah di real show
Time fi look out di window
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[Bridge – Chant Style]
Chant + FX Layer:
Opportunity—yeh, we got dat
But we busy chasin’ TikTok clout
Forget wi roots and wha’ we ’bout
Time fi lift wi voice and shout
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[Final Chorus – Call and Response Style]
Lead:
We fight so hard fi di dollar
Crowd/Backup: —But what ‘bout di world out dey?
Bills pile up, and it gettin’ taller
—Still got freedom every day
Cryin’ ‘bout life inna Benz or Impala
—Some neva see road or car
Still better off than youth in Kampala
—Give thanks fi who we are
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[Outro – Spoken Word Vibe]
Spoken/Toasting:
Dream heavy… but heart must be light
Give thanks, live good, walk bright
Yow, America got struggle and strife
But still—we get fi live life
