people talk that s what they do but they don t understand how mi still a push an go through yes they laugh they call me names but they just don t get it how dem see mi a hol my head up just the same when dem see me dem just keep on talkin me nuh see them i just keep on walkin i ve got my pride me nah go show my bad side some a dem see me as a big pushover let me fi dead dem think i m gonna kill over oh no not i i and i will survive never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them take away your levity live your life and be free never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them lead you astray starting today live your life and live it your way when you go through heartache when you feelin pain when you en up in a desert an a wonda why the hell it nah rain when dem pass dem judgement and every word lef a stain when dem talk up di things dem just fi mash up yuh life an give you bad name dem think yu weak but a deso dem blunda bad mind and think dem lef yu business asunder don t give dem that power show dem you can be stronger jus tek up yuself an mek di whole a dem wonda how yu get up when dek a try keep you under don t believe their lies show dem that you will rise never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them take away your levity live your life and be free never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them lead you astray starting today live your life your way i say people talk that s what they do but they don t understand how mi still a push an go through yes they laugh some call me names but they just don t get it how dem see mi a hol my head up just the same when dem see me dem just keep on talkin and me nuh see them i just keep on walkin i ve got my pride me nah go show my bad side some a dem see me as a big pushover let me fi dead dem think i m gonna kill over oh no not i i and i will survive never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them take away your levity live your life and be free never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them lead you astray starting today live your life your way never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them take away your levity live your life and be free never let them get you down never let them see you frown never let them take away your levity live your life and be free get you down oh no no no no no no no no no don t let them get you down no no no no no no i got my pride i got my pride i m standing firm i m standing firm stronger yeah eh they can t do me like that what miss it