well i and i are troddin along a long long road yes i and i are troddin along a long long road it s easy to get lost on it it s winding and it s rocky too jah people paid the cost on it child so to yourself please be honest and true cause i and i are troddin along a long long road yes i and i are troddin along a long long road some will claim to be your friend then leave you just around the bend some just live on false pretenses so jah jah children must defend one love well slow down for a minute you might see that you re in it slow down for a minute you might see that you re in it oh it s true and you know that it s surely got it s ups and downs so we ve seen the smiles and the frowns remember that we re homeward bound cause the time is coming around i and i are troddin along a long long road yes i and i are troddin along a long long road so don t cry for the falling leaves don cry for the fallin leaves don t cry don t cry stay roots cause we keep on troddin we keep on troddin we keep on troddin along yeah we keep on troddin we keep on troddin we keep on troddin along yeah we keep on chantin til we chant down old babylon yeah yeah we keep on troddin 