| Whoa ooh whoa oooh oooh | |
| Hail Jah, eh ey | |
| Always hailing him | |
| I've been here all day of my life | |
| Works good and queer | |
| I behold with my sight | |
| Some will share, others do as they like | |
| Some, yuh flesh dem waah tear with dem fork and knife | |
| Some don't care their heart is like ice | |
| After kill another them rejoice [CHORUS:] | |
| But I'm holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn | |
| Jah Jah crown our plan with success | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man deserves to earn | |
| You won't sink | |
| I in the mess | |
| You say I'm rude, it's an attitude yeah | |
| I done choose, | |
| I don't lose, so go on your way | |
| Money is the order of your day | |
| Choosing your wealth, that won't stay | |
| What you come to prove, | |
| I done choose and den | |
| Tell them diss me and a love me include | |
| Heavy obstacles | |
| I a move, cyah eat | |
| I food Jah alone a earn tha reprove [CHORUS:] | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn | |
| Jah Jah crown our plans with success | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man has his turn | |
| You won't sink | |
| I in the mess | |
| I see, yuh brother make a call, an yuh turn and get vex | |
| Ah hear you nah hear, but neglect you a neglect | |
| Dat too bad, you tell me how you do it | |
| I've been watching you, with your works of deceit | |
| In your heart do you feel complete | |
| All de cake, all ah it you go eat [CHORUS:] | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man has his turn | |
| Jah Jah crown my plans with success | |
| I'm Holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn | |
| Jah crown my plans with success | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn | |
| Jah Jah crown my plans with success | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man has his turn | |
| You won't sink us in the mess | |
| I've been here all day of me life | |
| Works good and queer | |
| I behold with my sight | |
| Some will share, others do as they like | |
| Some, yuh flesh dem waah nyam with them fork and knife | |
| Some don't care, their heart is like ice | |
| After kill another dem rejoice [CHORUS:] | |
| But I'm holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn | |
| Jah Jah crown our plan with success | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man deserve his turn | |
| You won't sink | |
| I in the mess | |
| Yes whoa ooh whoa ooh ooh | |
| Hail Jah, always hail | |
| Him whoa ooh whoa ooh ooh, hail | |
| Jah ey yea | |
| Pass dem corner and dem dyam face twist | |
| Know whe bout that so dem dey face a go fit, hey | |
| Embrace it with a smile and the princess will kiss | |
| Tell me if a diss me a diss [CHORUS:] | |
| When I'm holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn | |
| Jah Jah crown our plan with success | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man deserves his turn | |
| Don't you sink | |
| I in the mess | |
| I've been here all day of my life | |
| Works good and queer | |
| I behold with my sight | |
| Some will share, others do as they like | |
| Some, yuh flesh dem waah tear with dem fork and knife | |
| Some don't care, their heart is like ice | |
| Waiting to see you fall [CHORUS:] | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn | |
| Jah Jah crown my plans with success | |
| I'm Holding firm | |
| And the tables bout to turn | |
| Don't you sink a brother in the mess don't you | |
| Holding firm | |
| Every man deserve to earn deserve to earn whoa ooh whoa | |
| Holding firm... |