The Tide Is High (1991 Digital Remaster)
๐ต 3086 characters
โฑ๏ธ 4:29 duration
๐ ID: 27550626
๐ Lyrics
I say, but time gettin' harder
So, children of Zion, so mi say
Cah, make we step it little harder
Tell you, mi say, cah, make we step it little harder (You know?)
Time is hard but I'm holding on (Wow!)
Step it in a Westmoreland
And you step it in a St. Elizabeth
So di people-dem say, a time is harder
So, cah, make we step it little harder
So now, a so I say, di time is harder
So, a so we have fi step it little further (You know?)
Make some lovin'
Love your neighbor as you would-a love yourself
Say, you love your mommy, love your daddy
Love your brother, love your sister (So, so mi say)
A so I say, a so mi say, mi say, mi say
Mi time is gettin' rougher (Yeah)
Time is gettin' tough but I could-a never give it up
Mi a say, you got to live it up (Yeah)
Never give it up, even though the time is rough
Ain't no bluff, baby, you've got a musical stuff
An' dat, I say, no bluffin' at home-a
A so mi say, cah, make no bluffin' at home-a (Yeah, you know?)
I say, I say, it rough at home-a
But mi say, I say, a life at home-a (Wow!)
Cah, make we step it at home-a
I say, I say, make we step it at home-a (You know?)
Every man wants a big bank account
I said, don't throw away your stick before you cross the river
Don't you throw away your stick before you cross the river
I said, your liver gonna quiver
A so mi say, I say, your heart gonna shiver (Heart, feel it)
Your liver gonna quiver
I say, mi say, you see, your heart gonna quiver
So mi say, mi say, mi say, you see, your heart is gonna shiver (Wow!)
I say, your liver gonna quiver (So mi say)
Cah, make we step it 'cross the river (Go deh!)
Say, cah, make we step it 'cross the river (You know?)
So mi say, so mi say, so fi we don't do dat (Yeah)
Why make you do a thing like dat?
You should-a never plant no pole in a family yard
Say, you should-a never-ever, ever-ever, never
Some are saying this, and some are saying that (Wow!)
Time gettin' harder and harder
So, a make we step it little harder
So mi say, mi say, di time is gettin' harder
So, so, so, make we step it little harder
Don't throw away your stick before
You cross the river (Long I tell you)
Say, nuh bother dash away your stick before you cross the river (Wow!)
So make, mi say, your liver gonna quiver
A make mi say, your little heart is gonna shiver (Go deh)
I'm gonna be your number one (Wow!)
I said, the rougher things get, I say, a di tougher time get
So-so, so mi say, time is gettin' harder
So, I say, di time is gettin' harder
So mi say, mi say, say, we step it little harder
A so mi say, cah, make we step it little harder
So mi say, mi say, say, di time is gettin' harder (Wow!)
Right on, right on, right on, right on, right on, right
So make we ride it at home-a
Cah, make we step it little harder
An' I say, mi say, time is gettin' harder (How you mean?)
Way harder, a way harder, a way harder (Wow!)
Say now, say now, say now, say, things are gettin' tougher (Go deh!)
Say now, say, mi say, time is gettin' harder
Say now, say now, say now, a things
Are gettin' rougher (Yeah, you know?)
So mi say, a things are gettin' tougher (Yeah)
So, children of Zion, so mi say
Cah, make we step it little harder
Tell you, mi say, cah, make we step it little harder (You know?)
Time is hard but I'm holding on (Wow!)
Step it in a Westmoreland
And you step it in a St. Elizabeth
So di people-dem say, a time is harder
So, cah, make we step it little harder
So now, a so I say, di time is harder
So, a so we have fi step it little further (You know?)
Make some lovin'
Love your neighbor as you would-a love yourself
Say, you love your mommy, love your daddy
Love your brother, love your sister (So, so mi say)
A so I say, a so mi say, mi say, mi say
Mi time is gettin' rougher (Yeah)
Time is gettin' tough but I could-a never give it up
Mi a say, you got to live it up (Yeah)
Never give it up, even though the time is rough
Ain't no bluff, baby, you've got a musical stuff
An' dat, I say, no bluffin' at home-a
A so mi say, cah, make no bluffin' at home-a (Yeah, you know?)
I say, I say, it rough at home-a
But mi say, I say, a life at home-a (Wow!)
Cah, make we step it at home-a
I say, I say, make we step it at home-a (You know?)
Every man wants a big bank account
I said, don't throw away your stick before you cross the river
Don't you throw away your stick before you cross the river
I said, your liver gonna quiver
A so mi say, I say, your heart gonna shiver (Heart, feel it)
Your liver gonna quiver
I say, mi say, you see, your heart gonna quiver
So mi say, mi say, mi say, you see, your heart is gonna shiver (Wow!)
I say, your liver gonna quiver (So mi say)
Cah, make we step it 'cross the river (Go deh!)
Say, cah, make we step it 'cross the river (You know?)
So mi say, so mi say, so fi we don't do dat (Yeah)
Why make you do a thing like dat?
You should-a never plant no pole in a family yard
Say, you should-a never-ever, ever-ever, never
Some are saying this, and some are saying that (Wow!)
Time gettin' harder and harder
So, a make we step it little harder
So mi say, mi say, di time is gettin' harder
So, so, so, make we step it little harder
Don't throw away your stick before
You cross the river (Long I tell you)
Say, nuh bother dash away your stick before you cross the river (Wow!)
So make, mi say, your liver gonna quiver
A make mi say, your little heart is gonna shiver (Go deh)
I'm gonna be your number one (Wow!)
I said, the rougher things get, I say, a di tougher time get
So-so, so mi say, time is gettin' harder
So, I say, di time is gettin' harder
So mi say, mi say, say, we step it little harder
A so mi say, cah, make we step it little harder
So mi say, mi say, say, di time is gettin' harder (Wow!)
Right on, right on, right on, right on, right on, right
So make we ride it at home-a
Cah, make we step it little harder
An' I say, mi say, time is gettin' harder (How you mean?)
Way harder, a way harder, a way harder (Wow!)
Say now, say now, say now, say, things are gettin' tougher (Go deh!)
Say now, say, mi say, time is gettin' harder
Say now, say now, say now, a things
Are gettin' rougher (Yeah, you know?)
So mi say, a things are gettin' tougher (Yeah)
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:03.02] I say, but time gettin' harder
[00:06.03] So, children of Zion, so mi say
[00:08.18] Cah, make we step it little harder
[00:10.75] Tell you, mi say, cah, make we step it little harder (You know?)
[00:15.94] Time is hard but I'm holding on (Wow!)
[00:23.10] Step it in a Westmoreland
[00:25.89] And you step it in a St. Elizabeth
[00:28.42] So di people-dem say, a time is harder
[00:32.29] So, cah, make we step it little harder
[00:35.46] So now, a so I say, di time is harder
[00:38.93] So, a so we have fi step it little further (You know?)
[00:45.21] Make some lovin'
[00:47.72] Love your neighbor as you would-a love yourself
[00:50.49] Say, you love your mommy, love your daddy
[00:52.77] Love your brother, love your sister (So, so mi say)
[00:55.85] A so I say, a so mi say, mi say, mi say
[00:57.94] Mi time is gettin' rougher (Yeah)
[01:01.41] Time is gettin' tough but I could-a never give it up
[01:04.65] Mi a say, you got to live it up (Yeah)
[01:09.74]
[01:12.00] Never give it up, even though the time is rough
[01:15.58] Ain't no bluff, baby, you've got a musical stuff
[01:17.76] An' dat, I say, no bluffin' at home-a
[01:21.29] A so mi say, cah, make no bluffin' at home-a (Yeah, you know?)
[01:25.34] I say, I say, it rough at home-a
[01:28.18] But mi say, I say, a life at home-a (Wow!)
[01:32.52] Cah, make we step it at home-a
[01:35.35] I say, I say, make we step it at home-a (You know?)
[01:41.86]
[01:44.16] Every man wants a big bank account
[01:50.21] I said, don't throw away your stick before you cross the river
[01:54.15] Don't you throw away your stick before you cross the river
[01:57.25] I said, your liver gonna quiver
[01:59.83] A so mi say, I say, your heart gonna shiver (Heart, feel it)
[02:04.68] Your liver gonna quiver
[02:06.74] I say, mi say, you see, your heart gonna quiver
[02:10.19] So mi say, mi say, mi say, you see, your heart is gonna shiver (Wow!)
[02:14.43] I say, your liver gonna quiver (So mi say)
[02:18.24] Cah, make we step it 'cross the river (Go deh!)
[02:21.38] Say, cah, make we step it 'cross the river (You know?)
[02:25.75] So mi say, so mi say, so fi we don't do dat (Yeah)
[02:30.13] Why make you do a thing like dat?
[02:32.83] You should-a never plant no pole in a family yard
[02:36.69] Say, you should-a never-ever, ever-ever, never
[02:41.05] Some are saying this, and some are saying that (Wow!)
[02:47.25] Time gettin' harder and harder
[02:49.87] So, a make we step it little harder
[02:52.62] So mi say, mi say, di time is gettin' harder
[02:55.91] So, so, so, make we step it little harder
[02:59.51] Don't throw away your stick before
[03:01.44] You cross the river (Long I tell you)
[03:03.86] Say, nuh bother dash away your stick before you cross the river (Wow!)
[03:08.72] So make, mi say, your liver gonna quiver
[03:11.82] A make mi say, your little heart is gonna shiver (Go deh)
[03:15.63] I'm gonna be your number one (Wow!)
[03:25.01] I said, the rougher things get, I say, a di tougher time get
[03:31.07] So-so, so mi say, time is gettin' harder
[03:34.62] So, I say, di time is gettin' harder
[03:38.03] So mi say, mi say, say, we step it little harder
[03:41.63] A so mi say, cah, make we step it little harder
[03:45.08] So mi say, mi say, say, di time is gettin' harder (Wow!)
[03:49.85] Right on, right on, right on, right on, right on, right
[03:52.99] So make we ride it at home-a
[03:55.54] Cah, make we step it little harder
[03:59.19] An' I say, mi say, time is gettin' harder (How you mean?)
[04:03.87] Way harder, a way harder, a way harder (Wow!)
[04:09.48] Say now, say now, say now, say, things are gettin' tougher (Go deh!)
[04:13.48] Say now, say, mi say, time is gettin' harder
[04:16.50] Say now, say now, say now, a things
[04:19.53] Are gettin' rougher (Yeah, you know?)
[04:20.67] So mi say, a things are gettin' tougher (Yeah)
[04:29.23]
[00:06.03] So, children of Zion, so mi say
[00:08.18] Cah, make we step it little harder
[00:10.75] Tell you, mi say, cah, make we step it little harder (You know?)
[00:15.94] Time is hard but I'm holding on (Wow!)
[00:23.10] Step it in a Westmoreland
[00:25.89] And you step it in a St. Elizabeth
[00:28.42] So di people-dem say, a time is harder
[00:32.29] So, cah, make we step it little harder
[00:35.46] So now, a so I say, di time is harder
[00:38.93] So, a so we have fi step it little further (You know?)
[00:45.21] Make some lovin'
[00:47.72] Love your neighbor as you would-a love yourself
[00:50.49] Say, you love your mommy, love your daddy
[00:52.77] Love your brother, love your sister (So, so mi say)
[00:55.85] A so I say, a so mi say, mi say, mi say
[00:57.94] Mi time is gettin' rougher (Yeah)
[01:01.41] Time is gettin' tough but I could-a never give it up
[01:04.65] Mi a say, you got to live it up (Yeah)
[01:09.74]
[01:12.00] Never give it up, even though the time is rough
[01:15.58] Ain't no bluff, baby, you've got a musical stuff
[01:17.76] An' dat, I say, no bluffin' at home-a
[01:21.29] A so mi say, cah, make no bluffin' at home-a (Yeah, you know?)
[01:25.34] I say, I say, it rough at home-a
[01:28.18] But mi say, I say, a life at home-a (Wow!)
[01:32.52] Cah, make we step it at home-a
[01:35.35] I say, I say, make we step it at home-a (You know?)
[01:41.86]
[01:44.16] Every man wants a big bank account
[01:50.21] I said, don't throw away your stick before you cross the river
[01:54.15] Don't you throw away your stick before you cross the river
[01:57.25] I said, your liver gonna quiver
[01:59.83] A so mi say, I say, your heart gonna shiver (Heart, feel it)
[02:04.68] Your liver gonna quiver
[02:06.74] I say, mi say, you see, your heart gonna quiver
[02:10.19] So mi say, mi say, mi say, you see, your heart is gonna shiver (Wow!)
[02:14.43] I say, your liver gonna quiver (So mi say)
[02:18.24] Cah, make we step it 'cross the river (Go deh!)
[02:21.38] Say, cah, make we step it 'cross the river (You know?)
[02:25.75] So mi say, so mi say, so fi we don't do dat (Yeah)
[02:30.13] Why make you do a thing like dat?
[02:32.83] You should-a never plant no pole in a family yard
[02:36.69] Say, you should-a never-ever, ever-ever, never
[02:41.05] Some are saying this, and some are saying that (Wow!)
[02:47.25] Time gettin' harder and harder
[02:49.87] So, a make we step it little harder
[02:52.62] So mi say, mi say, di time is gettin' harder
[02:55.91] So, so, so, make we step it little harder
[02:59.51] Don't throw away your stick before
[03:01.44] You cross the river (Long I tell you)
[03:03.86] Say, nuh bother dash away your stick before you cross the river (Wow!)
[03:08.72] So make, mi say, your liver gonna quiver
[03:11.82] A make mi say, your little heart is gonna shiver (Go deh)
[03:15.63] I'm gonna be your number one (Wow!)
[03:25.01] I said, the rougher things get, I say, a di tougher time get
[03:31.07] So-so, so mi say, time is gettin' harder
[03:34.62] So, I say, di time is gettin' harder
[03:38.03] So mi say, mi say, say, we step it little harder
[03:41.63] A so mi say, cah, make we step it little harder
[03:45.08] So mi say, mi say, say, di time is gettin' harder (Wow!)
[03:49.85] Right on, right on, right on, right on, right on, right
[03:52.99] So make we ride it at home-a
[03:55.54] Cah, make we step it little harder
[03:59.19] An' I say, mi say, time is gettin' harder (How you mean?)
[04:03.87] Way harder, a way harder, a way harder (Wow!)
[04:09.48] Say now, say now, say now, say, things are gettin' tougher (Go deh!)
[04:13.48] Say now, say, mi say, time is gettin' harder
[04:16.50] Say now, say now, say now, a things
[04:19.53] Are gettin' rougher (Yeah, you know?)
[04:20.67] So mi say, a things are gettin' tougher (Yeah)
[04:29.23]