Stainless yow shane
Cost a living it a lift an it a lift an it a
Cost a living mek some people cyaa go inna market
A mi seh, settle wid di country
Government nuh mash it up
Di way di tax a rise we haffi haul an pull up
Yo go easy wid di country
Government nuh mash it up
Di way di tax rise

Yo jamaica people a seh big luu
Government a live luu
Big luu, di government a live luu
Di tax gone suh high di skies it a pass through
Di tax rise suh high di clouds it a pass

Alright
Me black, mi nuh brown, mi nuh brown, me black
Tell government straight seh fi stop raise tax
Dem a put it pon di chicken pon di goat pon di ox
Dem a put it pon di cigarette dem inna di box
Poor people wah help tell me who we fi ask
Well a me seh hothead, mi can calm an relax
Seh di singer phone call inna text inna fax
Mi a seh it through radio plus di soun box

Mi a talk fi mi rights mi a put it pon wax
Cyaa pay fi di ingredients fi di drops
Nuh mention di rice, neither chicken back
Cause dem deh price reach to di climax
Rich man nah complain dem nuh matter wah it cost
Poor people don't get one chance fi flask
Work fi mi tings but mi cyaa even find di fee
Fi mi pickiny go inna class
Boss

Month end when mi pay check draw
Fuel tax an some sitt'n mi nuh wah
Poor people fed up an dem hungry an raw
Tell dis to di prime minister
Hot head
A mi seh, settle wid di country
Government nuh mash it up
Di way di tax a rise we haffi haul an pull up
Yo go easy wid di country
Government nuh mash it up
Di way di tax rise

Yo jamaica people a seh big luu
Government a live luu
Big luu, di government a live luu
Di tax gone suh high di skies it a pass through
Di tax rise suh high
Yo

Tell danvill seh if mi ship in mi car
Mi wah clear it
Yo di suit it a sell
Mi wah wear it
Yo mi get mi passport
Now a foreign mi wah see
But di closest mi reach a di american embassy
Ghetto youths wah go foreign
Yes dem well wah go dere
When mi check di visa price an di ting get suh dear
An dem nah go refund yuh when dem inna yuh entry
Listen to mi keenly dis a social commentary

A mi seh, settle wid di country
Government nuh mash it up
Di way di tax a rise we haffi haul an pull up
Yo go easy wid di country
Government nuh mash it up
Di way di tax rise

Yo jamaica people a seh big luu
Government a live luu
Big luu, di government a live luu
Di tax gone suh high di skies it a pass through
Di tax rise suh high di clouds is a pass
Cost a living it a lift an it a lift an it a
Cost a living mek some people cyaa go inna market

Yo a seh big luu
Government a live luu
Big luu, di government a live luu
Di tax gone suh high di skies it a pass through
Di tax rise suh high di clouds is a pass through