Why do we do this? Why do we let them make every decision That ain't really theirs to make? Why are we still here? Why are we working late? We ain't the people, that they can manipulate
Throw it back, back, back, back in their face Back in their face, give them a taste It's time to hold the stand Tell 'em they should get Back, back, back, back in their place Back in their place, get off our case We ain't the ones to quit We don't take no shh All I know (All I know) Dominoes (Dominoes) Gonna fall
We shine a little bit brighter When they're out the way (Hey) So get out the way (Hey) We sing a little bit louder When no one's there to say (Hey) No one's there to say (Hey) It's our life, we are the writers
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh It's our life, we are the writers Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh It's our life, we are the writers
Ayy When you face tomorrow, know they care about yesterday (Zagadat) The money in our pockets, still our dreams we haffi chase (Yeah, yeah) We di live one life, we nuh care 'bout what they say (Yeah) Forget all your worries and just fly away (Yeah)
Throw it back, back, back, back in their face Back in their face, give them a taste We ain't the ones to quit We don't take no shh All I know (All I know) Dominoes (Dominoes) Gonna fall
We shine a little bit brighter When they're out the way (Hey) So get out the way (Hey) We sing a little bit louder When no one's there to say (Hey) No one's there to say (Zagadat) It's our life, we are the writers (One, two, three, four)
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh It's our life, we are the writers Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh It's our life, we are the writers
So mi have to do what mi have to do So mi get the most I gratitude And mi attitude is my altitude Blessings on mi life a mi like it too Zagadat
We shine a little bit brighter (Brighter) When they're out the way (Woah-oh, woah-woah) So get out the way (Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah) We sing a little bit louder (A little bit louder) When no one's there to say (No one's there to say) No one's there to say (No one's there to say) It's our life, we are the writers