Hope And Pray

Hope And Pray

Hope And Pray

[Intro:][Intro:]
Yeah, check oneYea, check one
Yeah, for sure, it's all goodYea, definitely, it's all good
Ha haHa ha
Hmmm, when they want you to crawlHmmm, when yuh a run dem wah yuh crawl
Hmmm, when you rise, they’re dying to see you fallHmmm, when yuh a rise, dem dying fi hear yuh fall

[Chorus:][Chorus:]
I hope and pray, hope and prayMi hope and pray, hope and pray
God shine His light my wayJah shine him light my way
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
I go out, I never strayGo out mi neva stray
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
I won’t go under clearNah go under clear
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
Saying I hope and praySeh mi a hope and pray

[Verse 1:][Verse 1:]
They wanna know how I did it, but I did itDem wah know, how I did it but I did it
The roughest times, I’ve been through itDi ruffest of times I've been through it
Haters, jealous, dying to see me fidgetBadmind, grudgeful dying fi mi fidget
Through my house and my car, they’re legitThrough mi house and mi car dem legit
I work for my thingsMi work fi mi tings
They sell out every minuteDem sell out every minute
They sell out, admit itDem sell out, admit it
They stand beside you and they wanna see you fallDem stand beside yuh and dem wah see yuh fall
When the Hennessy pulls, they come sip itWhen di hennessy pull dem come sip it
But haters and jealous, I don’t wanna see them no longerBut badmind and grudgeful mi nuh wah see dem nuh longer
So keep praying and praying for my downfall, I live longerSuh gwaan pray and pray fi my downfall mi live longer
I don’t eat, I don’t drink from people, no sir, I don’t want itMi nuh eat mi nuh drink from people, no sah mi nuh wanga
They pray and pray for my downfallDem pray and pray fi my downfall
God makes me strongerJah Jah mek mi stronger

[Chorus:][Chorus:]
I hope and pray, hope and prayMi hope and pray, hope and pray
God shine His light my wayJah shine him light my way
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
I go out, I never strayGo out mi neva stray
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
I won’t go under clearNah go under clear
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
Saying I hope and praySeh mi a hope and pray

[Verse 2:][Verse 2:]
I know by now, my enemies are wonderingMi know by now, mi enemies a wonder
The threats they send, and I still won’t go underDi threat weh dem send and mi still nah go under
By now they’re wondering how the youth is so progressiveBy now dem a wonder, how di youth suh progressive
And the youth is getting strongerAn di youth a get stronger
A clean heart is the answerA clean heart is the answer
Many of them are withering down, and it’s not AIDS or CancerNuff a dem a wither down an a nuh AIDS nor Cancer
Just to wear name brands, manJus fi wear name brand sah
They do some filthy things, now they can’t answerDem do some filthy tings now dem cya answer

[Bridge:][Bridge:]
Haters and jealous, I don’t wanna see them no longerBadmind and grudgeful mi nuh wah see dem nuh longer
So keep praying and praying for my downfall, I live longerSoh gwaan pray and pray fi my downfall mi live longer
I don’t eat, I don’t drink from people, no sir, I don’t want itMi nuh eat mi nuh drink from people, no sah mi nuh wanga
They pray and pray for my downfallDem pray and pray fi my downfall
God makes me strongerJah Jah mek mi stronger

[Chorus:][Chorus:]
I hope and pray, hope and prayMi hope and pray, hope and pray
God shine His light my wayJah shine him light my way
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
I go out, I never strayGo out mi neva stray
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
I won’t go under clearNah go under clear
Hope and pray, hope and prayHope and pray, hope and pray
Saying I hope and praySeh mi a hope and pray

[Outro:][Outro:]
Pray, hope and prayPray, hope and pray
Pray, don’t you see I’m hoping and prayingPray, yuh nuh see seh mi a hope and pray
Pray, hope and prayPray, hope and pray
Don’t you see I’m hoping and prayingYuh nuh see seh mi a hope and pray