(Mm, yay-yay) Ba-dow, ba-dow (Mm, yay-yay) Oh-ow (Mm, yay-yay) Ba-dow, ba-dow, oh I'm tryin', tryin', tryin', tryin' Not to lose my cool Know I'm fightin', fightin', fightin', fightin' The ugly truth Oh, oh, yeah, yeah People are not the same Who am I to judge or blame? Just can't let them in my way I mean, at times I stray I might dismay Move step by step Mean play for play I pitter-patter like the Rain Coming down They may not see my crown But I know my place And they'll respect my name Some tings a try fi alter mind On my grind now Nuh need nuh stress or nuh worry It's my time now Mi jus a light di flame Deh up in mi lane Memba which part mi came From a likkle youth did have di flame An' now mi spark it true Mi nah guh stop fi you Jus tek di higher road Know that there's more in store More yuh haffi explore So keep on Keep on Tryin', tryin', tryin', tryin' Not to lose your cool (Your cool), oh, oh, yeah I know you're fightin', fightin', fightin', fightin' The ugly truth