Ikaya - Hard Way lyrics

It lock, yes it lock Weh me say, yeah Sixteen and him love the sixteen Him never read, but him load magazine Him father tell him lowe the rich quick team Till him end up with the man dem lock the housing scheme Say him waan fi floss big and dress clean Tek how much life and never know d**h a creep in And now the table and the chair turn 'pon him It's a juvenile, me hear, turn it 'pon him He learned the hard way, hard way Didn't listen what his mama say He learned the hard way And d**h is the price he pays The hard way, hard way Didn't listen what his mama say Yes, he learned the hard way d**h is the price he paid Seventeen and she just come out a school She never listen when hear mama set the rule Every morning when miss ling gone 'pon the job Benji come in and ride her like a yellow taxi cab She catch a belly and her mom say she cannot stay She contemplating say fi dash the child away But when she check the doc she find out She been travelling around with a big letter A Hard way hard way Didn't listen what her mama say Yes, she learned the hard way And d**h is the price you pay The hard way, hard way Didn't listen what her mama say Yes, she learned the hard way d**h is the price she pays So many words have spoken So many lives have lost The way you see your future Depends on your past So many mothers crying There's no one to feel their pain Hey The hard way, the hard way Didn't listen what his mama say Say he learned the hard way And d**h is the price you pay The hard way, the hard way Yes, he learned the hard way (And d**h was the price he paid)