[Verse 1] As long as there's blood within veins and there is air within my lungs Jah blessed me with a brain so no, you can't call me no dunce As long as mi ears a hear and feel vibration on the drums As long as mi heart a pump mi nah go ball say mi short offunds My fate is in my own hands, mi pinky to mi thimbs Mi foot dem and mi hand dem, mi a kick and mi a punch I shall not relent, all when I'm walking with a hunch All when mi hair get grey up and no teeth nuh inna mi gums I a say [Chorus] As long as I got my health, the Lord shall grant me the strength And that shall be my wealth As long a s I got my health, I'll pray to the Lord for the strength And that shall be my wealth [Verse 2] Yuh nah go hear mi complain say mi short of work Long as mi lungs dem and mi kidneys and mi heart a work And from mi brain a work that mean mi can do smarter work See from mi back a work, tomorrow mi gone back a work Big up all the man dem on the farmer work Wheh have the cutla** and the file dem and the fork a work Big up all taxi man pon robot and pon charter work Time is money, so I man working while the clock a work [Chorus] As long as I got my health, the Lord shall grant me the strength And that shall be my wealth As long a s I got my health, I'll pray to the Lord for the strength And that shall be my wealth [Verse 3] Careful of the gravy that will send you to your grave Salt and the sugar that will shorten yuh days Vitamins and Proteins, in many ways Organic inna mi tonic keep the cathy dem amazed Too much of the cholesterol block up yuh arteries And too much of smoking make you wheeze and all cough for days Easy with the alcohol inna yuh party days Remember seh yuh goin feel if yuh hard a ears