Trade winds keep on blowing
my life keeps on going
Jah's love keeps on flowing
Just yesterday I was hoping for tomorrow
and I trust and pray it would bring a brighter future
my life has been filled with ups and downs
sometimes I never knew wich way to turn
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When the going gets rough
the tough gets going
cause I never give up my pride
even though I'm broken up inside
I'll never give up my pride
even though they try to push me aside
I'll never give up my pride
Don't you remember when I didn't depend on hopes and dreams
I had to push on through
trying to find the ways and means
my life has been filled with twists and turns
sometimes I never knew which way to turn
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When the going gets rough
the tough gets going
cause I never give up my pride
even though I'm broken up inside
I'll never give up my pride
though at times my world may seem to capsize
I'll never give up my pride
Trade winds keep on blowing
my life keeps on going
Jah's love keeps on flowing
so I never give up my pride
even though I'm broken up inside
I'll never give up my pride
though my world may seem to sometimes to capsize
I'll never give up my pride
Although I paid my dues
they won't let me be what I wanna be
but they would like to see me succumb into society
my life has been filled with ups and downs
sometimes I never knew which way to turn
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