Barrington Levy — Poor Man Style

[Verse 1] I open my business place To make living for my wife and my child But every time I open the shop It's always break down My granny eat it out, my momma eat it out Due to the sufferation I've got to make life some other way My granny is crying, my brother is crying That's the poor man style, that's the poor man life That's the poor man style, poor man style [Verse 2] Hear me brother, sit down in my home, I roast a breadfruit I hear di news flash say they killed two youth That's the poor man style, that's the poor man style Couldn't get no sugar, but Jah Jah give me power That's the poor man style Couldn't get no flour but Jah Jah give me power But, Jah, poor man style Couldn't get no oil, me have fi walk couple mile That's the poor man style Couldn't get no sugar, what a great booga-wooga It's the poor man style Don't know why That's the poor man style [Verse 3] But Jah gonna open a way for me No man don't get too jumpy Every man got their time No matter what the price is, matter what the cost We've got to make it No matter what they say, we've gotta make it today No matter what they say, got to make it Sit down in my home, me a roast a breadfruit I hear di news flash say they kill Dem kill, I said, dem kill, I said, dem kill two youths Oh Jah, take a little peek through my fence, see dem lie down It's, it's the poor man style, oh, no, oh, no [Bridge] Couldn't get no sugar, what a great booga-wooga In the poor man style Couldn't get no flour, but Jah Jah give me power In the poor man style Couldn't get no oil, me have to walk couple mile In the poor man style [Outro] Girl want these shoes in the poor man style Jah knows i've got some of faith