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Bed of Roses

by Ras Indio, Da Lion Music

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lyrics

Oh Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this
Ups & Downs, Continuous turn arounds
Stay wise & Stay focus Yeah
2x
Oh Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this
Ups & Downs, Continuous turn arounds
Stay wise & Stay focus Yeah

1st Verse
By the sweat of a man’s brow, shall he get paid
Yet still it’s a Blessing jah jah gave
Some man nuh work hard for what they gain
But remember no Pain, no Gain
No red-eye your bredda bwoy
Driving by in a yuh fancy ride, every man carry dem own burden,
Stop & Think
About the works knowing that every man carry dem own struggles behind dem closed curtains
Mi in a mi Mercedes but dem never know how long & hard the rastaman been workin
Still when mi pull up, Anyway mi deh, when I could,
Mi still a help out all a mi bredrin dem and that’s for certain, yahman
Forward we going, We Nah look back
1 bird could never strong as the whole flock
1 fish could never strong as the whole school
Don’t be a fool, Togetherness a di golden rule yeah

Chorus
Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this
Ups & Downs, Continuous turn arounds
Stay wise & Stay focus Yeah

2x
Oh Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this
Ups & Downs, Continuous turn arounds
Stay wise & Stay focus Yeah

2nd Verse
Mama she a feel the pain She haffi work all day
Pickney need food and still bills haffi pay
Daddy get stuck in a jail, Caught pan di corner lane
Found out he was slanging cocaine
Said he was only trying to make it better for his family
All he really wanted was to see dem living happily, naturally
Now to see how their living is sad to me
Thinking is this really how bad it had to be yeah
House pan di hill but dem never know how long & hard di rastaman been workin
Still when mi pull up, Anyway mi deh, when I could,
Mi still a help out all a mi bredrin dem and that’s for certain,
Forward we going, We Nah look back
1 bird could never strong as the whole flock
1 fish could never strong as the whole school
Don’t be a fool, Togetherness a di golden rule yeah

Chorus
Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this
Ups & Downs, Continuous turn arounds
Stay wise & Stay focus Yeah
2x
Oh Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this
Ups & Downs, Continuous turn arounds
Stay wise & Stay focus Yeah

Musical interlude
Stay Focus yeah, Stay Focus yeah, Stay FOCUS

3rd Verse
Life is 1 Big road, with a lot a signs
Some burden with a heavy load but that only make you stronger everytime yeah
Life is 1 big road, with a lot a signs yeah
Some burden with a heavy load
But that only make you stronger everytime, everytime

Chorus
Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this
Ups & Downs, Continuous turn arounds
Stay wise & Stay focus Yeah
2x
Life ain’t always a bed a roses
You haffi work hard people you better know this

Outro
Ups & Downs, The turn arounds yeah
3x

credits

released February 6, 2023
Writen and Performed by Ras Indio
Music by Nuno Florencio
Drums and Guitars by Dodas Spencer
bass and Keyboards by Nuno Florencio
Saxophone by Juani Lobos
Percussion by ras Indio
Harmonies by Deanna "Destiny" Arthurs
Mix & Master by Nuno Florencio
Vocals Recorded @ Indigenous Studios in Belmopan, Belize
Music Recorded at Black Star Studio in Portugal
Cover Art by Nuno Florencio
Produced by Nuno Florencio
Da Lion Music 2023

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