Mi Worry

Chorus

What ah gwaan with yuh youth, mi son?

See di picture on di wall by tree of Christmas fun

Mi heart a wrestle, mi mind a run

How yuh let dis ting get done?

Post-Chorus

Oh Jah, oh Jah mi worry

Oh Jah keep di family strong

Verse 2

Mi rememba di days, runnin' barefoot on di lane

Kingston sun, nuthin' fancy, just joy in di rain

Mi seh New York big, mi seh mek a new start

But mi never tink it would trouble mi heart

Pre-Chorus

Life gwaan strange ways, mi pickney far away

Tradition and love dey clash mi every day

Mi nuh understand but mi want fi know

Still mi love run stronger than mi sorrow

Chorus

What ah gwaan with yuh youth, mi son?

See di picture on di wall by tree of Christmas fun

Mi heart a wrestle, mi mind a run

How yuh let dis ting get done?

Post-Chorus

Oh Jah, oh Jah mi worry

Oh Jah keep di family strong

Bridge

Mi call mi daughter, voice shake in mi phone

She seh, "Papa, it's love mek di child feel at home"

Mi try fi reason, mi stubborn but mi care

Still di world changin', mi fear everywhere

Verse 3

Mi tink of mi father, strict hands but warm

He guide mi but di time move like a storm

A new generation, dem spirit so free

But mi old roots still tangled in mi tree

Chorus

What ah gwaan with yuh youth, mi son?

See di picture on di wall by tree of Christmas fun

Mi heart a wrestle, mi mind a run

How yuh let dis ting get done?

Post-Chorus

Oh Jah, oh Jah mi worry

Oh Jah keep di family strong

Outro

But mi talk to Jah by moon and by sun

Ask fi wisdom come slow, mek mi understand young one

Mi seh time ah river, tradition ah stone

But mi hope dem both can find dem way home

Mi seh mi family is love, dat never change

Mi pride and worry both, somehow rearrange

Mi hold di photo, mi vision still blur

But mi heart ah listen, mi love always stir

Refrain

Mi watch di seasons turn while mi memories spin

Questions in mi chest, where fi love begin?

Mi seh child a child, how di world change fast

All mi traditions, can dem truly last?

Verse 4

Mi learn from mi youth, mi father teach mi stay firm

But di city an di time, everyting dem affirm

Mi grandson smile bright, mi cyaan deny dat light

Maybe mi fear 'cause mi no see what right

Chorus

What ah gwaan with yuh youth, mi son?

See di picture on di wall by tree of Christmas fun

Mi heart a wrestle, mi mind a run

How yuh let dis ting get done?

Post-Chorus

Oh Jah, oh Jah mi worry

Oh Jah keep di family strong