I open my business place To make living for my wife and my child For evertyime I open the shop It's always 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 a poor man style That's a poor man life That's the poor man style Poor man style Any problem sitting in my home I roast up food I hear news flash saying they killed two youths That's the poor man style That's the poor man style Couldn't get no shoes I wish jah jah give me more That's the poor man style Couldn't get no flow I wish jah jah give me more Such a poor man style Couldn't get no, a few walk couple miles That's the poor man style Couldn't get no,. That's the poor man style Don't know why whoo That's the poor man style But jah gonna open a way for me No man don't get two, Every man got their chance No matter what the price is, No matter what the cost We got make it No matter what they say we gotta make it today No matter what they say we've got make it Sitting in my home I hear the news flash say they kill... Oh jah, take a little picture my friends see them lie down It's it's the poor man style Oh no oh no In the poor man style But jah jah give me more Couldn't get no walk a couple miles Girl wants these shoes in the poor man style Jah know