Life of a immigrant If you fail, then brush yourself off After them tears yah one day we going laugh Caribbean people We never grow soft Them affi save the best fi last It nuh easy when you wah fi see you mother and you cyah sleep Nuh easy when you wah see you youth dem and you can't do it It not easy when them hold you by the boarder and you wanted Me know fi a fact say that cannot be enchanting Life of a immigrant You affi smart. You affi militant Life of a immigrant You affi stronger than a elephant One a me Dog dem call me and a tell me married him now Im say miss him yard Him wish him coulda travel now Life of a immigrant If you fail, then brush yourself off Fi all them tears da one day we going laugh Caribbean people We never grow soft We love when we taking off What do we do when life have you wrestling like jade cargill You work every day and still can't pay damn bills Me know dem would love fi save one mil Or fly in and chill Life of a immigrant You affi smart. You affi militant Life of a immigrant You affi stronger than a elephant One a me Dog dem call me and a tell me married him now Im say miss him yard Him wish him coulda travel now Life of a immigrant You see you visa running out You not even find a spouse Nobody fi propose Have you a think a say suppose Somebody go expose Immigration a the house Nuh badda fill you mind with doubt We affi make it out And millions affi count A nuff people nuh feel right Family drop out and dem cyah reach A nuff people nuh feel right Dem cyah go a river or a one beach Life of a immigrant Life of a immigrant You affi smart. You affi militant Life of a immigrant You affi stronger than a elephant One a me Dog dem call me and a tell me married him now Im say miss him yard Him wish him coulda travel now Life of a immigrant Mi miss you sis Miss you mommy The greatest we gonna be The greatest we gonna be Mi miss you sis Miss you mommy The greatest we gonna be The greatest we gonna be