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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Toots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals
Vocals
Nigel Burrell
Nigel Burrell
Drum Programming
Sly Dunbar
Sly Dunbar
Drums
Cyril Neville
Cyril Neville
Percussion
Toots Hibbert
Toots Hibbert
Guitar
Zak Starkey
Zak Starkey
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Frederick Hibbert
Frederick Hibbert
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Michael Rendall
Michael Rendall
Recording Engineer
David Sardy
David Sardy
Recording Engineer
Nigel Burrell
Nigel Burrell
Producer
Sshh
Sshh
Producer
Delroy 'Phatta' Pottinger
Delroy 'Phatta' Pottinger
Recording Engineer
Max Noise
Max Noise
Recording Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen
Recording Engineer
Tomas Crow
Tomas Crow
Recording Engineer
Toots Hibbert
Toots Hibbert
Producer
Zak Starkey
Zak Starkey
Producer
Youth
Youth
Producer
Sshh Liguz
Sshh Liguz
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Got to be tough when things get rough
You got to be tough and this is a warning
You got to be smart, living in this time
It's not so easy to carry on
So if you are my friend, treat me like a friend
A friend in need and a friend indeed
[Verse 2]
Just in case you never know
Or maybe you forget, yeah
Your days are getting shorter, ooh
Our youths are getting slaughtered, yeah
[Verse 3]
Things may be hard, so hard
But we have to overcome it, yeah
When you lost someone like loved ones
We have to overcome it, yeah
[Verse 4]
But just in case you never know
Or maybe you forget, yeah
Your days are getting shorter, ooh
Our youths are getting slaughtered, yeah
[Verse 5]
Got to be tough when things get rough
You got to be tough and this is a warning
You got to be smart, living in this time
It's not so easy to carry on
So if you are my friend, treat me like a friend
A friend in need and a friend indeed
[Verse 6]
But just in case you never know
Or maybe you forget, yeah
Your days are getting shorter, ooh
Our youths are getting slaughtered, yeah
[Verse 7]
Just in case you never know
Or maybe you forget, yeah
Your days are getting shorter, ooh
Our youths are getting slaughtered, yeah
Written by: Frederick Hibbert

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