Heights of Great Men

Yes I (Yes man) A me

It's just like di four elements of life enuh (Yes I)

Earth, wind, wata and fyah

None cyaan work widout di other enuh (A me)

But yuh see some man seh dat dem alone fi run di business

A wah gwaan man? Yow!

Dem a talk bout more fyah

Man a talk bout more prayer

We pray fi wata

Mek it wash down bag-a-wire

Dem a talk bout more fyah

We a talk bout more prayer

We dis yah tune yah a guh mek some deejay talk stamma

Bout wah?

Heights of great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight

They while their companions slept

They were upward toiling tru di night

Memba dat man

Heights of great men reached and kept

Hey

Were not attained by sudden flight

They while their companions slept

Wol on deh Moses

Were upward toiling tru di night

Ahrite, cool

A who dem seh dem a fight deh?

A who dem seh dem go light?

Selassie hold Him throne Him never tek nuhbody stripe

A who dem a seh man nasty?

An dem nuh smell suh right

A nuff a dem deh dutty dread nuh bathe under pipe (Tell dem!)

Mi see seh dat dem envious mi know it obvious

And if mi never war wid him

All now him wudn't buss

Unnu shuda thank mi fuss

I am di genius

Like how yuh diss guh wol a small exodus, kool

Mi tek mi ears and you nuh bun Bill Clinton

Mi use mi ears an you nuh bun all maamaman

Mi use mi ears an you nuh bun all lesbian

So tell mi how di hell yuh go sign to Def Jam wen

Heights of great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight

They while their companions slept

They were upward toiling tru di night

Sing agen Moses

Heights of great men reached and kept

Tell dem man

Were not attained by sudden flight (Some likkle bun out)

They while their companions slept

A wah gwaan man?

They were upward toiling tru di night

Yah

Cool biblically mi a guh tek it pon a level

Who play wid di fyah Selassie seh dem a di Devil

Now wi mek some deejay get uncomfortable (Warn dem)

Well I am di rain fi mek all fyah frazzle (Kool, kool)

Well mi haffi wonder if dem seh dem come inna season

Yuh dead a New York so how dead man fi risen? (Rah)

Wen we kill people dem dead and forgotten

Wait dis yah duppyman come fi caz trouble

But hear mi sing

Heights of great men reached and kept

Hey

Were not attained by sudden flight

Guh suh back man

They while their companions slept

We were upward toiling tru di night

Sing agen Moses

Heights of great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight

They while their companions slept

We were upward toiling tru di night

Hear mi argument now, yeah

Dem a talk bout more fyah

Mi a gi dem more prayer

Mi pray fi rain

And mek we wash down bag-a-wire

Dem a talk bout more fyah

Mi a gi dem more prayer

Well dis yah tune dat a guh mek some deejay talk stamma

So all di war yuh see dem a war

And all di fuss yuh see dem a throw

Dem cyaan get mi out

So all di fight yuh see dem a fight

And all di buss dem waan fi buss

Dem cyaan get mi out

All di fuss yuh see dem a fuss

All di wud yuh see dem a throw

Dem cyaan get mi out

Well Rastaman deh yah now

Nah play nuh tee-tah-toe

Dem cyaan get Beenie out and mi seh

Heights of great men reached and kept

Come agen

Were not attained by sudden flight

But they while their companions slept

We were upward toiling tru di night

Heights of great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight

They while their companions slept

We were upward toiling tru di night

Come again

Heights of great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight

They while their companions slept

We were upward toiling tru di night

One more

Heights of great men reached and kept

Real hot

Were not attained by sudden flight

They while their companions slept

Weh mi tell dem seh me agen? Yow!

They were upward toiling tru di night

Well mi