Pressure (Remix)

[Intro: Buju Banton & Koffee]

Hear dat

Dem think it's a joke?

Sister, talk to dem nuh

Ooh, yeah  (It's real)

Never give up  (Do you have any doubt?)

Do you?

Never give in (Here's what we talking about, Koffee!)

[Chorus: Koffee]

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

If yuh poor, trouble tek you

When yuh rich it nuh settle

'Cause we all under pressure, my friend

Sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh

Hurt yuh heart enuh

But do, no mek it stress yuh

Cause it haffi be better

Nuh haffi live ina the ghetto

Fi be under the pressure, my friend, yeah

[Verse 1: Buju]

From wi born ina di struggle isolated inna bubble what law fi di rich yet another fi di poor

Jah bless and please help us we caan take no more

We feeling di pressure way down to di core

How money fi deh ya wen dem sen it offshore?

An every nation come ya get rich and we stay poor

Dem show you twenty dollar weh go through di back door

Tell dem, Tell dem seh we caan tek no more!

[Chorus: Koffee]

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

If yuh poor, trouble tek you

When yuh rich it nuh settle

'Cause we all under pressure, my friend

Sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh

Hurt yuh heart enuh

But do, no mek it stress yuh

Cause it haffi be better

Nuh haffi live ina the ghetto

Fi be under the pressure, my friend, yeah

[Verse 2: Koffee]

Lord have mercy

This cya get no worse

Haffi call it a curse

How me heart it a hurt me

Call it cerosee

Because from me birth

A the first me a feel like the Father desert me

But, hmm, all when the pressure erupt

Me never give up

No, no, no me never give in

Me a send up a prayer fi the better living

I cya bawl so a better me sing

[Chorus: Koffee]

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

If yuh poor, trouble tek you

When yuh rich it nuh settle

'Cause we all under pressure, my friend

Sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh

Hurt yuh heart enuh

But do, no mek it stress yuh

Cause it haffi be better

Nuh haffi live ina the ghetto

Fi be under the pressure, my friend, yeah

[Bridge: Koffee]

It serious (Serious)

Lawd, times rough and it serious (Serious)

Life is a little mysterious

Have we pot and we can’t even stir it up, oh no!

Cya wait fi morning come

Oh gosh, the night too long

Oh gosh, the fight too long

I cya wait fi see the sun

[Chorus: Koffee]

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

If yuh poor, trouble tek you

When yuh rich it nuh settle

'Cause we all under pressure, my friend

Sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh

Hurt yuh heart enuh

But do, no mek it stress yuh

Cause it haffi be better

Nuh haffi live ina the ghetto

Fi be under the pressure, my friend, yeah

[Verse 3: Buju]

Yes di pressure is real and di whole world ah feel

Yet we nah give up

Overflowing of we cup and di system corrupt look

How hard some a work an it still not enough

Unu lock dung di world now nobody nah wuk

An no food no ina di house while di bills pile up

When you listen politician youh say youh wait a second

Today feel di same as even I do

[Chorus: Koffee]

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

Under the pressure, under the pressure, yeah

If yuh poor, trouble tek you

When yuh rich it nuh settle

'Cause we all under pressure, my friend

Sometimes when yuh feel it yuh cry doh

Hurt yuh heart enuh

But do, no mek it stress yuh

Cause it haffi be better

Nuh haffi live ina the ghetto

Fi be under the pressure, my friend, yeah