[Intro]
Mama neva wrong (Mama neva wrong)
Papa neva wrong (Neva wrong, neva wrong, neva wrong)
Huh, listen to the foundation, you know

[Verse 1]
Is like mi grandmadda have har own language
But wen she talk to mi, mi overstand
Sometime she naggin'
But one thing, she neva wrong (Neva wrong)
Kiba yuh mouth, young man (She tell me)
Ah nuh everyone you fi nyam from
No follow bad company
Focus, mi grandson

[Pre-Chorus]
Out of all these lessons she taught me
One thing stands out
In the race of life, you cyaan lose hope

[Chorus]
She said, "Son, when nuh dead no dash way
Young man, when nuh dеad no dash way"
She said, "Son, when nuh dead no dash way"
That mеan don't give up, don't lose hope and everything will work out
[Verse 2]
Well, mi grandfadda have him own language
More time mi neva like listen
Mama teach mi nuff tings
But papa do di maths different
No put all a yuh money inna hairy bank
Look out, son, dem ah wicked
Try hol' up yuh head an' have ambition
Work hard for your things yah, man

[Pre-Chorus]
Out of all of Grandpa's teachings
One thing stands out
In the race of life, you cyaan lose hope

[Chorus]
He said, "Son (Nuh when nuh dead, nuh dead), hey, when nuh dead no dash way
Young man, when nuh dead no dash way
Hear me, mhm, when nuh dead no dash way, ayy
From you have life, nuh give up di fight and everything will work out"

[Verse 3]
Well, in my community which part mi live, everybody move like family
Whether friend or foe, with toe to toe, no intruder cyaan harm we
Yes, we hear and blind, see and deaf, know when di news carry
Six time fall, seven you rise, my youth, keep on trying
[Pre-Chorus]
After all these reasonings and teachings
One thing stands out
In the race of life, you cyaan lose hope

[Chorus]
Listen, son, he when nuh dead no dash way
Huh, young man (Young man), when nuh dead no dash way
Listen, mi sister, hey, when nuh dead no dash way, oh
From you have life, nuh give up di fight and everything will work out, ooh

[Outro]
(Nuh weh nuh dead, nuh dead nuh dash way)
Nuh bother dash way
Yuh tick for yuh cross the water, huh
Oh, wat wat a go pumpkin belly, heh
High ah dey most tiring tink ah over it
But though badda morning
Yuh a come good ah evening
To everything there's a season
(Nuh dead, nuh dead nuh dash way)