Times well hard in the yard today
But if you don't work then you won't get paid
Many obstacles come along the way
Overcome, youths overcome
Many are called but the chosen few
One thing in this world that you can do
If you work hard then you will pull through
Overcome, overcome
The reason why we call on you overcome
Because some little youths moving oh so dumb
Sit down have nothing and they want things come
And then a pressure people how they want income
Young baby father can't feed him son
And then him tell the don say him need him gun
Get gun, take gun, rob Mr. Tong
Five innocent people get it gone
Times well hard in the yard today
But if you don't work then you won't get paid
Many obstacles come along the way
Overcome, youths overcome
Many are called but the chosen few
One thing in this world that you can do
Work hard for your dreams and they will come true
Overcome, overcome
Every day you get up living like a bum
But if you want good member you know that you go run
Get up, brush off, take yourself out of the slum
And go find a trade and make something come
Don't drown your stress in a smoke and rum
Slow but sure them will put you on the run
Set up a stall, lick a bull, a lick a bun
So when the week done you nah have to beg nobody done
Times well hard in the yard today
But if you don't work then you won't get paid
Many obstacles come along the way
Overcome, youths overcome
Many are called but the chosen few
One thing in this world that you can do
If you work hard then you will pull through
Overcome, overcome
The reason why we call on you overcome
Because some little youths moving oh so dumb
Sit down have nothing and they want things come
And then a pressure people how they want income
Young baby father can't feed him son
And then him tell the don say him need him gun
Get gun, take gun, rob Mr. Tong
Five innocent people get it gone
Times well hard in the yard today
But if you don't work then you won't get paid
Many obstacles come along the way
Overcome, youths overcome
Many are called but the chosen few
One thing in this world that you can do
If you work hard then you will pull through
Overcome, overcome
Every day you get up living like a bum
But if you want good member you know that you go run
Get up, brush off, take yourself out of the slum
And go find a trade and make something come
Don't drown your stress in a smoke and rum
Slow but sure them will put you on the run
Set up a stall, lick a bull, a lick a bun
So when the week done
Times well hard in the yard today
But if you don't work then you won't get paid
Many obstacles come along the way
Overcome, youths overcome
Many are called but the chosen few
Don't make them tell you what you cannot do
Work at your dreams and they will come true
Overcome, you have to overcome
Overcome, yeah yeah
Overcome