[Intro: Vybz Kartel & boss]
Hello
Mr Smith,Ye Palmer
Me nah go can comeen today cause me yute sick and me-
You know Mr Palmer I'm sorry but the company we have to let you go. We can't keep you around no more
But sir sir
I'm sorry but we have to let you go
Alright alright thanks Mr Smith

[Verse 1]
I need some time
Mi girlfriend say dem cut off the water
School fee fi mi daughter
Don’t pay, suh yo know shi naw go
I need some time
Mi son birthday, him wan a smart phone
But if mi cyaa pay light bill fi da month yah
How da phone deh a go

[Chorus]
Think bout that
Nuttin nah gwaan
A bay gun tun up
Girl wah gwaan?
She seh things just mud up
Oh my Lord, wah mek the poor man suffer?
Oh my Lord, wah mek the poor man suffer?
Talk to mi nuh (uh uh uh)
Talk to mi nuh (uh uh uh)
Talk to mi nuh (uh uh uh)
Talk to mi nuh (uh uh uh)

[Verse 2]
I need some time
Di furniture store seh dem waan back the fridge yow
Four month mi nuh pay now
Dem a knock pon door
God kno mi nah go
I need some time
Mi loyal girl seh she nah go lef me
But girl a fi how long, suppose things don’t change?

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Society a tell lie
News media bring fi dem alibi
Wahapen to di poor guy
Weh Babylon style and a seh dead tonight
Dawg mi nuh know why
Cause if a Missa Chin son every door fly
Higgler a get a fight
Stop tek weh the goods dem red eye
Everybody waan tings
Babylon alone waan roll wid di brinks
Yow a weh yuh think
Politician nuh buy mi nuh beer
Teach mi how fi mek drinks
Yow a which likkle fool mek a mill yesterday
And a spend off the whole one mill a Firelinks?
Ghetto yute haffi wise like Solomon
Suh you haffi deal wid tings

[Chorus]