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[INTRO – Whisper, then WAR CRY] (Shhhh…)\ Dem tink mi done?\ BWOYYYY!\ (WEH DEM KNOW?!)\ Mumma nah bow!\ Mumma nah break!\ (AYE! AYE! AYE!) [HOOK – CATCHY, BOUNCY] Mi nah bow, mi nah break! (NEVA!)\ Gimme mine, tek weh fake! (WHAT?!)\ Baby need a home, so mi hustle pon di race!\ Whole heap a lies, but di truth cyaan erase! Run it up, run it up, run it up quick! (RUN!)\ Big bad mumma, nah beg no bitch!\ From di dirt to di mansion, watch mi switch!\ Dem waan see mi fall, but mi built different! [VERSE 1 – FAST PATWA TONGUE TWISTER] Lie pon lie, pon lie, pon paper,\ Who a di boss? Mi a di creator!\ Face get rash, likkle body get leaner,\ Cough get rough, so mi need dem fi answer! Wah gwaan? Wah gwaan? Who a mind di youth?\ Don't twist no story, mi demand di truth!\ Mi heart fulla fire, mi eye pon di prize,\ Dem cyaan outsmart a mumma with a million replies! Mi hustle inna morning, mi hustle inna night,\ Mi fight fi di future, mi fight fi what's right!\ No car, no crib, still mi ready fi climb,\ Turn pain into pounds, turn di pressure to shine! [AD-LIB BREAK – WAR CLASH] (BOOM!)\ BOMBOCLAAT!\ (WHO DAT?!)\ MUMMA!\ (WHO NAH STOP?!)\ ME!\ (WHO RUN DI MONEY?!)\ WE!\ (AYE! AYE! AYE!) [VERSE 2 – RAP FASTER, TONGUE TWISTER] Tick-tock, big talk, quick walk, slick talk,\ Dem chat-chat-chat but mi still don't stop!\ Click-clack, paycheck, big bag, wristwatch,\ Build mi own empire, watch di whole place rock! No sit-down, no slow-down, no shutdown,\ Mi turn one dollar to a whole damn compound!\ You see struggle, mi see opportunity,\ You see temporary, mi see longevity! Dem nuh know seh mi dream bigger,\ Cold world but mi heart get bigger,\ Mumma get mad, mumma get richer,\ One day dem a call mi BIG BOSS SISTA! [HOOK – REPEAT, CROWD CHANT] Mi nah bow, mi nah break! (NEVA!)\ Gimme mine, tek weh fake! (WHAT?!)\ Baby need a home, so mi hustle pon di race!\ Whole heap a lies, but di truth cyaan erase! Run it up, run it up, run it up quick!\ Big bad mumma, nah beg no bitch!\ From di dirt to di mansion, watch mi switch!\ Dem waan see mi fall, but mi built different! [BRIDGE – MELODIC, EMOTIONAL] Ohhh, mi baby, hold on tight,\ Mummy building through di night.\ Every tear ago turn to gold,\ One day we ago have our home. (ONE DAY!)\ (ONE DAY!)\ Mumma nah give up!\ NEVAAAA! [FINAL VERSE – SAVAGE OUTRO] Mi nuh need permission fi become a queen,\ Mi nuh need dem approval fi fulfill mi dream.\ Dem can keep di gossip, mi a keep di green,\ Put mi whole life pon a movie screen! From di court to di chart, from di pain to di fame,\ Sexyslim Thegoddess, remember di name!\ Mumma pon a mission, put respect pon di name,\ WHO RUN DI WORLD?! (MUMMAS!)\ WHO GET DI BAG?! (ME!) [OUTRO – WAR CRY] BOW! BOW! BOW!\ MUMMA NAH BOW!\ BIG BAD BOSS!\ RUN DI PLACE NOW!