A man must be strong, to live long
Shake the negative vibe, try to stay alive
But I never said it would be easy
Living in a system that you can't win
But by the time you're old and slow
Folks hardly wanna say hello
But since we've got our pride we'll survive
If we believe in the black beauty

Shake the negative vibe try to stay alive
Wherever you go always remember
If you can't be good be careful be joyful
Oh we've come a long way and still here
Been through all the stress
And all the stress and fears
But since we've got our pride
We'll survive we believe in the black beauty

Shake the negative vibe try to stay alive
Wherever you go always remember
That Jah is on your side try to stay alive
Cause by the time you're old and slow
The system didn't wanna see you wanna see you
Wanna see you nomore, but since we've got our pride
We'll survive if we believe in the black beauty

Shake the negative vibe try to stay alive
My brother move on
And stand firm in your struggle
Jump another hurdle shed your bruden
I might say it's easier said than done
Oh but our race our race is a hard one to run
But if you've got your pride you'll survive
If you believe in your black beauty

Shake the negative vibe try to stay alive
Ooh and i've got my black beauty inside
gonna make me survive...