I was born a sufferer A tree cut from its root It was not very long ago Since I and I found the truth I was washed away from sin Taken to their christening Never knew the meaning Till I and I get a revealing You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off Locked up in captivity Shipped across Caribbean seas So many years after slavery I still don't know my identity Once a man and twice a child My people stories make you cry Born with wings but cannot fly We living on the edge of tomorrows light They say You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off You got crawl before you walk Walk before you run And if you run and get a fall Just get up and brush it off