Lyrics
It's your Kenyan girl RIIYA... the queen of the mix - Sheng and Kingston pon di riddim
Mama say "Girl even the rain can't wash destiny"
Mi smile through pain still mi shine through strain
Life rough but mi still clean - mi still pray mi still seen
Mama alisema "Usijali baraka huchelewa lakini hufika"
Mi tell her "Mi still deh try mi nah retire"
Bills pon mi table dreams pon mi mind
Mi grind fi mi peace mi nuh waste no time
Proverb seh "Even the chicken know the sun must rise"
So mi hold mi faith mi look to the skies
Sapa still call but mi ignore the line
Coz mi spirit rich mi soul divine
Mi pray more mi stress less
Still mi dress fine under mess
When Jah test mi still bless
Mi hold mi peace mi no press
God know mi tryin' mi tryin'
Still mi risin' mi risin'
Even when mi cryin' mi vibin'
Jah know mi tryin' mi tryin'
God know mi tryin' mi tryin'
Mi heart clean mi still smilin'
Even when mi dyin' inside mi shinin'
Jah know mi tryin' mi tryin'
Mi gyal dem bold mi bruddas grind
Nairobi sun burn but mi still shine
Kama msema kweli huogopi law
Mi tell truth - raw mi show flaw
Proverb seh "A frog no born in sea and fear rain"
So mi jump in life mi swim through pain
Bado mi hustle bado mi try
Mi no dead heart mi alive inside
Hands up if you broke but still clean!
Hands up if you cry but still dream!
Hands up if you pain but still beam!
We dance through storm
God know mi tryin' mi tryin'
Still mi risin' mi risin'
Even when mi cryin' mi vibin'
Jah know mi tryin' mi tryin'
No money no fame can buy dis soul
Mi write mi story in pain and gold
God know mi tryin' mi tryin'...
Mi still deh dancin' through mi cryin'
Proverb seh "If the river forgets its source it go dry"
Mi remember mi roots mi remember mi why
It's your Kenyan girl RIIYA... still tryin'