Ooh, yeah
Never give up
Yeah, yeah
Never give in
Under di pressure, under di pressure, yeah
Under di pressure, under di pressure
If yuh poor, trouble tek you
When yuh rich it nuh settle
Cah we all under pressure my friend
Sometimes when ya feel it, ya cry doh?
Hurt yuh heart, enuh
But do, nuh mek it stress ya 'cause it
Haffi be better, n'affi live inna di ghetto
Fi be under di pressure my friend, yeah
Lord have mercy
This cyaan' get no worse
Haffi call it a curse
How mi heart it ah hurt me
Call it Cerasee
Because from me birth
Ah di first me ah feel like di Father desert me
But, mmh-mmh, all when di pressure erupt
Me never give up
No, no, no me never give in and me ah
Send up a prayer fi di better living (send up a prayer)
I cyan' bawl so ah better me sing and seh we
Under di pressure, under di pressure, yeah
Under di pressure, under di pressure
If yuh poor, trouble tek you
When yuh rich it nuh settle
Cah we all under pressure my friend
Sometimes when ya feel it, ya cry doh?
Hurt yuh heart, enuh
But do, nuh mek it stress ya 'cause it
Haffi be better, n'affi live inna di ghetto
Fi be under di pressure my friend
Ya n'affi be di one weh beg di old man
Ah likkle sumn from him pumpkin farm, yeah-eah
Or di lady weh ah hustle in di streets
Just fi gi' her baby something warm
Because yuh pocket coulda deep
Have a nice pretty vehicle
And all kinda visa
So life shoulda sweet ya
But I coulda teach ya
Hard times woulda reach ya
And di storm ah nuh something calm
Under di pressure, under di pressure, yeah
Under di pressure, under di pressure
If yuh poor, trouble tek you
When yuh rich it nuh settle
Cah we all under pressure my friend
Sometimes when ya feel it, ya cry doh?
Hurt yuh heart, enuh
But do, nuh mek it stress ya 'cause it
Haffi be better, n'affi live inna di ghetto
Fi be under di pressure my friend
It serious (serious)
Lawd, times rough and it serious (serious)
Life is a little mysterious
Have we pot and we can't even stir it up, oh no
I cyaan' wait fi morning come
Oh gosh di night too long
Oh gosh di fight too long
I cyaan' wait fi see di sun
Under di pressure, under di pressure, yeah
Under di pressure, under di pressure
If yuh poor, trouble tek you
When yuh rich it nuh settle
Cah we all under pressure my friend
Sometimes when ya feel it, ya cry doh?
Hurt yuh heart, enuh
But do, nuh mek it stress ya 'cause it
Haffi be better, n'affi live inna di ghetto
Fi be under di pressure my friend
Under di pressure, under di pressure, yeah
Under di pressure, under di pressure
If yuh poor, trouble tek you
When yuh rich it nuh settle
Cah we all under pressure my friend
Sometimes when ya feel it, ya cry doh?
Hurt yuh heart, enuh
But do, nuh mek it stress ya 'cause it
Haffi be better, n'affi live inna di ghetto
Fi be under di pressure my friend