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...