As I live this life   In this perilous time   Reaching my half century   Happy golden fifty   I've carried my load   From a baby to a man   Many a souls pass on Families and friends   In this time - this perilous time   Love no longer smiles   In this time - this perilous time   True love is hard to find   In this perilous time   I give thanks and praise   For every little thing that he has done.      As I walk in this world   In this perilous time   Looking back in my life   I've lived over the years   Sweet memories of love   To always keep me warm   Passages is in my life   I wish to erase   In this time - this perilous time   Love no longer smiles   In this time - this perilous time   True love is hard to find   In this perilous time   I give thanks and praise to Jah   For every litlle thing that he has done      As I live my life   In this perilous time   Reaching my half century   Happy golden fifty   I've carried my load   From a baby to a man   Many a souls pass on Families and friends   In this time - this perilous time   Love no longer smiles   In this time - this perilous time   True love is hard to find   In this perilous time   I give thanks and praise   For every little thing that he has done.      As my life goes on   In this perilous time   Once a man twice a child   Slowly creeping up on me   Hairs of gray   Covering all over me   By the grace of Jah   I'll live to see another fifty      In this time - this perilous time   Love no longer smiles   In this time - this perilous time   True love is hard to find   In this perilous time   I give thanks and praise to Jah   For every little thing he has done.