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Listen to The Definitive Collection: You Can Get It If You Really Want by Desmond Dekker
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Listen to Classic Ska Essentials featuring Desmond Dekker
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Listen to Rocksteady Essentials featuring Desmond Dekker
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Listen to The Police: Einflüsse featuring Desmond Dekker
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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker
Künstler:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Leslie Kong
Leslie Kong
Komponist:in
Desmond Dacres
Desmond Dacres
Komponist:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker
Produzent:in
Leslie Kong
Leslie Kong
Produzent:in

Lyrics

Things in time is so rough
Everywhere I go it is tough
Man, I feel so well Lord
You make a piece of this situation great
I work so hard and what do I get?
The little I get, make me start to fret
For the first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yea)
The first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yea)
(Rough, tough, rough, tough)
The first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yea)
The first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yuh)
The first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yea)
The first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yuh)
Things in time is so rough
Everywhere I go it is tough
I feel so weird
You make a piece of this situation great
I work so hard and what do I get?
The little I get, make me start to fret
For the first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yea)
The first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over (yea)
The first time, for a long time
I feel miserable all over
Written by: Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong

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