[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Reggae Guitar Skank, Warm Organ, Deep Bass, Drums, Hand Percussion, Horns]
[Intro]
Hey now!
(What’s all that fuss?)
Easy now…
(No need to push)
Take a breath
(Let it go)
Feel the rhythm
(Get to know)
One love!
(One life!)
Our heart!
(No strife!)
[Verse 1]
Woke up this morning with a cloud in my head
Thinking ’bout the things that somebody said
Carrying yesterday like a heavy load
Wondering along a lonely road
But the sun keeps shining
(Even through the gray)
And the beat keeps playing
(So dance the blues away)
You can’t change the past
(But you can change today)
So open up your heart
(And let the good vibes stay)
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t hold tight
(To the sorrow)
Make some room
(For tomorrow)
If the world feels heavy
(Share the load)
Put a little love
(Back upon the road)
[Refrain]
Don’t be so dreadly
(Lighten up yourself)
It might turn deadly
(Lighten up yourself)
Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)
Come on!
(Lighten up yourself)
Sing along
(Lighten up yourself)
[Verse 2]
If a little worry wants a place in your mind
Hey! Just say, “You better stay behind”
Fear can grow when you feed it every day
And anger gets stronger when you give it your way
So loosen up your shoulders
(Let ’em fall)
Put some music in the room
(And answer the call)
If you got a little love
(You got enough)
Give a little more
(When the going gets tough)
[Chorus]
Lighten up!
(Lighten up!)
Don’t weigh yourself down
(Lighten up!)
Turn that frown around
(Lighten up!)
Life is too short
(To live in strife)
Give a little love
(Bring it back to life)
Lighten up yourself!
(Yeah, yeah!)
Lighten up yourself!
(Oh, yes!)
[Verse 3]
There’s a line between a warning and a wall
There’s a line between standing tall and standing small
You can shout at every shadow
You can fight against the rain
Or you can learn improve your move
And dance away the pain
[Bridge]
One heart!
(One love!)
One beat!
(Rise above!)
Come on everybody…
(Lighten up!)
[Break]
Hey!
(HEY!)
You got a problem?
(Lighten up!)
Got a worry?
(Lighten up!)
Got some trouble?
(Oh, no, no no)
Don’t make it double
(Lighten up!)
Rife with life!
(Sing it!)
[Refrain]
Don’t be a dread
(Lighten up yourself)
Come rock instead
(Lighten up yourself)
Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)
Come on!
(Lighten up yourself)
Sing along
(Lighten up yourself)
[Instrumental: Extended Reggae Groove — Deep Bass, Organ Bubble, Guitar Skank, Horn Stabs, Percussion]
[Final Chorus]
Lighten up!
(Lighten up!)
Don’t weigh yourself down
Lighten up!
(Turn that frown around)
Bring to life!
(Life!)
Do away with strife!
(Strife!)
Come on!
(Lighten up yourself!)
Everybody!
(Lighten up yourself!)
[Final Refrain]
Yo! Don’t be a dread
(Lighten up yourself)
So! Come rock instead
(Lighten up yourself)
Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)
Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)
Come on!
(Lighten up yourself)
Sing along
(Lighten up yourself)
[Outro]
Lighten…
(Up!)
Yourself!
(True wealth!)
Let the love…
(Rise above!)
Let the life…
(Lighten up!)
Let the music…
(Enlighten up!)
Come on!
(Come on!)
Everybody!
(Rock steady!)
Enlighten up yourself…
[Silence]
From the album “Full Blown“