No, I ain't gonna turn back, I ain't gonna turn back, I ain't gonna turn backI said a race is not for the swift, but a who can enjoy itNo, a race is not for the swift, but a who can enjoy itNo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backNo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backNo, now I'm climbing on the ladder, I ain't gonna look back my brotherNow I'm climbing on the ladder, giving thanks and praise to Jah JahMoving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backNo, moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backNow, things at my past I just won't forgetNow, things at my past I just don't forgetNo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backNo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backSo, hey, when I was down there on the floorI used to eat a lot of chicken butMore time clean up this messy partThings in the ghetto better when notSo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backNo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backSo, the race is not for the sweetBut the zoo can enjoy itThe race is not for the sweetBut the zoo can enjoy itSo, in this time, you've got to controlIn this time, don't be anxiousNo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn backNo, I'm moving to the top and I ain't gonna turn back