In Jamaica, everybody wants to make music. It's a desperately poor country, and most youths can't get work. If your chance come, it come only once, and you have to *** it. Well, my brothers and sisters, this is it, the number one! You've got to dig down deep to rise to the top Better be prepared cause the work won't stop You've got to dig down deep to rise to the top Better be prepared cause the work won't stop Still out there. Still out there. Still out there. Still out there. Don't come again, Jed Lock! You've got to dig deep down, you've got to dig down deep You better fix your mind, you better move your feet You've got to dig deep down, you've got to dig down deep You better fix your mind, you better move your feet There's many out there and you're just one of the flock You better be prepared to give it your best shot You've got to dig down deep to rise to the top You better be prepared cause the world won't stop you You've got to dig down deep to rise to the top You better be prepared cause the world won't stop you Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! You've got to be conscious, you've got to be righteous Don't be fooled by what you see Nothing worth doing comes easily Challenges will surely find ways to test your weary mind And it's safe if you can do what it takes to see it through Know that if you can stay strong, no challenges, just moving on Just keep moving on, you know we keep standing strong We keep this up, down, from dusk till dawn We just keep moving on, you know we keep standing strong We keep this up, down, from dusk till dawn We just keep moving on, you know we keep standing strong We keep it locked down from dusk until dawn We just keep moving on, you know we keep standing strong We keep it locked down from dusk until dawn You got to dig down deep to rise to the top You better be prepared cause the work don't stop You got to dig down deep to rise to the top You better be prepared cause the work don't stop Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop