Trade winds keep on blowing,
My life keeps on going,
Jah's love keeps on flowing.

Just yesterday, I was hoping for tomorrow.
And I trust and pray, it would bring a brighter future.
My life has been filled with ups and downs,
Sometimes I never knew wich way to turn.

When the going gets rough,
The tough gets going,
'Cause I, never give up my pride.
Even though I'm broken up inside,
I'll never give up my pride.
Even though they try to push me aside,
I'll never give up my pride.

Don't you remember when,
I didn't depend on hopes and dreams.
I had to push on through,
Trying to find the ways and means.
My life has been filled with twists and turns,
Sometimes I never knew which way to turn.

When the going gets rough,
The tough gets going,
'Cause I, never give up my pride.
Even though I'm broken up inside,
I'll never give up my pride.
Though at times my world may seem to capsize,
I'll never give up my pride.

Trade winds keep on blowing,
My life keeps on going,
Jah's love keeps on flowing,
So I never give up my pride.
Even though I'm broken up inside,
I'll never give up my pride.
Though my world may seem to sometimes to capsize,
I'll never give up my pride.

Although I paid my dues,
They won't let me be what I wanna be,
But they would like to see me succumb into society,
My life has been filled with ups and downs,
Sometimes I never knew which way to turn.

When the going gets rough,
The tough gets going,
'Cause I, never give up my pride.
Even though I'm broken up inside,
I'll never give up my pride.
Even though they try to push me aside,
I'll never give up my pride.