Boasting

by Dennis Brown

From the album: Wolf & Leopards

Track 8 of 13 on Wolf & Leopards (1977).

Duration: 3:42

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Lyrics for Boasting

Yes, your boasting Can only be, for a time, yeah Whoa oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh - yeah Your boasting, can only be for a time Yes, you're boasting, but you'll never survive, no 'Cause today you are up and tomorrow you're down Today for you and tomorrow for me, yeah So what's the use in Pretending to your brother That you'll love him And behind you're trying to kill them, yes Gotta wake up, gotta, you gotta wake up to reality Yeah, yeah - whoa, whoa, whoa, well, yeah, now Ooh, yeah I said your boasting, can only be for a time Yes, you're boasting, but you'll never survive no 'Cause today you are up and tomorrow you're down Today for you and tomorrow for me, yeah So what's the use in Pretending to your brother, yeah That you'll love him And behind you're trying to kill them, yes Gotta wake up, gotta, you gotta wake up to reality 'Cause you're boasting, but you'll never survive, no, no, no 'Cause today you are up, yeah and tomorrow you're down Today for you and tomorrow for me...

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