[Intro:]
A di realest song
Dis is a prayer to the father
Guide my steps as yuh sit on your throne
Show mi di way fi get mi food an mi water
And do nuh mek mi grudge nobody fi dem own
Whole heap a people mek badmind tek dem ova
Cah dem a try fi face it all alone
So mi a call pon di strength of the father
To help mi fi work fi mi own

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah

[Verse 1:]
Well father
Di strength that mi woulda tek fi badmind anotha man
Help mi use di strength and try find a betta plan
The time me tek I wish mi did have somebody life
Help mi pree mi own a life and try fi set it right yeah
Mi nuh wah fi pree nobody fi dem links
Help me to go out deh go look mi own a tings
And I'm not perfect I'm just a man
That's why mi call on yuh Jah fi keep mi strong

[Bridge:]
Father before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah

[Verse 2:]
Yo Jah Jah
Nuh mek mi badmind Addi fi di Gaza
Nuh mek mi badmind Killa fi di Range
Nuh mek mi badmind Beenie fi di Grammy
Jah Jah please nuh mek mi badmind nobody
Nuh mek mi badmind Flippa fi di flossin
Nuh mek mi pree Nitty Kutchie fi di clothes
Nuh mek mi badmind D'Angel fi di store
Jah protect mi forever more

[Bridge:]
Father before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah

[Verse 3:]
Well father mi give thanks fi life as mi wake up
Cause ah yuh mek it still a gwaan
And even when mi day nuh turn out like mi want it to
Mi give thanks and mi move on
Badmind live inna di soul and di heart of men
Dis fight is not an easy one
Jah Jah elevate mi and mek mi a betta man
Help mi to overstand

[Bridge:]
Father before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own

[Bridge:]
Father before mi mind get bad
Betta yuh flip it round and mek mi mind get mad
Mi prefer fi work hard everyday fi achieve mi goals
Nah grudge nobody fi dem own

[Chorus:]
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Mi know seh it easy to pree di wrong way
So Jah Jah please guide mi everyday
Keep badmind outta mi heart
Keep negative outta mi thoughts
Most high bless me yeah
Guide and protect me yeah