Verse
G Em
They see the dancing dem see the performance
Bm
Nuff people see mi life an waan one
G Em
But dem nuh know say more time it look dormant
Bm
And dem nuh see say ah mi belly mi a crawl pun
F# G Em Bm
Cause mi mama just call mi with tears in her eyes
G
She never know mi have a stage show tonight
Em
Not even she see di fears in my eyes
Bm
But mi just a gwan put on di show
[Chorus]
G Em
Cause they dont know, yeah
Bm G
They dont know, they see me smile
Em Bm
But they dont know what I feel inside (dem nuh know, dem nuh know)
G Em Bm
Only you know, only I know jah
G Em Bm
They see me smile but they dont know what I feel inside
[Verse 2]
G Em
Inna di boiling sun footing it on di street
Bm
Righteous music mi putting it pun di beat
G Em
But, nuttin nuh righteous but how life set
Bm
If yuh nuh know hard life, den yuh nuh know life yet
F# G Em
Beca mi papa just call mi, poverty mek him a screw
Bm
Him never know say mi have an interview
G Em Bm
But, mi still have to put on di show, because they don't know
[Chorus]
G EM Bm
I say they don't know, yeah, they dont know
G Em Bm
They see me smile but they dont know what I feel inside
G Em Bm
Only you know, chronixx, only you know
G Em Bm
They see you smile bwoy, but they dont know what It feels inside
[Verse 3]
G Em
Yess I, so low mi mek mi bawl, low mi mek mi cry
Bm
Cause they dont know what I feel inside
G Em
Low mi mek mi bawl, leave mi mek mi cry
BM
Yes I yes I yes I
G
And I say so low mi mek mi bawl
Em Bm
Low mi mek mi cry, cause...
G Em Bm
Only I know, yes jah yes, only I know
G Em
Dem say, Chronixx come pon di stageshow and dun it
Bm
Him and him bandsman friend dem bun it
G Em Bm
But dem never know seh a one shirt mi have
Mi haffi wash it and, mi haffi sun it, oh
G Em
Dem say mi tek di stage show
Bm
Dem say mi lyrics dem a flow
G Em
But dem never know seh we haffi
Bm
Work hard inna six feet of snow
[Chorus]
G Em Bm
They don't know, they dont know
G Em Bm
They see me smile but they dont know what I feel inside
G Em Bm
Only I know, yes bwoy, only I know
G
They see me smile