Gon' Get Better
Vybz Kartel Lyrics


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No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

You waan left me fi a money man
Look how far wi a come from
No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

Stick a bet, woman if you left
Bet you seh you come back again
You nuh member the days
When a one cream crackers wi a eat and gone a wi bed
Meck a man wid a benz get in a you head
Suh you start gimmi attitude
One a yo friend tell mi, mi nuh know if a true
But mi notice you start move lue

Yo really would a do mi that
After mi tell you seh mi love you gyal
Cyaa buy a benz or a house gi you
But mi give you everything weh mi have

Yo really would a do mi that
After mi tell you seh mi love you gyal
Cyaa buy a benz or a house gi you
But mi give you everything weh mi have

No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

You waan left me fi a money man
Look how far wi a come from
No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

Wa yo mean? Talk to mi nuh
When yo seh mi never do nothing fi you
Excuse you a look caw yo know mi nuh rich
From the very first day mi si you
Mi nuh bwoy mi a man, suh mi have plan
Don′t feel seh mi a go cry
Everyday cyaa be the same
No sah yo too lie
Seh you deh a Brookvally
When you deh a Base High

Yo really would a do mi that
After mi tell you seh mi love you gyal
Cyaa buy a benz or a house gi you
But mi give you everything weh mi have

Yo really would a do mi that
After mi tell you seh mi love you gyal
Cyaa buy a benz or a house gi you
But mi give you everything weh mi have

No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

You waan left me fi a money man
Look how far wi a come from
No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

Mi naw look in a yo phone
But mi know supn deh in a yo phone
More while mi mind seh left you alone
But mi heart seh love you up more
Hey girl, wa a gwaan? Come home
Call mi, mi have 7 cell phone
Turn up the headphone
Man real from the cradle to the headstone
Would you be here, mi wi be the comb
Picture perfect mi a hold a front row
If mi soon rich baby mi don't know
But a one thing mi know mi a go fi that though
Follow mi girl or not a your show
Mi cyaa buy you nuh Lui V though
But mi soon start chart billboard
And a you haffi deh beside mi like before

No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better
You waan left me fi a money man
Look how far wi a come from




No nuh left mi now
God know wi must get better

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Vybz Kartel's song Gon' Get Better express his frustration and hurt at his lover's desire to leave him for a richer man. However, he reminds her that they have come a long way together and that he has given her everything he has, despite not being able to afford to buy her expensive things like a car or a house. He also acknowledges that they may have had their ups and downs, but that they must continue to strive for a better life together. The repetition of the lines "No nuh left mi now, God know wi must get better" emphasizes the importance of their relationship and their shared aspirations for the future.


What makes the lyrics to this song especially powerful is the personal context in which they were written. Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was serving a life sentence for murder at the time he wrote "Gon' Get Better." Released in 2014, the song undoubtedly reflects his own hopes and fears for the future, both in terms of his own life and career, and in terms of the broader sociopolitical context of Jamaica.


Line by Line Meaning

No nuh left mi now
Don't abandon me now


God know wi must get better
We will improve as God knows we must


You waan left me fi a money man
You want to leave me for a wealthy man


Look how far wi a come from
Look how much we've progressed


Stick a bet, woman if you left
I bet you'll come back if you leave


Bet you seh you come back again
I'm sure you'll say you'll come back


You nuh member the days
Do you not remember the days


When a one cream crackers wi a eat and gone a wi bed
When we had to settle for just eating cream crackers before bed


Meck a man wid a benz get in a you head
You let a man with a Benz car get in your head


Suh you start gimmi attitude
So you started giving me attitude


One a yo friend tell mi, mi nuh know if a true
One of your friends told me, I'm not sure if it's true


But mi notice you start move lue
But I noticed you started acting differently


Yo really would a do mi that
Would you really do that to me


After mi tell you seh mi love you gyal
After I told you I love you girl


Cyaa buy a benz or a house gi you
I can't afford to buy you a Benz or a house


But mi give you everything weh mi have
But I give you everything I have


Wa yo mean? Talk to mi nuh
What do you mean? Talk to me


When yo seh mi never do nothing fi you
When you say I never did anything for you


Excuse you a look caw yo know mi nuh rich
You're making excuses because you know I'm not rich


From the very first day mi si you
From the very first day I saw you


Mi nuh bwoy mi a man, suh mi have plan
I'm not a boy, I'm a man, so I have a plan


Don′t feel seh mi a go cry
Don't think I'm going to cry


Everyday cyaa be the same
Every day can't be the same


No sah yo too lie
No, you're lying too much


Seh you deh a Brookvally
You said you were in Brookvally


When you deh a Base High
When you were really at Base High


Mi naw look in a yo phone
I'm not going to look through your phone


But mi know supn deh in a yo phone
But I know there's something in your phone


More while mi mind seh left you alone
Sometimes my mind tells me to leave you alone


But mi heart seh love you up more
But my heart tells me to love you more


Hey girl, wa a gwaan? Come home
Hey girl, what's going on? Come home


Call mi, mi have 7 cell phone
Call me, I have 7 cell phones


Turn up the headphone
Turn up the headphones


Man real from the cradle to the headstone
I'm real from birth until I die


Would you be here, mi wi be the comb
If you'll be here, I'll be the comb


Picture perfect mi a hold a front row
Picture perfect, I'm holding a front row seat


If mi soon rich baby mi don't know
If I become rich soon, I don't know


But a one thing mi know mi a go fi that though
But one thing I know, I'm going to work for it


Follow mi girl or not a your show
Follow me girl, it's not your show


Mi cyaa buy you nuh Lui V though
I can't buy you any Louis Vuitton though


But mi soon start chart billboard
But I'll soon start topping the charts


And a you haffi deh beside mi like before
And you have to be beside me like before




Writer(s): Adidja Palmer, Linton White, Mario Dunwell

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