Mi neva call yuh ova

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Laas day a camp, di lake a flat dime Yuh a skip stone an a count mi crimes Mi buy a lottery ticket inna town last week Mi neva tell yuh, mi neva tell a soul Mi scratch it unda di mess hall table Three matching numbers, den di fourth come slow Mi a carry it inna mi back pocket Laik wan stuon mi kyaahn skip, laik wan ting mi uo [Chorus] Mi sorry mi neva call yuh ova Mi sari mi mek yu waak go a di dak yu wan Mi sorry mi mek yuh hear it fram a counselor Instead a fram mi before di bus go home An mi know sorry nuh weigh nutten But a all mi have inna mi pocket besides di winning [Verse 2] Yuh pack yuh duffel wile mi watch di field Yuh ask mi twice if someting did wrong Mi no se notn, mi se di son did de ina mi yai dem Mi mek di dinner bell do di talking fi wi Mi practice di words dem pan di walk to di flagpole Den yuh turn roun an mi swallow dem dung Now di ticket curl an di ink a fade An mi stil tan op ya pan uoli grong [Chorus] Mi sorry mi neva call yuh ova Mi sari mi mek yu waak go a di dak yu wan Mi sorry mi mek yuh hear it fram a counselor Instead a fram mi before di bus go home An mi know sorry nuh weigh nutten But a all mi have inna mi pocket besides di winning [Brij] Miebi mi did tingk se di moni wuda chienj mi Maybe mi did tink yuh woulda waan mi less Maybe mi did fraid yuh woulda only see di paper An not di pikni weh couldn't seh it yet So mi a se it nou, wid di bos a idl Wid yuh name tag still pin pan yuh chest [Chorus] Mi sorry mi neva call yuh ova Mi sari mi mek yu waak go a di dak yu wan Mi sorry mi mek yuh hear it fram a counselor Instead a fram mi before di bus go home An mi know sorry nuh weigh nutten But a all mi have inna mi pocket besides di winning [Outro] Laas day a camp, di lake a flat dime Yuh a look pan mi like yuh did know aredi Mi hold out di ticket, yuh nuh tek it Yuh jus seh, "Mi woulda split it wid yuh."