When the Tides are High! This Hope, Keeps me Holding on: Shaggy, Hope | Music Video, Song and Lyrics:

I Remember, Wasn't so Long Ago;
We Had a One Room Shack and the Livin' was Low'
And my Mama' by Herself Raised me and my Bro;
Wasn't Easy, but we did it with the Little that Go'

Worked Hard got us off to School Every Day ~
And Kept her Eyes on the Stars when the Skies were Grey;
Gave us Pride to Survive, really Showed us the Way:
Now I Really Understood what she was Tryin' to Say!

She said...

 "Son there'll be Times when the Tides are High!
And the Boat may be Rocky, you can Cry...
Just never Give up, You can never give up," oh-oh!

In this Life you could Lead if you only Believe:
And in Order to Achieve what you Need;
You can Never Give up!
You can Never Give up!

And this Hope!
That Keeps me Holding on...
On and On;
And his Hope!
That Makes me Carry on...
On and On;
Boom-Boom, Couldn't have Made it Alone'
I got a Wonderful Life, Two Kids on my Own...
With a Strong Foundation that was Carved in Stone:
And my Mama' for the Love that made my House a Home:

Made me Wonder some Time if this was Meant to Be?
All this for a Humble little Guy Like me!
And all I Ever Really wanted was a Family...
To Teach my Kids the Same Value that she gave to me'
She said...

 "Son there'll be Times when the Tides are High!
And the Boat may be Rocky, you can Cry...
Just never Give up, You can never give up," oh-oh!
In this Life you could Lead if you only Believe:
And in Order to Achieve what you Need;
You can Never Give up!
You can Never Give up!
And this Hope!
That Keeps me Holding on...
On and On;
And his Hope!
That Makes me Carry on...
On and On;
Me not Gonna' Suffer, things are for the Better!
Never let Yourself be Overcome by Pressure...
Cool yah me Bredda' Have Faith Insteada'
Sit Down an Watch Em' all a Fight one Another:

Blaze like Fire, We Nah go Retire!
Got Enuf' Sleep and I am a Expire...
We Haf a Retire, that we Require'
We Haf' a Make a Mark before the Time is Gone #
And this Hope!
That Keeps me Holding on...
On and On;
And his Hope!
That Makes me Carry on...
On and On;
And this Hope!
That Keeps me Holding on...
On and On;
And his Hope!
That Makes me Carry on...
On and On;
There's Hope, Yeah,
Hope Keeps it Alive, yeah, oh!
Hope Keeps it Alive, yeah, oh;
And it Strikes an Iron, oh...

Hope Keeps it Alive, yeah, yeah!
Hope Keeps it Alive, yeah:
Only the Strong Survive, yeah...