under pressure we wail under pressure
under pressure black people under pressure
under pressure Nigerians under pressure
under pressure Africans under pressure
No food in we belly
No money in ah we pocket
No bed we lay we head
the people dem are suffer
in ah ghetto, in ah city
everywhere dah me go oh
me see them, some are cry, some are die
some are weeping! some are wailing!
everywhere dah oh eh under pressure we wail under pressure
under pressure everybody under pressure
under pressure black and white under pressure
under pressure Europeans under pressure