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Track: Sooner Or Later
Artist: Jimmy Cliff
Album: Struggling Man

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Name: Jimmy Cliff

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James Chambers (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician. He was considered to be one of Jamaica's most celebrated musicians and was credited with helping to popularise reggae music internationally. At the time of his death, he was the 4th reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. He was also nominated seven times for the Grammy Awards, winning twice. Cliff starred in The Harder They Come (1972), the first major commercial film from Jamaica. The soundtrack helped to make reggae widely known. He was known for such songs as "Many Rivers to Cross", "If I Follow My Mind", "You Can Get It If You Really Want", "The Harder They Come", "Reggae Night", and his covers of Cat Stevens's "Wild World", Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" (from the Cool Runnings soundtrack) and "Hakuna Matata". Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. He was one of only two Jamaicans in the Hall of Fame, the other being Bob Marley. Jimmy Cliff made deliberate, multifaceted efforts to reach across cultural and racial lines and appeal to a mainstream audience. He pursued strategic record deals that gave him access to the primarily white UK market, covered well-known pop and rock songs such as Cat Stevens' "Wild World", which reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 1970, and placed his music in popular films including the 1988 hit Cocktail, which featured his song "Shelter of Your Love". Through these efforts Cliff reached a broader global audience while remaining true to his reggae roots, and was widely credited with helping to popularize reggae worldwide.

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It's getting to the point Where I can't hang around no more It's getting to the point Where really have to open up the door Times are changing You better use your sense Use what you've got From coincidence Hear me now! Sooner or later you gonna have to stand up tall Sooner or later when your backs against that wall Sooner or later you'll have to be the one you are And you just might find that you're out of time And it's just too late Hear me now! Heavy burden gets you down And pressure is all around Sit around and hesitate Say you're waiting for a lucky break Life's for living Better use your sense Use what you've got From coincidence Hear me now! Sooner or later you gonna have to stand up tall Sooner or later when your backs against that wall Sooner or later you'll have to be the one you are Or you just might find that you're out of time And it's just too late Heavy burden gets you down And pressure is all around You sit around and hesitate Say you're waiting for the lucky break Life's for living Better use your sense Use what you've got From coincidence Hear me now! Sooner or later you gonna have to stand up tall Sooner or later when your backs against that wall Sooner or later you'll have to be the one you are Or you just might find that you're out of time And it's just too late