Help! Unknown Artist & Song

[paul from the Netherlands]

Taped from radio mid '80 a beautiful reggae song but the artist and song are unknown.

Description:
Tempo: Middle (not fast or slow)
Voice Sounds like: John Holt/Gregory Isaacs
Main Instrumental part for trumpets

Lyrics (contains lot of slang):

How long will it be before i see my happiness, oh god.
the system a call that i repo that's what i posses
See the people around me about to let me to scal
but with that tender mercy...

Chorus:
As long as I’m living,living, hopelesly to be…
if i don't seem that any lass
and gettin closer on me
With my country,
With my country,
With my country,
With my country, yeah.

How long will it be before i see my happiness
(instrumental line)
(instrumental line)
(instrumental line)

How long will it be before i see my happiness, oh god.
the system a call that i repo that's what i posses
See the people around me about to let me to scal
but with that tender mercy...

As long as I’m living,living, hopelesly to be…
if i don't seem that any lass
and gettin closer on me
With my country,
With my country,
With my country,
With my country, yeah.

[robe619]

Artist: Gregory Isaacs
Song: How Long
Album: Love is Overdue

[paul from holland]

Thank you very very very much!