What's up with you life?
You've got more than a million reasons
To humble yourselves when kind
And more than the time and season
To wake up and leave my child
Don't turn away, I pray, love
Don't go astray, I say
Don't you think it's the time
Mankind to rise up and shine
And don't throw your lives away
If you're worried about tomorrow
An d you don't know where to go
A struggling youth from the ghettos,
they still can't stop your flow
You're moving around
in the busy streets,
fast living doesn't make sense
So, take time to know yourself,
listen to your conscience
Don't turn away
I pray, don't go astray
I say
Don't you think it's the time,
Mankind to rise up and shine
And don't throw your lives away
By the sweat of your brow
you shall ease your breath
Don't you think of robbing instead
Be strong at heart and use your head
Jah will have those
who have themselves
Wake up each morning
with the rising sun
Give thanks to Jah another
day has come
Things to do, places to go
Before the day is done
I say don't turn away, I pray
And don't go astray, I say
Don't you think it's the time
Mankind to rise up and shine
And don't throw your lives away
You've got more than a million reasons
To humble yourselves, mankind
And more than the time an d season
To wake up and leave my child
And the sun, it is trapped
There's nothing holding
Only you can stop yourself
Because God has given you
everything that you need
And all that you could possess
If you're about tomorrow
An d you don't know where to go
You're a struggling youth from the ghetto
Still the dust can't stop
your flow
You're juggling out there in
the busy street
Fast living doesn't make sense
So take time to know yourself
And listen to you come tell us,
don't turn away, pray
No, don't go astray, I say
Don't you think it's the time,
mankind to rise up in time