For the Babies chords by Damian Jr. Gong Marley, Stephen Marley
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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This is real,
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this is real
Verse 2
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Now I see them giving the woman
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abortion to kill another baby
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Miscarriage and misfortune and
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premature crack baby
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Strength of Ras Tafari I'm
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hoping someday maybe
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They don't obey parents,
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maybe they will obey me
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Future for the babies
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Hopes for the babies
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Tommorrow for the babies
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No sorrow for the babies
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Babies having babies
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Raising our babies
All of these young ladies
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Give them thanks and praises
How long can she take it?
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Dreams are full of 'maybes'
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Will she ever make it?
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Hustles on a daily
Verse 3
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In the club she shake it,
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strip down 'till she naked
Don't ever mistake it,
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Much too real to fake it
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Need it then she'll take it
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She'll do it for the babies
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A mother's love is sacred
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Now you don't you ever fail me
Verse 4
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A woman needs caring, sharing,
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love all the time (no don't you ever fail me)
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A child needs loving, caring
Verse 5
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Is there no other option than
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adoption for you babies
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You're raffling and jacketing
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and auctioning your babies
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Strength of Ras Tafari I'm
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hoping someday maybe
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They don't obey their parents,
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maybe they will obey me
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Cowards play the game thing
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Fathers do the brave thing
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And that's participating
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He keeps on concentrating
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There is no debating
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No running away thing
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A new life is awakening,
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from his ejaculating
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It's in the oven baking
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Takes two for the making
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He's right there through the cravings
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And early morning waking
Verse 6
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School and educating
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Sports and recreating,
Karate and ballet thing
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Teenager of today thing
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Fathers still relating,
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still communicating
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And they'll always embrace him
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Cause they cannot replace him
Verse 7
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A woman needs caring, sharing,
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love all the time (no don't you ever fail me)
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A child needs loving, caring
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Verse 8
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And always do your very best
to keep a promise to your babies
And if you can't be good,
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at least be honest to your babies
The strength of Ras Tafari I'm
hoping someday maybe
They don't obey their parents
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maybe they will o
History of the babies
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Beginning of the ages
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You're flipping thru the pages
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And up and thru the 80's
Some are gang related,
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Drug affiliated
Some intoxicated,
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Headed for the snake pit
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And Papa's locked in cages
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And Mama's lacking wages
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And this what they're faced with, upon
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a daily basis
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Bleaching out dem faces
Verse 9
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Running from dem races
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Shooting up them places
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Killing other babies
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As bitter as the taste is,
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And words can not explain it
Just walk the narrow pavement
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And speak of love not hatred
Outro 1
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For the Babies
Damian Jr. Gong Marley, Stephen Marley
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