Key: C major
Verse 1
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Things bad now but trust
me them could get worse
Unless of course we come together
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and do something first
And all mothers just gwaan pray cause
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it a go tek a lot more than a politician to
Save the day
Verse 2
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So, when the youths dem need a buss
give them opportunity first
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Cause if them siddung and a lust
it nah go safe fi none of us
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And all the guns weh used to rust
a go rise up from the dust
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Police and soldiers haffi duck when
them hear the guns a buss
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War a gwaan in Iraq,
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meh nu have nuh time fi penny that
Me a watch the youths dem pon the
block a rise the SK and the Glock
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It nuh safe gi go a shop,
even pickney dem a drop
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Now tell me what we gonna do about that?
Verse 3
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A long time me did a warn dem
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Say the youths dem need fi eat some
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Food a that can calm dem
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Dem never listen when dem hear a shot a drizzle,
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well here comes the storm then
When the thunder start roll and get out of
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control we can't disarm them
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Verse 4
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When opportunity mean fi wait
outside another brother gate
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And when nuh food nuh inna yuh plate,
you know your life yuh a go hate
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Your value nah appreciate no matter
how you hold the fate
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You end up crooked and a look it,
it nuh pay fi live so straight
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Seven years after college
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All now job no come
So you overqualified
Still haffi live inna the slum
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Father dead you haffi take care of
your mother and your son
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And your grip it all a done,
you load the clip inna your gun
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It hard fi smile with everybody
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weh yuh meet everyday
All when yuh do good
You still a get beat everyday
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No have noten fi lose,
yuh still deh pon the street everyday
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If you go prison at least,
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yuh get fi eat everyday
Verse 5
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A long time
Say the youths dem need fi eat some
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food a that can calm dem
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Dem never listen when dem hear a shot a drizzle,
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well here comes the storm then
When the thunder start roll and get out of
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control we can't disarm them
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Verse 6
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When we actions nuh mirror what
a come from we lips
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Simply means we must be
a nation of hypocrites
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Politicians come from among us,
as far I can see
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If somen wrong with them then
some must be wrong with we
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A we meek them, a we elect them,
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and all the crap them a dish a we a take them
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So it's a little insane, when we start complaining,
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when the bullets start raining
When a we the creator fi
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the harm them
Verse 7
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The youths dem need fi eat some
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Food a that can calm dem
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Dem never listen when dem hear a shot a drizzle,
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well here comes the storm then
When the thunder start roll and get out of
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control we can't disarm them
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Verse 8
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You know what? Me can't promise you
Say the youths dem a go
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drop the baretta
Hell, me me can't even promise,
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you say me a go act better
But one thing's for sure,
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we can mek a effort
And that at least we can do
before we lef earth
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Verse 9
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Every boy every girl every woman
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every man together we can
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Every saint every sinner every
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politician together we can
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Every teacher every lawyer every
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doctor and every don
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Together we can,
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Together we can
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