Ancient People (feat. Jr. Reid) - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

If you give a little more than you take And if you try to fix more than you break If you're the kind who takes the time To help a stranger in the rain There's a place for people like you If you stand up for those down on their knees And lend a voice to those who cannot speak If you shine a little light and give sight To the ones who've lost their way There's a place for people like you I've heard up there the streets are made of gold And when you get there, there's a hand to hold I believe when your days down here are through There's a place up there for people like you If you walk around with your heart on your sleeve And if you try to be the change you want to see If you laid down your life for love So someone could be saved There's a place for people like you I've heard up there the streets are made of gold And when you get there, there's a hand to hold I believe when your days down here are through There's a place up there for people like you I've heard up there the streets are made of gold And when you get there, there's a hand to hold I believe when your days down here are through There's a place up there for people like you I know you're out there So keep doing what you do 'Cause there's a place up there for people like you

I been starin', I been starin' into space Always tired, not a smile, such a waste I don't wanna, I don't wanna know I can't tell you, I just have to go Of all the people, of all the people to let me down Of all the people, of all the people, why now Save me, save me Save me, save me Bring me something, bring me something I can use Well here's one thing, but it's not the one I choose I can't help it, hope you show up soon I can't help it, I'm countin' on you Of all the people, of all the people to let me down Of all the people, of all the people, why now Save me, save me Save me, save me Can you tell me, can you tell me what went wrong Guess I shoulda seen it comin' all along Gotta fight it, I gotta be strong Gotta be something, can't let it drag on and on Of all the people, of all the people to let me down Of all the people, of all the people, why now Save me, save me Save me, save me

Oh the games people play now Every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now Never saying what they mean So they while away the hours In their ivory towers Till there covered up with flowers In the back of a black limousine Talkin bout you and me And the games people play Oh we make one another cry Break our heart Then we say goodbye Cause our heart say We hope to die Let the other one to blame Neither one will ever give in So were gazing at an 8 by 10 Thinking bout the way It might have been Its a dirty, rotten, shame Talkin bout you and me And the games people play People walking up to ya Sayin glory, hallelujah And they try to sock it to ya In the name of the Lord They gonna teach you How to meditate Read your horoscope And cheat your faith And furthermore to hell with hate Come on and get on board Talkin bout you and me And the games people play Look around tell me What you see Whats happening to you and me God grant me the serenity To remember who I am Cause your giving up your sanity For your pride and your vanity Turn your back on humanity And you don't give a damn Talkin bout you and me And the games people play (Repeat till end)

You do what I say that you would You know l'd do the same if I could But I guess I just forgot about it Maybe I'm spread too thin I meant what I said, don't doubt it I just don't know where to begin 'Cause I've got a to-do list Ten miles long And I don't know how to do this But I'mma do it on my own I'm just working on, working on, working on it I know I got, know I got ahold on this So, take a shot, take a shot, I know I don't miss Why can't you see? I'm working on, working on, working on it I know I got, know I got ahold on this So, take a shot, take a shot, I know I don't miss No, don't you doubt Don't you doubt Don't you doubt me You do what I say that you would You know l'd do the same if I could But I guess I just forgot about it Maybe I'm spread too thin I meant what I said, don't doubt it I just don't know where to begin 'Cause I've got, got what I want, what I need No such thing As too much opportunity (too much opportunity) I got what I want, what I need I figure it out, don't you doubt me Don't you doubt I'm just working on, working on, working on it I know I got, know I got ahold on this Take a shot, take a shot, I know I don't miss No, don't you doubt Working on, working on, working on it I know I got, know I got ahold on this So, take a shot, take a shot, I know I don't miss Why can't you see? I'm working on, working on, working on it I know I got, know I got ahold on this So, take a shot, take a shot, I know I don't miss No, don't you doubt Don't you doubt Don't you doubt Don't you doubt Don't you doubt Working on, working on, working on it I know I got, know I got ahold on this So, take a shot, take a shot, I know I don't miss Why can't you see? I'm working on, working on, working on it I know I got, know I got ahold on this So, take a shot, take a shot, I know I don't miss No, don't you doubt me

(Man wassup? It's Terror Reid, Pouya 408 305 coast to coast You know how the fuck we ride) I was born with the mind of a mad man Undastand Terror pushin dust like a fan God damn You just found out that i'm the man? where you been at? I get more head than a snapback cap It been like that since way before we bounced back We snatching diamonds out the glass and we sell 'em right back Fuck around and get jacked Nah ya can't have it back The vanilla villain always Keep his train on the track So gimme da cheese Hit the flo' Reid all up in ya hoe Bust a 4 5 nose dive you ain't make it out tha doe Now we standing toe to toe But i can't stand a filthy hoe You ain't about this life So check yo self and get ghost Oh, he ain't know? I curl hoes toes with my flavor blasted flows About enough doe to make the ocean explode This ain't a joke I ain't a tv show host I'm with the 305 demon doin the most And while we on the subject You fuckin with a suspect He frontin and we know that We fuck em up in public He prolly off that prozac Swingin from my ballsack Just got the 9 shined bitch made and you don't want that You can't rap like me mofucka i just started Comin to clean it up like Wahlberg in The Departed So lemme pass it off to the OG trend setta Microphone shredda Ya'll muthafuckas betta Follow me follow me I could show you everything you was supposed to see Like ya family in the sea With they feet all in concrete bitch Grab yo daddy's gun and come with me (Grab yo daddy's gun and come with me) Follow me follow me (Follow me) I could show you everything you was supposed to see Like a million in cash Grab the cheddar betta wear a mask Outlaws in the cut we bout to burn yo ass You don't want me to bring it back to my old ways It's always my way baby all day It's my day today i'm playin with the AK Got the 40 clappin broad day like ay bay bay I'm feelin myself 40 thousand on the felt I gotta problem can somebody give me help? Betta yet a belt see me hanging from my ceilin' fan No I cant be yo Superman 'cause I cant save myself Baby bone got a bone to pick with rappers Thinkin they slick they quick to lick the dick They jumping ship the ship no loyalty Money money money yea the root of evil Got me jumping over backwards like Evil Knieval Let me die like Elvis where I feel my safest I just pray the opposition don't find where the safe is My bitches don't get fed Until they bring me bread How many rappers in my city really want me dead? Hate turnin to jealousy then it turn into bullets I look my enemy in the eye Yelling "pussy just pull it" You bout that i doubt that I take yo baby momma straight to Outback And blew her fuckin back out, i'm bout that Follow me follow me (Follow me) I could show you everything you was supposed to see Like ya family in the sea with they feet all in concrete bitch Grab yo daddy's gun and come with me (Grab yo daddy's gun and come with me) Follow me follow me (follow me) I could show you everything you was supposed to see Like a million in cash Grab the cheddar betta wear a mask Outlaws in the cut we bout to burn yo ass (uh) (Yo) (Hot Boxin) (Pouya) (Reid) (In this bitch, uh)

Some ancient call That I've answered before It lives in my walls And it's under the floor If this was meant for me, why does it hurt so much? Some ancient call That I've answered before It lives in my walls And it's under the floor (If this was meant for me, why does it hurt so much?) You're dislocated Don't be like that You're dislocated Don't be like that

Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran, me tellin' you Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran I man say excuse me for a moment for aduction Fus one fi mi Muma but mi Pupa last son Like some fruits in due season a so Jr. Gong come And mi deh 'round dis ya music from mi small and mi young Mi use to play family man bass, knock Carly's drum And any question you can ask I man can answer mi son Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran, me tellin' you Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran Well Jr. Gong is coming up and doing well excellent Treat the people right you stand out predominant Loving don't cost not a farthing neither a cent But should you spend the money that a money well spent Anyway, bigging up jah jah, blowing breath like a vent Listen to the girls dem with angelic talent Chant Nyahbinghi, burning up the serpent Please we teach the youths them loving not violence And from you naw say loving we beg you keep silent I say loving loving not violence And from you naw say loving me beg you keep, Lord I said, look who is driving Ms. Daisy The whole world is getting so hazy The people they are getting so crazy The wonders they don't seem to amaze me It's been a long time the world's been waiting for this And them love Raggamuffin thru him style and tactics Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran, me tellin' you Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran I man say excuse me for a moment for aduction Fus one fi mi Muma but mi Pupa last son Like some fruits in due season a so Jr. Gong come And mi deh 'round dis ya music from mi small and mi young Mi use to play family man bass, knock Carly's drum And any question you can ask I man can answer mi son Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran, me tellin' you Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran It's been a long time the world's been waiting for this Well Jr. Gong him come again, him have some brand new... It's been a long time the world is waiting for this I man greet you with a smile or I man greet you with a kiss Them love Raggamuffin through him style and tactics Them love Ju Ju royal through him fun and gimmicks The love Mr. Marleycause him... Lord Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran, me tellin' you Me name Jr. Gong, me tellin' you Youngest veteran Ha

Him still a move weight cross the border Contraband by the loads And when the fiends pre order He doesn't ship by a boat Dem say him too out a order Disrespecting the Pope And dem a say this nuh call fa And it's about to explode (Accurate Immaculate) Hey, yo Eleven years in the game, an still a chop it Just pick the topic, me philosophic with the skill me dropping Me used to tour and never see no profit Now me fill and pack it, anywhere me go With scammers ticket scalping Kicking like Mbappé, my lyrics dem try fi copy Syllables microscopic delivered in fiber optics I'm killing it, try fi stop me Shift them like Ronaldinho Streaming like Sean Paul, dem feel like man a Latino The proof is in the pudding Just look at what we've been doing Start we own labels with artiste weh we producing Me, Chron, and Diggy undeniable, it's proven The shadow weh we cast so big it's hard to remove it Inspired a generation of artists, my presentation is flawless My resume is retarded, the said I blaze it the hardest Gong Zilla, Sizzla, Capleton and Stephen Marley is my inspiration Now the preservation is my target Gimmi the riddim a mek me dismantle it and trample it Producers dem a ask Zill what the sample is Me show dem what a lyrical example is Nuff a unnuh rhythming but you nah say nothing strong with it Big man still a sing about the gun dem weh them handling It's fucking embarrassing While the pedophile dem see the child dem and a strangle him And raper dem a traumatize all girl inna dem family, sickening I a play my part inna di music, put my heart inna di music From me start me never lose it, Kontraband this Every verse me write, me check Zilla if him approve it Smile on him face from the moment we done recouping Record sales moving, still cyaan' believe me still improving Yuh favorite lyricist's favorite lyricist Pyramid dem choosing Beats I'm abusing, left them bruising 'Til the next episode catch me cruising Him still a move weight cross the border Contraband by the loads And when the fiends pre order He doesn't ship by a boat Dem say him too out a order Disrespecting the Pope And dem a say this nuh call fa And it's about to explode

Yow me tell dem caution Wen yuh see lion pon patrol We nuh kin teet, yuh cudda be the richest also Wid yuh fortune, yuh money, yuh platinum an gold Yuh cyaa buy people life, yuh cyaa save people soul Slaughter, wen bwoy a stop di cash flow An a live comfortable while resentment a grow Yow a torture, di less fortunate a die slow How yuh fi reap wealth, wen a pure death yuh sow So di pauper, doesn't have a cash in him billfold An cyaa buy di knowledge weh di rich man own Nor look afta his family or his humble household Wahapen wen him get up and decide fi roll Wid di scorcha Real fiya torch, real fiya sparka Wen di fiya start Well not even wata weh quench wen di river dem flow Cudda out dis ya fiya wen it bun and start glow Well a wah dem wudda do if hungry belly stop fear An decide fi tek from all who nah share An one man pull up and kick off anywhere Cah hungry nuh business a who life a spare A wah dem wudda do if hunger keep conference An mek criminal and police tun fren And decide fi tek it from all who nah sen (Caution, caution, caution, caution) Yow me tell dem warning Listen up if yuh have ears to hear You nuh mek hungry belly tun unu inna gun engineer Man a trespass and man a overcome and get there Wen di dutty get tuff and everyting is despair Warning Talk up if yuh have mout fi talk An nah speak up on ghetto yute dem behalf Cah dem a play like a dummy and dem nah pay di staff An a mek di most noise, dem hear dem front door kickoff Warning Look out all who have eyes to see An still a play blin like injustice nuh real Memba hungry nuh hav mercy pon bakklefield Man will eat yuh food fasta dan ten Navy Seal So caution Have you white collar extortion Di dirty politican and yuh tricks dem a turn di yute dem inna orphan Smoke di cigar and a laugh an Since yuh smart ansa dis Yow Well a wah dem wudda do if hungry belly stop fear An decide fi tek from all who nah share An one man pull up and kick off anywhere Cah hungry nuh business a who life a spare A wah dem wudda do if hunger keep conference An mek criminal and police tun fren And decide fi tek it from all who nah sen (Caution, caution, caution, caution) Yow me tell dem action Always louder dan words An no school nah build outta di money transfer You too greedy, you wuddnt even lef a one third fi di needy Yuh bend up and gadda like herd Option, scarce wen it come on to job Man cyaa find nuh work till go road go rob You a try save face but it done gone bad It's a gamble dem lie fi raise dem living standard An its a sign dat unless you being kind One day you may find dat you cannot stop the crime You system designed that, stony is the hill dem cyaa climb Even if dem work a lifetime Dem cyaa gain no traction Cyaa find no satisfaction Election is just a distraction Write it inna caption Caution Warning to all Yuh tink hunger cyaa jump yuh wall Yow Well a wah dem wudda do if hungry belly stop fear An decide fi tek from all who nah share An one man pull up and kick off anywhere Cah hungry nuh business a who life a spare A wah dem wudda do if hunger keep conference An mek criminal and police tun fren And decide fi tek it from all who nah sen (Caution, caution, caution, caution)

Yes, give thanks and praise To the most high Jah Rastafari, you know Yeah, you know As I would say ya, you know The father is the strong hold for the oppressed And stronghold in the time of trouble, you know And those who put their trust in him Shall endure for iver, you know As I and I would say, you see Bless my eye this morning Jah sun is on the rise once again Way earthly things are going Any thing can happen, you see So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world You see, we've got to face the day Ju Ju, hoo we come what may We the street people talking, true, true We the people struggling, you see So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world Jr. Gong So much trouble, so much violence Nah say loving, better you keep silent So much trouble, so much violence Nah say loving, better you keep silent You got to face the day no matter the consequence World ain't getting better, ain't no improvement Everywhere you go that's another problem Work everyday still you can't find a cent Land lord on hunt cause you don't pay no rent No mother, no father, you are a lone parent Everyone all around such a bad temperament No chains round your feet still you can't free yourself Laws cause crime and violence, so much trouble in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world And all we've got to do Is give a little (give a little) Take a little (take a little) Give a little (give a little) One more time Yeah, yeah (give a little, take a little, give a little, give a little) So they sitting on their time bomb Now I know the time has come Telling you what goes on up is coming on down Goes around and comes around, yeah So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world Jr. Gong So much trouble, so much violence Nah say loving, better you keep silent So much trouble, so much violence Nah say loving, better you keep silent You've got to face the day no matter the consequence World ain't getting better, ain't no improvement Everywhere you go that's another problem Work everyday still you can't find a cent Land lord on hunt cause you don't pay no rent No mother, no father, you are a lone parent Everyone all around such a bad temperament No chains round your feet still you can't free yourself Laws cause crime and violence, so much trouble in the world Yeah yeah yeah So much trouble (in the world) in the world So much trouble (in the world) in the world

Ladies like the party better (yeah) I think these fellas like the party better (that's true) I think the ladies like the party better (yeah) Ladies (I think the fellas like party better, that's true) Fellas (I think the ladies like party better, yeah) (I think) I know (these fellas) some of (like the party) the (better) most Intelligent women in (I think the) the (ladies like) world Is (party better) listenin' right now (I think these) and (fellas like the) all the (party better) realest brothers as vibe (I-I-I) uh Get light with it Day party to midnight with it I sweat like if I hide, you hit it While the girls double dutch I double my digits Dice game pop, peace and one love to my niggas New York, New York All sorts of bosses, who walk the walk Look how long the blocks is Ruthless, close range they shoot shit Wall Street, racquetball, oysters, masseuses Bourgious-zee, the mood y'all be Then it's back to the hood where you knew I'd be Driver license and the face card, two IDs Get light off the rosé (uh) bottle we sip New shorty in my life, she my lottery pick And if the economy slips, she gon' ride with the kid City girl like J-T, M-I-A to the bridge Ladies like the party better (yeah) Get light (I think these fellas like the party better) Get light with it (I think the ladies like the party better, yeah) Get light (I think these fellas like the party better) Yo Hit-Boy, hold up (I-I-I-I) bring it back Yeah Get light with it Day party to midnight with it I sweat like if I hide, you hit it While the girls double dutch, I double my digits ATVs, quads with speed Doin' wheelies, black 'long-gone' sneaks Family first, a holiday feast, I constantly seek Moments like this is peace to say the least We used to play ball when girls watched, we played smoother I had to try to be light, Michael could be point shooter Couldn't be the loser, takin' Gatorade from the cooler Summer, Fall, Winter, New York girls smokin' hookah Grown ladies with Mercedes Benz keys and chimneys Friendly as little kids on 10-speeds Makes me want to have another seed I'm simply Gettin' light on the track Ripley's, believe It or not I'm still the cream on the crop I was just the tender age of eighteen on the charts Wasn't even dreamin' this far, believe who you are The sun doesn't even know it's a star Get light with it Day party to midnight with it I sweat like if I hide, you hit it While the girls double dutch, I double my digits Dice game pop, peace to my hustlin' niggas New York, New York All sorts of bosses, who walk the walk Look how long the blocks is Ruthless, long range they shoot shit And party, and bullshit And party, and bullshit And party, and bullshit And party, and party And party, and bullshit And party, and bullshit And party, and bullshit And party I think the fellas like the party I think these fellas like the party

He's the heartbeat of the people The ghetto people, and when I say ghetto people The people who cannot afford to go to big concert Some of these people do not even have TV, so they can't afford cable Some of them can afford a radio So the only thing they can listen to is the music People the ghetto, people from the projects, street people Hortical ghetto youth who know what it is to sing about suffering and reality New York girl, dem a mad over we New York girl, dem a mad over we New York girl, dem a mad over we New York girl, dem a mad over we Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Inna New York City, inna New York City Inna New York City, inna New York City Smoking a escubano, guzzle my second bottle Hope I don't catch a homo, grossing our net Simultaneously making me climb higher Heinous crimes behind me, search but can't find me Fuck sadness, had this been you having this lavish Habitual happiness at me you wouldn't look backwards You would have sex on condominium roof decks So anyone move next, I'll hit you with two Tecs Rocking Roberto Cavalli no shirt on convertible Mazy My Colombiana mommy riding beside me Every tat mean something, that's my word on my body I'll have to lean something wit that Mossberg shotty My niggas is ignant, put lead in yo pigment Just cuz y'all was mad at all the years I was getting it In 97 the six, 98 the Bentley Now it's the Ghost Phantom and y'all can't stand 'em but Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Inna New York City, inna New York City Inna New York City, inna New York City Army jacket swag, Army jacket green and black With the square top pocket that snaps, where the gas at? Pass that, not you, you hold cracks in your asscrack I never did that, my sock's where my stash was at Yo, I used to listen to that Red Alert and Rap Attack I fell in love with all that poetry I mastered that Cutting school with Preme team, the Fat Cat was at Future not crystal clear yet Baccarat Now I'm the one who repping Queens, way beyond your wildest dreams Bottles on bottles with sparklers surround my team That long cash get the baddest bitches out they jeans 20 years in this game, looking 17 I don't lean: no codeine, promethazine I just blow green, pick which bitch to bless the king Although he's on to another chapter Heavy D gave this beat to Salaam for me to rap to, braah Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Inna New York City, inna New York City Inna New York City, inna New York City New York is like an Island, a big Rikers Island The cops be out wilding, all I hear is sirens It's all about surviving, same old two step Try to stay alive when they be out robbing I been out rhyming since born knowledge Like prophet Muhammad said the ink from a scholar Worth more than the blood of a martyr So I'mma, keep it on 'til I see a billion dollars Keep your friends close and your enemies closer Love model chocha mommy pop it like she 'pose ta Eyes red shot like I'm never sober Big time smoker, Indonesian doja Mini me's you can hold up before you end up wet up from my soldiers Don shit, under fire I remain on some calm shit This for every ghetto in the hood Nas the Don, Super Cat the Don Dada, understood? Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don, Nas the Don Inna New York City, inna New York City Inna New York City, inna New York City