Ghetto Youths - Sizzla

Now when ya dedicated To all a who seh Mi nuh come out to nuttin' Fi all a who We nuh waan ghetto youth fi have nuttin' Ooh, in de war wi nuh get in nuh line, no In de war, seh de ghetto youth survive Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Tell society, seh Selassie nuh asleep Ghetto youth a suffer in de streets and we leave, fi leave Too much juvenile missy bleed In our world, innocent killed by police in da freedom world Society nuh believe all dem ting cah we do A boss run an' smoke weed, give mi youth a chance Fi go school and go read Society a harvest a crime dem nuh need Farmin' on de seventies, politican plant de seed Selassie ay, your philosophy I lead Christianity a tell mi sumtin' when mi nuh believe What them seh fi rich, if a dey hurt mi haffi leave Better them cah a fuss Mi never writ against dem, ere fi escape us Dem cyaan trick di ghetto youth We haffi rise up Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Tell society, seh Politican fi gwaan, win election, dunno when dem run gaan But ooh ghetto youth, ah but Sisi stretch our palm Gaza, Syria, yuh not elite, it's a sham Our artists giddie people wer dem gwaan? But dey sed society a fight wid but dem cyaan I sey wi buy ammunition an' fire raw Ghetto youth if ya smart don't stray from di norm College or for college you better stay pon de dam Cos I wonder wha fi help us Get way from dem Ghetto youth, wi need mi one doctor, wi lion Wid politician, den Wi waan money in a wi pocket Ghetto youth dem cyaan stop it Unlike Isiah de prophet An' my prophecy Seh wi all gon' rise above de sky Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Tell society, seh Now when ya dedicated To all a who seh Mi nuh come out to nuttin' Fi all a who We nuh waan ghetto youth fi have nuttin' Ooh, in de war wi nuh get in nuh line, no In de war, seh de ghetto youth survive Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi make it one day We nuh go de wrong way No, no-no, no, no Tell society, seh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh

Went away to a far far land Spend some time in New York Most of my time inna England No welcome back to my bornland, yeah Come from England to make some vibes Just to keep ma fans alive But the vibes they're teaching Me that don't right in my book, no Yes, the vibes they're teaching me That don't right in my book like No put I dey nah put dem no weh hey No put I dey lawd a wey dem a seh Sex an guns jus keep dem to de ground Horse tonic a mek di girl dem panick Teach di youths dem how to live Teach di youths dem how to survive Hold your corner and save your life And that's no jive Seh di youths dem mek a living by selling some stars Gots to make a living wiping down cars Can't you see the times you're living in? The people are suffering No teach me nothing, just teach me something No teach me nothing, just teach me something Hold your corner, save your life and that's no jive My heart, my poor little heart My heart cries to see the youth No put I dey nah put dem no weh hey No put I dey lawd a wey dem a seh Sex an guns jus keep dem to de ground Horse tonic a mek di girl dem panick Teach di youths dem how to live Teach di youths dem how to survive Hold your corner and save your life And that's no jive

Yeah man, I and I shall not be afraid of ten thousand of heathen that surround and I and I round about Yeah man me know say who de heathen ah go dwell in ah drought Woh, ow, yeah No harm shall come upon thy children, yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, yow Not even what tell Babylon say give me life ah me-e more ah mi friends, woh, oh, ow Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do me wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Whenever, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong, ay! The powers of Jah, yow Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Stand firm, Rastafari live forever more I and I know King Selassie shall come in the dark The likes of the poor want more Remember House of Parliament, did fi bun To do good, dey all ignore, ay! Ghetto youth watch it dey mi go lick down satan We need some food, some clothes, all good education, repatriation right now Ow! No harm shall come upon our children, Pharaoh Remember not even the disasterous pestilence No harm shall come upon thy children, oh yeah Not even the disasterous pestilence, well Dey wouldn't mind if dey could kill our youth and every time dey tell ah lie that we loot Come down in ah mi village and dem know dat dat dem toop Teaming up we village we go defend mi troop Behind d bars, ah whey dey place dey hoop Dey play ah mental game fi do make mi stoop Well nuff boy go bow, nuff boy go scoop Yow, me ah bun dem fi truth, ow! Bun Prime Minister, bun down de soap Me gon' bun police in ah him brutal soup No call me no dan, fire pon dope Me ah de living rastaman from King Solomon root Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do us wrong, the powers of Selassie protect us Yes Jah, be I strong, whenever they rise against us They want to do I wrong Ohh! Yeah, ow Oh, let us have a great day, ohh Go, no gold for yon Could never take my place, couldn't be replace Neither buy yuh pearl nor yuh gem Oh, ah see dem praise themself, I agree, everyone needs help But if ah never, as well as whenever yuh rage Den yuh know something else, woh, oh!

Just make yourself prepare I'm travelling over borders and frontier I and I nature is clear Watch yah nuh? Ghetto youths... There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Ethiopia she now stretch forth So King Selassie no more rockin' ah di boat Things ah get red inna di western coast And nuff ah dem ah dead you might think seh ah joke Dem have dem money and still dem cyaan float I come fi separate di sheep from di goat Look inna di heap fi see who ah bust di throat Give them di chalice and them end up ah choke Cyaan burn di herbs dem run gone snort coke If ah yah di fire then ah who have the smoke? Give di youth di culture cause ah it mi ah promote Dem must come together Ras Tafari ah nuh joke Nuh tek no talk There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Be still cause wi know dem gone Jah gimme di herb mi plant food and corn Di youth come first so mi nah lef' di farm I till di dirt den wah mek dem ah scorn? Babylon be still unnu allow mi mek mi gwaan Up pon di hill nuh dirty work mi no perform Trod dem yah journey get redder then warm Di youth stop cut all the slave master lawn Nuh do nothin fi get di bloody money inna wi palm Wi nah stand calm There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie Cho! Di whole ah di honor give di youth better-ment Educate them right fi dem upliftment I nuh settlers nuh give I no settlement I run di palace this ah bigger judgement What's the result from your conference? No solution yuh confuse, you and yuh friends Babylon laws come to an end Babylon the fake going down again Lightning message slap England Burn dem to ashes dem ah pollute Jah land Lightning message up inna di Pentagon Fight dem ah fight fi King Selassie position Tek dem yah message to di Ithiopian Tell dem Emperor Selassie is di Almighty Man Lightning message fi every nation To King Selassie bows di generation There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie There is no time to gaze Some come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yow. Tell dem change them ways Binghi youth unnu hurry up Nuh come yah so fi waste out you days, yah? Unnu nuh see seh dem a gaze Dem come fi store it up and try corrupt weh Binghi man create, yah? Tell dem change dem ways Binghi youth hurry up because a King Selassie