Some people will always have it made Some people will live in poverty for the rest of their days Time marches on Yesterday is dead and gone Life is uncertain, let me hear you say "Yeah" Death is final, yes it is There'll be days of sunshine and laughter But don't forget you're gonna have to shed some tears, oh It's the law of the land, my brother, oh Whether you like it or you understand It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man Live by The Good Book, if you're able You must play your cards on top of the table When you gamble, you either win or lose In life everybody's got to pay some dues, well It's the law of the land Whether you like it or you understand, you can't change it It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man Hey, it's the law, the law of the land Whether you like it or you understand It's the law, the law of the land Laws made by almighty man Being somebody can't be found Until you find yourself, think about it You might not like being who you are but you better start likin' it 'Cause you sure can't be nobody else In other words, I can't be you, ain't no way, yeah You can't be me, well well That's how it is, my sisters and brothers And that's the way that Good Lord meant it to be It's the law of the land, (Well) Whether you like it or you understand, (Say say) It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man (Lookee here) Most of a man's day is governed by a clock For your own protection your doors you must lock What goes around, comes around And what goes up, yeah, must come down It's the law of the land Whether you like it or you understand It's the law of the land Laws made by almighty man It's the law of the land, everybody else say Whether you like it or you understand

Law of the land Well, well, well, well Some people are always heaven made Some people will live impermanent for the rest of their days Time marches on Yesterday is better than tomorrow Life is uncertain, let me hear you say 'yeah' That is that, oh yes it is There'll be days of sunshine and laughter But don't forget you will have to shed some tears - oho It's the law of the land - my brother - oh Whether you like it or you'll understand - ah hey hey It's the law of the land - hey hey hey hey 'Cause made by almighty men Live by the good book if you're able You must play your cards on top of the table When you gamble you either win or lose In life's ev'rybody's got to pay some dues - well It's the law of the land - well well well Whether you'll like it or you'll understand - you can't change it It's the law of the land - ah-how 'Cause made by almighty men - oh hey Hey, it's the law, the law of the land Whether you'll like it or you'll understand It's the law, the law of the land 'Cause made by almighty men A teacher man can't be found Until you find yourself - think about it You might not like being, well you ought, but you'd better start like it But you sure can't be nobody else In other words: I can't be you - ain't no quit, yeah - you can't be me Well well, that's all with you, my sister an' brother And that's the way that good life meant to be - hey-ho It's the law of the land - well Whether you like it or you'll understand - say say It's the law of the land - hey yeah oh 'Cause made by almighty men Look at here The tools of a????man's day has got him by corrupt???? For your own protection your Gods you must love What goes around comes around And what goes up, yeah, must come down - aha It's the law of the land - well well well well Whether you like it or you'll understand It's the law of the land - well well well 'Cause made by almighty men - aha It's the law of the land - ev'rybody else say Whether you like it or you'll understand ...

Caught up on the wrong side of the law Got caught, got caught, got caught Caught up on the wrong side of the law I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Sun goes up Sometimes the dragon and the beast Manifests itself inna the form of the police Spot check deh pon the streets, "Out the car" A so dem greet me "Pass the Rasta colour bag deh make we see it deh" Me make them know say the ragga ragga hair match the Macka wah appear In the back of wah me steering No, a no even no weight, a hundred dollar worth But the chalice in the bag did make the matter worse Them say"book him... felony possession." What kind o' law this? Hold on, no Yard this? Dem gimme court date just fi frustrate me That amuse me, mi say "Make sure is a Tuesday" I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Sun goes up "'Cause I'm busy on Wednesday morning. Thursday morning too." Plus a Good Friday, that mean if dem hold I fi the weekend All 'til Monday night me a sleep in deh Then Dutty pree to me it come in like a resurrection So me switch the rhetoric in another direction Me never know the officer name, #11747 a the number wah them give him Tell me fi sign and go pon me way Inspector walk in like him have sup'n fi say Him say: "You want back you weed?" Then I say no but truthfully I think my chalice is due to me I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Sun goes up Him kiss him teeth and run me out o'the station Mi walk out a feel a different elation, no Jubilation is the word that I mean Because him think him achieve Think say that grieve me Go back in the car, you know what greet me The one pound under the seat beneath me, believe me Him think him catch me off guard the whole night Him never know Diggy en garde! Sword fight 'Cause I will give up a hundred dollar bag and a chalice any day Fi a pound wah mi save Dutty say him have a story fi tell Me have a story fi sell, fi sell, fi sell I got caught on the wrong side of the law Say they charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home 'til tomorrow's Sun goes up Actually they the wrong side of the law Can't be charging me for marijuana Like I don't need to reach home till tomorrow's Dub style, dub style, dub style!

Where I grew up it was different There was no violence or like other towns But when I came home from school that night I saw the cops were on the run There were kids on the wall, reaching up to the sky Like a culture shock of joy It sent me into a strong fascination And what's been lost is back 'Cause we were the only ones Darling and me, this time it's going down You know where I belong And you know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and all was gone You know where I belong, my darling This time it's going down When December came, I was older And snow was finally on the ground Soldiers lining up, cameras feeding the world With pictures that would mark my mind I heard his woman scream as she was begging for trust Then turning ghost like behind the court A shotgun blast, as New Years passed Oppression was on the run 'Cause we were the only ones Darling and me, this time they're going down You know where I belong You know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and all was gone You know where I belong, my darling This time they're going down, they're going down You know where I belong You know it's time that we let go Been drifting so far away from home November came back and now it's gone You know where I belong, my darling It's going down

Long hair and longer stride And your cut off painter pants Charging down the craggy mountains with our thrift store friends Who you find so... so in love with the falling earth Oh you wake in the middle of the falling night with summer playing coy In the attics of the city night We talked corso and the MC5 You could dance like We were all right Only the wild ones, give you something and never want it back Oh the riot and the rush of the warm night air Only the wild ones, are the ones you can never catch Stars are up now no place to go... but everywhere One I met in the green mountain state I dropped out, and he moved away Heard he got some land down south Changed his name to a name the birds could pronounce And only the wild ones, give you something and never want it back Oh the riot and the rush of the warm night air Only the wild ones, are the ones you can never catch Stars are up now no place to go but everywhere... No place to go but everywhere And in the city the mayor said Those who dance are all mislead So you packed your things and moved to the other coast Said you gonna be like Charlie Rose Only the wild ones, give you something and never want it back Oh the riot and rush of the warm night air Only the wild ones, are the ones you can never catch Stars are up now no place to go... but everywhere Only the wild ones, give you something and never want it back Oh the riot and rush of the warm night air Only the wild ones, are the ones you can never catch Stars are up now no place to go... but everywhere