Intro (Busy, Demarco)

Youths, reality check
Face to face with life.. When last unuh give thanks fi protection.. life
Sometimes you gotta make a sacrifice.. Trodding in trodding out
Health, strength, food..
Reality, yeah.. Busyyy
Check yuself.. mirror..
Yeah, Demarco, believe.. Busy
Ghetto yout wise, rise
Yeah.. ghetto prayer, reality check
Believe mi nuh.. Demarco, Busyyy..

Chorus (Demarco)
Protect me oh father.. Jah
When the devil tempt mi yeah I try to work harder
To keep myself from drowning keep my head above water
Cause life aint easy, as its gettin shorter

Tell yuh di truth, growing up as a yout
Mama always told mi make money get that loot.. Youts, hav ambition
Speak up for your rights an never you be a mute.. Nuh matta di condition
Never you be a mute, never you be a mute..

Verse 1 (Busy)
Yow, wid mi third eye vision mi spot dem
These are the days, mi find the times the means the ways
The obstacles sidetrack dem
Mi coulda be one ah di youts wid di strap dem
Ah run thru di scheme, bruck all di shop dem
Mi coulda loot an shoot, but mi choose music ova mack ten
Big up top ten, caw ghetto youts can rise
An be one ah di richest inna di top ten

Youts, be what you wanna
Some ah Dj some ah play ball
Nuff ah dem start from ah stall
Ambition, so dem ah aim fi own dem owna parl
Wen di youts rise an make it
Bad mind will try to take it
I see dem ah fake it, Jah protect us all..yeah.. Busyyy

Chorus (Demarco)
Protect me oh father
When the devil tempt mi yeah I try to work harder.. Demarco
To keep myself from drowning keep my head above water.. Believe mi nuh man
Cause life aint easy, as its gettin shorter

Tell yuh di truth, growing up as a yout
Mama always told mi make money, get that loot
Speak up for your rights an never you be a mute.. Dont be a mute, youts
Never you be a mute, never you be a mute..

Verse 2 (Busy)
We ah go work fi wah wi want
Wi naa depend pon people
We naa cotch on to dem like weeble
Almighty ah we shield, protect we from evil

Nuh mek dem tell yuh she yuh cyaa
Drive expensive vehicle
We di bwoy dem ah try inveigle
None ah dem cyaa stop di youths dem from soar like eagle

Because dem want yuh fi fall
Station yout dont get feeble
Nuh badda turn to di coke or di needle
Nuh make dem force yuh fi do certain tings yuh nuh need to

But Jah protect us overall
Di days of my life
Fi all di tears di ghetto youth dem bawl.. Believe mi nuh
Yeah.. Jah

Chorus (Demarco)
Protect me oh father
When the devil tempt mi yeah I try to work harder
To keep myself from drowning keep my head above water
Cause life aint easy, as its gettin shorter

Tell yuh di truth, growing up as a yout
Mama always told mi make money, get that loot
Speak up for your rights an never you be a mute
Never you be a mute, never you be a mute..

Believe..

Lyrikz by: Gucci / *DjKiMmYP*