jay
mi nuh cry fi nuh man inna nuh 3 piece suit
mi cry fi di yutes
si ma seh dog

cos everybody waa tun a badman
hey
nuh man nuh wa nuh job
who a killa wa fi rob
evrybody waa tun a badman
mi luv yu fada God
guide mi pan di road mi trod

teach dem teacha

vs1

hey
ghetto yutes u gots to change di way u live
and start to move from negative to positive
yu eva tink bout
wat yu purpose for livin is
an which part yu wa fi been a life
20 yrs from dis
ohhhh
nuff yute nuh live fi si
dem early 20s
black man full up di cemetries
tru di centries
pak penetentries
empty elementries
wi need fi change di ting
set a way fi wi dem kids
nuh wa fi visit u a prison tru grillz
or affi luk pan yu
funeral picha wid memries
nuff yute nuh reali no
wat di powa off knowledge is
das y wi need sum more
ghetto yute inna sum coleges
hey
blakman
wat u dreams n hopes is
before u do di action
first pree di motives
evry dance get corel by police and jamaica defence forces

CHORUS

vs 2

hey
wi cannot act
like wi suh uncivilized
jamaica yute dem smart
suh mek wi medz di extra wise
faxmi seh
limits is di skies
eyes upon di prize
pudung di 45s
grab a vybz rum
an party vybz
yea
is di artis dem dem wa fi demonize
wen politician import rifle
like rifle is legalize
but me
hard fi kill
mi lukn tru steven segal eyes
nuh wait
til wi bak deh gens di wall
blak people realize
dem big up gunshot
but wen dat guh soun
boom!
a bere ghetto yutes
lyin on di groun
di system mek gary
affi ave him gun pan him like cellphone!