[INTRO]

since everybody is equal in di sight of god why one set ah
people suffer while di other ones strive how come how come
wi tired fi talk to dem loud like how yuh hear mi ah talk
loud now and seh bredren! cut out di foolishness, so wi
gwaan talk to dem soft and mek dem know si bredren wi have
some question wi waan some answer


[VERSE 1]

how come nuff man and p*u**yy in ah malice how come
nuff ah di gal dem turn galice how come
how cat and rasta share chalice how come
him nah si selassie palace how come
di government ah fight cash plus
wha kind ah money build superplus how come
jamaica turn ah big terminus how come
nowadays a bere gunshot a bust how come
wi stop si some bobbo with di broom how come
natty have three gal inna room how come
suh babylon nah badda doom
real rasta gwaan love this ya chune how come
some ah di dancer dem ah move and balance
bleach out face and bere tight pants how come
fish in a church and di church nuh tek a stance how come


righteousness nah have nuh significance how come
gays give jamaica deadline how come
dem must ah waan mek another headline
unno feel babylon gi dem ah ride
unno feel twin of twin ah fi guh hide how come
girls love when macka diamond seh bun how come
money fi count off before f**k run how come
d'angel gi di bun of all bun suh how come
every soldier haffi run up and dung
politics thing is not my belief
but certain things shouldn't bring disbelief how come
because di whole ah dem ah liad and thief
from di MP guh straight to di chief
unno 'memba when Kern use to swear


say if a man thief a damn teddy bear
di full length ah di law nuh fi spare how come
these days him living in fear how come
every night is another nightmare how come
everyday him swimming in tears how come
him ah think 'bout electric chair
plus him a pray kid ralph nuh down there how come
some police just love stop car
and dem nah stop crime and war how come
some ah dem and badman ah par
and ah bere innocent dem put behind bar how come
every man equal in ah god sight
poor man thief a sweetie him future nuh bright


a ghetto youth alone thief dat dem highlight
nuh kemla and di mark dem ketch a thief light how come
some artish nah have house and ah floss
wear di most dear clothes and nah watch di cost how come
some ah di schoolers dem suh lost
ah nuh di bus alone dem ah f**k inna di class how come
dem nuh 'memba di big gas riot
now di price inna di sky an every man keep quiet how come
jamaica economy nah grow
di whole country mash up like bling dawg show how come


[OUTRO]

nuff man and p*u**yy in ah malice how come
nuff ah di gal dem turn galice how come
how cat and rasta share chalice how come
him nah si selassie palace how come
di government ah fight cash plus
wha kind ah money build superplus how come
jamaica turn ah big terminus how come
nowadays a bere gunshot a bust how come
wi stop si some bobbo with di broom how come
natty have three gal inna room how come
suh babylon nah bother doom
real rasta gwaan love this ya chune how come
some ah di dancer dem ah move and balance
bleach out face and bere tight pants how come
fish in a church and di church nuh tek a stance how come


righteousness nah have nuh significance how come
gays give jamaica deadline how come
dem must ah waan mek another headline
unno feel babylon gi dem ah ride
unno feel twin of twin ah fi guh hide how come
girls love when macka diamond seh bun how come
money fi count off before f**k run how come
d'angel gi di bun of all bun suh how come
every soldier haffi run up and dung
politics thing is not my belief
but certain things shouldn't bring disbelief how come
because di whole ah dem ah liad and thief
from di MP guh straight to di chief
unno 'memba when Kern use to swear
say if a man thief a damn teddy bear
di full length ah di law nuh fi spare how come