[CHORUS] ah long time mi a gwaan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate noo (hold di gate) suh mi a gwan celibrate to how mi food big right now me cyah hol di plate now suh mi a gwan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate ( hol di gate now) suh ghetto youths if yu wah elevate yu better do someting in life low di guns and di knives
[verse 1] suh mi give tanks fi everyting mi earn inna life cauz mi member wen mi use to pick out worm inna rice now mi cyan guh paris an ah virginia twice me is a youte mi kno mi bless becauz mi serve inna christ nuff nuh really love fi see when ghetto youtes ah rise fi mi buy di house and put infront ov momma eyes tell her nuh fi cry n wipe di tear drops from her eyes mi fadda him nah dey yah but mi still ah hol a vybz momma she guh tru di pain wid nine of us(nine of us) and none of we poopa not even drive a bus(drive a bus) geniuus mi nah go lie mi sey di life a rough(life a rough) but almighty god him ah provide for us altho the road is rocky dem wont stop we som wudda love fi see we roamin unhappy cyah tek we fi fool cauz dem kno we nuh claffy fi mek it inna life u will haffi.....
[CHORUS] ah long time mi a gwaan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate noo (hold di gate) suh mi a gwan celibrate to how mi food big right now me cyah hol di plate now suh mi a gwan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate ( hol di gate now) suh ghetto youths if yu wah elevate yu better do someting in life low di guns and di knives
verse 2 I've been tru alot, got alot to learn weh nuff carry gruge jus for wat yu earn in this business u got to firm get up and big fi di cd's dat yu burn nuff fi stab yu inna yuh back if yuh back weh turn get through dem share aready wah stop yuh turn dem wudda throw u inna di fire and watch yu burn dem cyah move atall mi ah stop yu firm cuz dem never rate we . wen nuttin ah gwan for we but now dem see we shinin dem wah talk to we di whole a dem ah hypocrites and parasites dem haffi rate we now ' cuaz dem nuh have a choice well dis is a new year and we affi draw a new gear di ting explode jus like a nuclear sniperking yu nuh fi worry scottman yuh nuh seh yu swear
[CHORUS] ah long time mi a gwaan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate noo (hold di gate) suh mi a gwan celibrate to how mi food big right now me cyah hol di plate now suh mi a gwan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate ( hol di gate now) suh ghetto youths if yu wah elevate yu better do someting in life low di guns and di knives
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[CHORUS] ah long time mi a gwaan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate noo (hold di gate) suh mi a gwan celebrate to how mi food big right now me cyah hol di plate now suh mi a gwan hol di faith right now a my time yuh kno dem cyah hol di gate ( hol di gate now) suh ghetto youths if yu wah elevate yu better do someting in life low di guns and di knives