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Artist: Anthony B
Canonical path: /anthony-b/youths
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Youths
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Youths
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Intro:
Anthony B!
Wats going on out there
I don like these current situation
Thats going on in ma Likkle Island in the sun
Every day me get up me haffi chant fire fire fire buuuuuurn!
Verse 1:
Yuts dem ah suffer inna Jamaica from wants and needs
Every day murder thru bad mind and grid
Every man that fights said dem waan go wah lead
All wen dem at the top speed
Situation inna Jamaica is not fine indeed
Sufferation no more me no need
Look pah me babes see dem can get feed
And Babylon lock me up fi all one draw weed
No bredda nah help no bredda climb di ladder
Bare grudge full bare backstabber
Render your heart don rend daddy dollar
Me nah go put nothg before me put Jah Jah
Chorus:
Hard out dea wooi, it hard out dea wooi
Its haaaaard every man ah look food fi go put inna dem yard hey!
Its hard out dea, tell you, its hard out dea, me see it
Its haaaaard every man waah make it inna home and abroad
Verse 2:
Its wen Jah Jah fall rain ah no one man get wet up
Wen him send blessings ah no one get set up
Burn out all di evil chop it weh Babylon nah set up
Dem lax wid dem bredda plot me see dem waan fi suck up Wait!
Down di bub hey wait weh yuh pick up
Never no sey Rasta man don tek no bad dope
Coming from the bobo yuh wan come link up
Is a thunder bad drop inna your stomach
See deh
Chorus:
Hard out deeeea, hard out deeeeea
Its haaaaaaaaard every man ah look food fi go ah yard see it
Hard out dea Yo! hard out dea tell you, its haaaaaard
Every man waah make it over yard and abroad
Verse 3:
Weh me sey
Nine to Five a survival me a deal wid
Taxi drive a survival me a deal wid
Bus me drive a survival me a deal wid
Alright den chop ah yard ah two fish man go dive
Roll me boat a survival me a deal with
Me burn di coat a survival me a deal wit
Although it rough me nah go sell no white lady that mean me nah go deal with no dope
See it
Chorus:
Hard out deeeea, hard out deeeeea
My Lord Its haaaaard every man ah look food fi go ah yard hey!
Hard out dea woooi! haaaaaard out dea tell you, its haaaaaard
Every man waah make it inna home and abroad Yo!
Verse 1:
People inna Jamaica suffer from wants and needs
Every day murder thru bad mind and grid
Every man that fights said dem waan go wah lead
All wen dem at the top speed Yo!
Living inna Jamaica is not fine indeed
Sufferation no more me no need
Look pah me neighbors see dem waan get feed
And Babylon lock Rasta man fi all one draw weed
No bredda nah help no bredda climb di ladder
Bare grudge full bare backstabber
Render your heart don rend daddy dollar
Anthony B nah go put nothg before its
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