Game of Life

Yeah, after Dah Shinin, it all became clear to me

I knew things would be different son

I knew it'd come time for a change

Seems like the time is now

Jah! Rastafarai

Greetings to my soldiers and soldierettes

Jewel on the world, make the earth sink

On the brink of divinity, defying gravity

Reachin' for infinity

Can he be incarcerated by the limits

Stuck, they can't function

Caught up in the scrimage

This game called life only lasts minutes

Once you in it, be in it to win it to the finish

As the sun heats, I put my feet to the concrete

Hard to sleep so I take it to the streets

Hold my head up, try to keep it movin'

Fed up with losin'

I need some air

I think I take a cruise with you

I'm using, what little know how I posess

To keep our familia down to rest

Now I stress defensive tactics

'Cause police seem active

Got me in the crib sleepin' with heat under the

mattress

In case of home intrusion:

First the dogs go "bark"

Then about five sparks bringin' light to the dark

Like ? does his movement when he's dealin' with math

Or the boss tell his workers where he's keepin' the

stash

When that gun blast, better have Jah on your side

Or an act of devine intervention from the most high

I know guys that get a thrill from the kill

And other niggaz, who hold the greed to sling ?frills?

Chorus

Demon's tryin' to take my soul away

But they won't get my soul today

Will I get locked up or blown away?

Just stayin' strong is a price to pay

(Repeat)

Damn I haven't worked since I was 'bout 17

They had time busy hangin' out being a drama fiend

I had to run the streets, see what the night brought

out

Sneak in the crib

Hear my moms prayin' to God that I sprout

Take all responsibilities like a man would do

'Cause she know that the streets can bring the worst

out of you

She told me concentrate on school but what I do about

loot?

I wanna push the fat ride, have bitches sweatin' me

too

But you know you need dough so you can do the do

And going to class everyday don抰 bring in no loot

Plus I just been told that I was cold by club bouncers

Standing there hot headed æ...´out to set it while

they denounce us

Crab niggaz still beggin?for CD抯

While brothaz?careers is stuck on halt and freeze

About to face extinction ?pockets dead is thinkin?

Something ain抰 peace and suicide抯 part of my

thinkin?Even God don抰 hear my prayer or him just not

care

Got a son in this world, stressed out losin?my hair

Chorus

It抯 time to take the struggle to the pavement

Let the people know the mayor sent the OK for

enslavement

Orders from the government

Official stubborn men with egos runnin?shit

They put the hit out on whoever try to get out

And they are the directors who are dead and ?

Even down south in Atlanta

Police play the pawn for their master

It抯 a disaster, practicing who can kill us faster

For less than nothin?like they did Bobby Huton

Corruption got me clutchin?my rifle for gun

bustin?Somethin抯 cookin?Look at the way some faces

be lookin?Cross the bank rock on to Brooklyn, Texas

Even in Houston P抯 be shootin?us like sitting ducks

in groups

And I can抰 trust who or what

That will explain the way I watch you, plus,

I know the chosen are few

Many come around to proclaim things they know not

Let alone maintain

Shame, some of my worst enemies

Live right around me and look just like me

I see that its time to intensify the movements in

front of my eyes

Can抰 rely on a seeing dog they got me

Or lay and wait for the devil to surprise me, nah G

Chorus (twice)

It only takes a line to make the mind think

Drop a jewel on the world make the earth sink

I抦 on the brink of divinity, defying gravity

Reaching for infinity

Plenty be incarcerated by the limits

Stuck they can抰 function caught up in the scrimage

This game called life only lasts minutes

Once you in it, be in it to win it 憈ill the finish

(repeat)