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Drive By Shooting

Drive By Shooting lyrics by Pato Banton. Mama cry Papa cry when them hear them little youth die Innocent by stander in a drive by shooting In the middle of...

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Drive By Shooting

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Mama cry Papa cry when them hear them little youth die

Innocent by stander in a drive by shooting

In the middle of the night

That no right! To take an innocent life (2X)

I can remember when were youths

Everyone trying to learn 'bout their roots

Hungry and thirsty to know 'bout the truth

But is like we leave our children destitute

Yes! Nuff black man should confess

Because you know in your heart that you never did your best

You left a long list of children fatherless

And a whole heap of baby mothers in distress

Then you wonder 'bout the youths bad ways

Shocked and amazed how they're wicked nowadays

Every night ina the ghetto, gun shot a blaze

Like BUYAKA! BUYAKA! is the latest craze

Mama cry Papa cry when them hear them little youth die

Innocent by stander in a drive by shooting

In the middle of the night

That no right! To take an innocent life (2X)

Me nar point no finger and me nar call no name

But me tired to hear is the Yardie them to blame

Home grown or from aboard every bad man is the same

And the lot of them bring my black nation to shame

Woe nana woe my generation

We are responsible for the situation

Don't let it happen to the next foundation

Teach the little youths about the Father of Creation

Woe nana woe my generation

We are responsible for the situation

Don't let it happen to the next foundation

Teach the little youths. Lord!

Mama cry Papa cry when them hear them little youth die

Innocent by stander in a drive by shooting

In the middle of the night

That no right! To take an innocent life (2X)

When Mama heard the news she bawl Jesus Christ!

Weeping and wailing till she lose her voice

Me Muslim brother shout "Life for a life!"

And ran out of the house with the knife

But Papa said "Hold on, hear what I have to say

Vengeance is sweet but not the right way

For the wrongs they've done they must have to pay

But two wrongs could never make a right, no way!"

Woe nana woe my generation

We are responsible for the situation

Don't let it happen to the next foundation

Teach the little youths about the Father of Creation

Woe nana woe my generation

We are responsible for the situation

Don't let it happen to the next foundation

Teach the little youths about the Father of Creation

Mama cry Papa cry when them hear them little youth die

Innocent by stander in a drive by shooting

In the middle of the night

That no right! To take an innocent life (2X)

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