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Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you (2x)
Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can't help
Falling in love with you
As the river flows
Gently to the sea
Darling so it goes
Somethings were meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life too
But I can't help
Falling in love with you
As the river flows
Gently to the sea
Darling so it goes
Somethings were meant to be
Take my hand
Take my whole life too
I can't help
Falling in love with you
If you're feeling lonely
Cause your one and only
Boy has found a girl
And gone away
Just you reach for the phone
I'll be there at home
My name is Fix It
And I'll be there
If your heart's been shattered
The pieces are scattered
All across the ground
Of loneliness
Just you reach for the phone
I'll be there at home
My name is Fix It
And I'll be there
Love is not a bed of roses
And life is not a game, it seems
If you're being mistreated by your lover
Then darlin', come see me
And if you're feeling lonely
Cause your one and only
Boy has found a girl
And gone away
Just you reach for the phone
I'll be there at home
My name is Fix It
And I'll be there
Why do you have to force yourself with power and control
Why do you have to live your life playing up a role
Intimidating people with your wall of sight and sound
You and your kind destroy our underground
All the happiness you destroy
All the brutal tactics that you always emply
All the fucking bullshit when will it ever stop
The comparison is obvious: you're a fucking cop
Officer - you act like an animal, you're out of control
Officer - what the hell is wrong with you
Wear a tie if you want to wear a uniform
Join the army if you want to conform
Tough guy asshole do what you can
I had to meet you here today,
theres just so many things to say,
please dont stop me till im through,
this is something I had to do.
We've been meeting here so long,
I guess what we done was wrong,
please darling dont you cry,
lets just kiss and say goodbye.
Many months has passed us by,
I'm going to miss you I cant lie,
I got tired and so did you,
I just think this is the thing to do.
It's going to hurt me i cant lie,
Maybe you will meet another guy,
Understand me wont you try try try try try try try,
lets just kiss and say goodbye.
lets just kiss and say goodbye.
lets just kiss and say goodbye.
It's going to hurt me i cant lie,
Maybe you will meet another guy,
Understand me wont you try try try try try try try,
lets just kiss and say goodbye.
OOOH Yeah
I'm going to miss you I cant lie,
Understand me wont you try,
It's going to hurt me i cant lie,
Maybe you will meet another guy,
The night seems to fade
But the moonlight lingers on
There are wonders for everyone, oh
The stars shine so bright
But they’re fading after dawn
There is magic in Kingston Town
Oh Kingston Town
The place I long to be
If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just to see the girls at play
When I am king
Surely I would need a queen
And a palace and everything, yeah
And now I am king
And my queen will come at dawn
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town
Oh Kingston Town
The place I long to be
If I had the whole world
I would give it away
Just to see the girls at play, yeah
When I am king
Surely I would need a queen
And a palace and everything, yeah
And now I am king
And my queen will come at dawn
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town
She’ll be waiting in Kingston Town
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You got a smile so bright
You know you could've been a candle.
I'm holding you so tight
You know you could've been a handle.
The way you swept me off my feet
You know you could've been a broom
And baby you smell so sweet
You know you could've been some perfume
Well you could've been anything
that you wanted to, I can tell
The way you do the things you do, alright.
The way you do the things you do.
As pretty as you are
You know you could've been a flower
If good looks were minutes
You know you could've been an our
The way you stole my heart
You know you could've been a crook
And baby you're so smart
You know you could've been a schoolbook
Well you could've been anything
that you wanted to, I can tell
The way you do the things you do, alright.
The way you do the things you do.
You make my life so rich
You know you could've been some money
And baby you're so sweet
You know you could've been some honey
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(Chorus)
Version Girl, what`s your name?
Oh you come and you go,
Version Girl, what`s your name?
Just like the morning sun.
It`s so hard to find a personality with charms
like yours for me.
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
Version girl, what`s your name?
Don`t you know I long to say.
Version Girl, what`s your name?
It`s so hard to find a personality
with charms like yours for me
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
I sit in the sun waiting for you to come along
So my heart will be satisfied
So please let me be your number one
Under the moon, under the stars and under the sun.
(Chorus) Version girl, whats`s you name?
Oh you come ......etc
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
(Talking)
Version girl, whats`s you name?
Oh you come .......
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
I sit in the sun waiting for you to come along
So my heart will be satisfied
So please let me be your number one
Under the moon, under the stars and under the sun.
Chorus
You say you are going to leave me
I'm begging you to stay
My baby I can't get through any way
No I can't
And when I wake up in the morning
You are gone
Little pretty thing
You know I'll be all alone
[Chorus:]
You'll hear me crying (mmmmmmm)
Please don't make me cry (mmm mmmm)
'cos I can't say good-bye (mmmmm)
Please don't make me cry
Because I know
There will be nothing left for me
All them good good times
We spent together
You said it was me and no other (yeah)
And now you want to make me pain inside
Darlin' I Know you are going to make me cry
[Chorus]
All this pain I can't stand it
You're going to leave
You're going to leave this poor man on his own
Yes you are (mmmmm)
[Chorus]
All this pain I can't stand it
You're going to leave
You're going to leave this poor man on his own
Yes you are
Please don't make me cry
Baby I'm Pleading
Many a girl has caught my eye
Many a girl and that ain't no lie
But girl to me you top them all
So beautiful with no effort at all
Chorus
Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes
Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes
Girl in your eyes I see the stars
Warm as the sun, in spring you are
Certain delight I feel in your touch
And when you smile I love it so much
Chorus
Gentle to me and so very kind
Never saying no, you're good for my mind
You ask me why your so special to me
Look in these eyes girl and then you will see
2x chorus
Girl in your eyes
[Chorus:]
I sus' a tell it like it is, yeah
I sus' a tell it like it is, oh yeah
I've got to be blatant in this time
Jus' like I know 1 + 1 no make 9 [Repeat]
Now what was I saying about being blatant
You got to be blatant in an argument
You got to make sure your feelings are felt
Perfect example for you from me
Watch lying politicians me seh on me T.V.
Pay big big money for the licence fee
(At the same time them a try fi fool we) [Repeat]
[Chorus]
I've got to be blatant in this time
Now let me tell me more about being blantant
You got to be blatant me seh
With product you invent
If you don't patent it
You nah see a cent
You have no money fi go pay up your rent
If you crash fi your car
Or you in an accident
If it's not your fault you be blatant
[Chorus]
Now I get serious about being blatant
Police come and mess with me pon the pavement
They say oi' where you going, what you doing here?
I just leave mi house fi go buy a tin of beer
Another example of being blatant
South Africa police a kill the innocent
Fire live ammunition me seh into a crowd
If that's not blatant murder
Then murder can't be found [Repeat]
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Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally
She shines the sun
She pours the rain
She touches me in places that I can't explain
She's got a powerful hold on me
The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free
Tell me what you know
Tell me is it true
Do you really love me just like I love you
Everything I say
Everything I do
It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you
People tell her she could do better than me
She wouldn't necessarily agree
We've got a thing going on you see
The two of us together for eternity
Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally
Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally
She shines the sun
She pours the rain
She touches me in places that I can't explain
She's got a powerful hold on me
The kind of hold from which I'd never struggle free
Tell me what you know
Tell me is it true
Do you really love me just like I love you
Everything I say
Everything I do
It's purely cos' I'm aiming to get hold of you
People tell her she could do better than me
She wouldn't necessarily agree
We've got a thing going on you see
The two of us together for eternity
Tenderly she smiles
Forgiving my mistakes
Getting her to love me
Was my biggest break
Every place I go, she's inside of me
Giving up her love unconditionally
Stay a little bit longer
Hold on I'm coming
Stay a little bit longer
Hold on I'm coming
It's getting late darling
What will your mamma say
Stay a little bit longer
Hold on I'm coming
Stay a little bit longer
Hold on I'm coming
Stay a little bit longer
Hold on I'm coming - that's what she said
Don't fight, you better not fight it
Now here comes a musical shack attack
Really on truly design to make you rock
Whether you white or black
In a pants or frock
Round a front or back
Down an bottom or on top
Is Pablo Ranks round the microphone a chat
On the musical shack attack seen (Dreadlocks)
Here them style ya now star
Ca me say if a don`t Patton then a style
A me say is a don`t Patton them a style (Smile)
A mi say if a don`t patton them a style (Wicked on wile)
Say if a don`t Patton them a style
Mi young a say strong Jab know mi well virile
True mi eant everything them a say that spwile
Man mi run way left mi yard them a say that mi wile
Say mi lock the education but mi versatile, true mi
Sell the callie weel on them mi collect the kile
Babylon want fi hold mi it is just for a while
Say mi break out a jail a man use a file
Say mi head in a the mountain - under low profile
Mi say if a don`t Patton them a style (right)
A me say if a don`t Patton them a style (Flashitta)
Ca me say if a don`t Patton then a style (Bubble)
A mi say if a don`t Patton then a style
But a true say Pablo cool Pablo wasn`t hostile
Mi rub down fi mi skin yes in a coconut oil
Me rap ip fi mi weed in a bacofile
Mi chat the rub a dub fi make the girls them smile
The blood in a them body (man) me want it fi boil
With swet a run them back like a engine oil
With the lyrics them a fire like any missile
Pablo Ranks around the mic as your disciplin child
Well mi fire fi mi lyrics for a million mile
All the girls them in the dance say him dea under profile
Ca me say if a don`t Patton them a style
A me say if a don`t Patton them astyle (wicked and wile)
Say if a don`t Patton then a style (qwane)
Ca me say if a don`t them a style
You know say Pablo Ranks him a you cullicked yard child
A tell you that Patton that a Patton
Me say style a style
But a snake on a lizard on a crocodile
But a them dea creature me say call reptile
But anywhere you go, you know those a pure style
But a Pablo Rankin dea ya cause him wicked and wile
Come fi run down the rubadub in a yard style
Make the girls them in the dance hall feel fi smile
Make the blood in a them body (just) starte fi boil
Make the swet a run them back like a engine oil
Ca mi fire them ya lyric fire them not like missile
Me say if a don`t Patton them a style
A me say if a don`t Patton them a style (wicked on wile)
Say if a don`t Patton then a style
Cause me say if a don`t Patton then a style
I`m young I`m strong jab know mi well verile
True mi want everything them a say that mispwile
But run a left mi yard them a say that mi wile
Say mi lack the education but me versitile
Cause me sell the callie weed on then collect kile
Babylon them want fi hold me it is just for a while
Say me break out a jail an 9 man use a file
Say me head into the mountain under low profile
True say 9 man did cool 9 was never hostile
9 man rub down my skin in coconut oil
On rap up my weed in bacofoil
And 9 chat the rubadub fi make the girls them smile
Cause the blood their body`s - 9 want it to boil
An the swet should run their backs like engine oil
Me say if it`s not fashion then it`s style
A me say if a don`t Patton them a style
A me say if a don`t Patton them a style (Wile)
A mi say if a don`t Patton them a style
A fire them ya lyrics like a god dam missile
A fire them hot for one million miles
On true them never know me was disaplin child
Me go to the stadium an pass through the turnstile
But if 9 feel to walk 9 walk about five miles
Ca me say if a don`t Patton then a style (right)
A me say if a don`t Patton them a style (Gwane)
A me say if a don`t Patton them a style (Kick up)
A me say if a don`t Patton it`s style
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A human statue made of living stone
A paradox etched in human bone
If you could look behind his thin disguise
There`s a hidden glint of madness in his eyes.
Many men are fooled by his smile
His superficial grace his charm his style
Sardonicus is everybody`s friend
Oracabessa moonshine
Is washing over me
The Jacaranda tree
And bathing in the sea
Oracabessa sun up
Will chase the night away
Across the Lada bay
And back to yesterday
A warm Blue Mountain raincloud, welcomed by the land
Made the morning cooler, left a rainbow in the sand
Sweet Hibiscus lingers in my own backyard
With a million different colours of a Hummingbird
Orocabessa sunshine
Is washing over me
The Jacaranda tree
And bathing in the sea
Oracabessa sun up
Will chase the night away
Across the Lada bay
And back to yesterday
The Firefly's romance ignites the evening shade
Makes the twilight dance a moonlight serenade
The smoke sends out a signal above the golden sea
Another day in Ladda Bay is waiting there for me
Oracabessa moonshine
Is washing over me
The Jacaranda tree
And bathing in the sea
Oracabessa sun up
Will chase the night away
Across the Lada bay
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From the land of shadows
Comes a dreadful sight
Lady with the marble smile
Spirit of the night
See the scourge of innocence
Swinging in her hand
Hear the silent suffering
That echoes through the land
From the tombs of ignorance
Of hate and greed and lies
Through the smoke of sacrifice
Watch her figure rise
The sick the poor the old
Basking in her radiance
Men of blood and gold
In her bloody footsteps
Speculators prance
Men of dreams are praying
For that second chance
Round her vacant features
Gilded serpents dance
Her tree of evil knowledge
Sprouts a special branch
Madam Medusa
Madam Medusa
Madam Medusa
Knock her right down
And then she bounce right back
Knock her right down
And then she bounce right back
She gone off her head
We`ve got to shoot her dead
She gone off her head
We`ve got to shoot her dead
Run for your life before she eat you alive
Run for your life before she eat you alive
Move out of the way cos`s you`re blocking out the day
Move out of the way cos`s you`re blocking out the day
Many rivers to cross
But I can`t seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it`s only my will
That keeps me alive
I`ve been licked, washed up for years and,
I merely survive because of my pride.
And this loneliness won`t leave me alone
It`s such a drag to be on your own
My woman left and she did`nt say why
Well I guess, I gotta try.
Many rivers to cross but where to begin,
I`m playing for time
There`ll be times when I find myself thinking
Of committing some dreadful crime.
I`ve got many rivers to cross
But I can`t seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it`s only my will
That keeps me alive
I`ve been licked, washed up for years and,
I merely survive because of my pride.
King, where are your people now?
Chained and pacified.
Tried in vain to show them how.
And for that you died.
You had a dream of a promised land.
People of all nations walking hand in hand
But they're not ready to accept
That dream situation, yet.
King, where are your people now?
Chained and pacified.
Tried in vain to show them how.
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Lonely, Lonely,
Tin can at my feet.
Think I'll kick it down the street,
That's the way to treat a friend
Broken windows and empty hall ways
Pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away.
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today.
Right before me, the signs implore me
Help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today.
I get my kicks from watching people
Running to and fro
And if you ask them where they’re going
Half of them don’t know
They’re the ones who think I’m crazy
But they don’t realise
That I’m just grooving, oh grooving
Grooving out on life
I’m just grooving and I can’t stop moving
Grooving til I die
I see a river flowing by me
Heading for the sea
And I get a feeling deep inside me
It’s so good to be free
And I’ve got sunshine in the day time
And moonlight every night
And I’m just grooving, oh grooving
Grooving out on life
I’m just grooving and I can’t stop moving
Grooving til I die
I see a river flowing by me
Heading for the sea
I get a feeling deep inside me
It’s so good to be free
And I’ve got sunshine in the day time
And moonlight every night
And I’m just grooving, grooving
Grooving out on life
I’m just grooving and I can’t stop moving
Grooving til I die
And I’m just grooving, oh grooving
Grooving out on life
I’m just grooving and I can’t stop moving
Grooving til I die
And I’m just grooving, oh grooving
Grooving out on life
I’m just grooving and I can’t stop moving
I`ve been listening to what you said
And wondering if it could be true
If it`s as bad as you say out there
I`ll leave the going out to you
Statistics prove its not too bright
To walk the darker streets at night
Or to talk to people you don`t know
My worlds become a horror show
There`s a murder in my living room
My child is watching avidly
Should I venture out to-night
Tomorrow he`ll be watching me
You pay your money take your choice
But every channel plays the same
The audience hears his master`s voice
Keeps him scared and keeps him tame
(Chorus)
I`m not believing all I see
Fabrications on T.V.
Distort the news, feed us your views
I`m not fooled so easily
Chorus
Hey, you, hurry come up
See how fast you come down
You run up your mouth
You run out of luck
You're running out of town
Verse One
Hurry come up now you're all alone
You had to kick dirt on your stepping stone
You lost your way across the land
Foundations crumble built on shifting sand
Repeat Chorus
Verse Two
Hurry come up in the blink of an eye
You crowned yourself king of the castle high
You'll never get to heaven if you tell a lie
There's a hole in your bucket and your well's run dry
Repeat Chorus
Verse Three
Hurry come up we've got nothing to say
We sit back and watch you give yourself away
Where's all the power now they've pulled the plug
You're up to your neck in the hole you dug
Repeat Chorus Verse Four
Hurry come up your edges are rough
We need a little love ain't life tough enough
There's no coming back your ticket's one way
Your journey don't start till judgement day
Repeat Chorus
Verse Five
Hurry come up just a fast as you can
Time's running out for your master plan
Cards on the table enough is enough
They hold the aces now they call your bluff
Repeat Chorus
Verse Six
Hurry come up when you turn off the light
How do you sleep in your bed at night
It's all a bad dream but no-one can hear
You only have yourself to fear
Repeat Chorus
I can't believe that it's real
The way that you make me feel
The burnin' deep down inside
The love that I cannot hide
I know it's you I need, baby
and it makes this world go round
I'm keepin' you in love with me, baby
Laying all my troubles down.
Here I am, baby. Come and take me.
Here I am, baby. Come on and take me.
Take me by the hand.
Ooh, show me. Here I am baby
It always ends up this way
Me beggin' you every day
A love that I cannot ask
You broke my heart in two halves
I know it's you I need, baby
and it makes this world go round
I'm keepin' you in love with me, baby
Laying all my troubles down.
Here I am, baby. Come and take me.
Here I am, baby. Won't you come and take me?
Take me by the hand.
Ooh, squeeze me. Here I am, baby
Oh, here I am, baby. Come and take me
Here I am, baby. Won't you come and take me?
Take me by the hand.
Ooh show me, show me what you can
Here I am, baby. Oh, won't you take me,
take me by the hand. Take me by the hand.
Ooh show me, show me what you can
Here I am baby. Won't you take me?
Take me by the hand. Take me while you can.
We were partners in crime
Spending our days, serving our time
In the usual way
We went behind the lines
To even the score
I won the battle but you won the war
I used to be a gun for hire
Then I was killed by friendly fire
I used to be a real high flyer
Then I was killed by friendly fire
A shot rang out
And knocked me flat
Ain't no coming back from a lick like that
I never saw it coming, it came out of the blue
I never did believe my assassin would be you
I got the message down the wire
That I was killed by friendly fire
I used to be a gun for hire
Then I was killed by friendly fire
We were partners in crime
Spending our days, serving our time
In the usual way
We went behind the lines
To even the score
I won the battle but you won the war
I used to be a gun for hire
Then I was killed by friendly fire
I used to be a real high flyer
Then I was shot by friendly fire
A shot rang out
And knocked me flat
Ain't no coming back from a lick like that
I never saw it coming, it came out of the blue
I never did believe my assasin would be you
I got the message down the wire
That I was killed by friendly fire
I used to be a gun for hire
Then I was killed by friendly fire
Wise men say, only fools rush in.
But I can't help falling in love with you
As the river flows
gently to the sea
darling so we go
some things were meant to be
take my hand
take my whole heart too
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I think its only fair to say
We'd welcome riches down our way
No stigma knotted in my hair
I want to be a millionaire
Nevertheless I must insist
A thought is spared for those who missed
The handouts when it came to wealth
To education and good health
The time has come now all can see
As seeing this is killing me
our future victim to command
Together we can lend a hand
So don't blame me for wanting more
The facts are too hard too ignore
I'm scared to death of poverty
I only want whats best for me
But even so I'm holding on
I think the world can live as one
If only credence took the lead
The world would see a world to feed
An endless sea of blood that's spilt
Enough to sail an ark of guilt
And when we lend our helping hand
We'll have our green and pleasant land
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A woman came and said to me
She'd seen a lady sell her baby
For ten or twenty dollars maybe
And everybody thinks she's crazy
They're too blind to see
She never failed to call attention
To the things we never mention
Real horror, daily, courtesy of your TV
C'est La Vie
[Chorus:]
A woman came and said to me
Now listen very carefully
There's brother killing brother
People living on their knees
Biting sugar coated bullets
For the pain of this disease
C'est La Vie
A woman came and said to me
She had a husband on an island
Found his body on a wasteland
Soldiers came and took him
Just to torture her you see
All alone she mourned her lover
Crossed the sea to find a brother
Maybe he could help her get her baby back for free
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Baby be true and I'll give my love to you,
I need you baby.
Treat me right and I'll love you day and night,
I mean it baby.
When you're down I'll be around,
To guide you baby.
When you're free just call on me, baby.
I'll give my heart to you, now babe.
I'll do what you ask me too, now babe.
I mean it baby.
I'm gonna treat you, treat you right
I'm gonna love you day and night
I'm gonna give my heart away
I'm gonna love you night and day
We`ll raise the price of parking fines
A boost for the economy
If that don`t work we close the mines
And starve the poor of industry
We proved again we rule the waves
A blow for white democracy
That britains never shall be slaves
So long as they agree with me
We`ll close the roads, divide the land
Put out the rage that burns within
Break the link of dirty hands
At any cost we`ll always win
Keep them poor and wanting more
Deprive them of their basic rights
The hunger banging at their door
Will take away their will to fight
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As always you were wrong again
To us a little seems a lot
Don`t turn your back on desperate men
Wise men say, only fools rush in.
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay? Would it be a sin?
I can't help falling in love with you
As the river flows gently to the sea
Darling so we go, some things were meant to be
Take my hand take my whole heart too
'Cause i can't help falling in love with you
As the river flows gently to the sea
Darling so we go, some things were meant to be
Take my hand take my whole heart too
'Cause i can't help falling in love with you
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I don`t like the work but true I need the money
My life is like a joke but to me is isn`t funny
Peolpe all around, telling me what to do
And all I want to do is stay at home with you
Time after time I say to myself
Working all my life isn`t good for my health
Get old, get tired, get put on the shelf
I do all the work, someone else gets all the wealth
Wish I was on an island in the sun
Where I woouldn`t have to worry how to get things done
(chorus)
I don`t like the work but true I need the money
My life is like a joke but to me is isn`t funny
Peolpe all around, telling me what to do
And all I want to do is stay at home with you
Day after day becomes more of a grind
Bills pile up, moneys harder to find
Trying to get ahead money`s harder to find
If I don`t give it up i`m gonna lose my mind
Wish I was on an island in the sun
Where I wouldn`t have to worry how to get things done
(chorus)
I don`t like the work but true I need the money
My life is like a joke but to me is isn`t funny
Peolpe all around, telling me what to do
It's not because I've just been caught
It's not as if I planned this
I didn't give a single thought
One big misunderstanding
I see how things look from your side
I see how you're hurting
The reason that I didn't hide
One big misunderstanding
So I blew it again just like I always do
It's too late for sorry, this much is true
I did what I did
Just to make my way through
One more day far away from you
And I've been missing you
It's not the first won't be the last time
I've been caught red-handed
To tell the truth I cannot lie
One big misunderstanding
I haven't got an alibi
And I can't stop them talking
Cross my heart and hope to die
One big misunderstanding
So I blew it again just like I always do
For the things that I did I'm saying sorry to you
But I did what I did and I paid my dues
I've been missing you
It's not the first won't be the last time
I've been caught red-handed
To tell the truth I cannot lie
One big misunderstanding
I haven't got an alibi
And I can't stop them talking
I cross my heart and hope to die
One big misunderstanding
So I blew it again just like I always do
For the things that I did I'm saying sorry to you
But I did what I did and I paid my dues
UB40 & Robert Palmer
Close your eyes, close the door
You don’t have to worry any more
I’ll be your baby tonight
Shut the line, shut the shade
You don’t have to be afraid
I’ll be your baby tonight
Oh well a mocking bird’s gonna sing away
And we gonna forget it
Big old moon’s gonna shine like a spoon
And we gonna let it, you won’t regret it
Kick your shoes off, do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
I’ll be your baby tonight
Be my baby, be my baby
Be my baby, be my baby
I’ll be your baby tonight
Oh well a mocking bird’s gonna sing away
And we gonna forget it
Big old moon’s gonna shine like a spoon
And we gonna let it, you won’t regret it
Kick your shoes off, do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
I’ll be your baby tonight
Be my baby, be my baby
Be my baby, be my baby
I’ll be your baby tonight
I’ll be your baby tonight
I never promised you romance
I never said that I would dance
And I’m not learning
I never said I’d buy you rings
I never promised you a thing
And I’m not turning
But I would put no-one above you
And you will always know I care
As long as you will let me love you
I’ll be there
You ask me could I love you more
There’s only you that I adore
But you’re not believing
Nor would I ever break your heart
I couldn’t bear to be apart
So I’m not leaving
Cos I would put no-one above you
And you will always know I care
As long as you will let me love you
I’ll be there
Cos I would put no-one above you
And you will always know I care
As long as you will let me love you
I’ll be there
You ask me could I love you more
There’s only you that I adore
But you’re not believing
Nor would I ever break your heart
I couldn’t bear to be apart
So I’m not leaving
Cos I would put no-one above you
And you will always know I care
As long as you will let me love you
I’ll be there
Cos I would put no-one above you
And you will always know I care
As long as you will let me love you
I’ll be there
Daddy don't go out tonight
Just stay home till morning light
Me and mamma don't feel right
Please hold us tight
Daddy why did you go to work
When you know just how much we love you so
Please come back tomorrow
[Chorus:]
They're giving out guns in the ghetto
They're saying they will set you free
One day I'll have children of my own
But I'm afraid they won't have me
Mamma, is Daddy home
Why are you crying all alone
Grandma's tears have turned to stone
And I'm all alone
Mamma isn't daddy back
I'm getting scared and that's a fact
Why are we all dressed like that
All in black
[Chorus]
Daddy don't go out tonight
Please stay home till morning light
Me and mamma don't feel right
Please hold us tight
Daddy why did you go to work
When you know just how much we love you so
Please come back tomorrow
[Chorus]
Mamma, is Daddy home
Why are you crying all alone
Grandma's tears have turned to stone
And I'm chilled to the bone
Mamma isn't daddy back
I'm getting scared and that's a fact
Why are we all dressed like that
All in black
Wise men say only fools rush in
but I can't help falling in love with you (2x)
Shall I stay would it be a sin
but I can't help falling in love with you
As the river flows surely to the sea
darling so it goes; some things were made to be
take my hand take my whole life too
I can't help falling in love with you
As the river flows surely to the sea
darling so it goes some things were made to be
take my hand take my whole life too
I can't help falling in love with you
Everything is better now
Better than is was before
Sunshine on a golden bough
Darkness locked behind closed door
Now I found a better place
Somewhere I can lay my head
Clean fresh air and open space
Safe upon my feather bed
I've been a mistake maker
For all of my days
And a law breaker
But crime never pays
An overtaker
On lifes highways
A serial faker
Making getaways
I've been a mover and a groover
In the halls of power
A real bad loser
In my darkest hour
A high seas cruiser
Searching tropical flowers
A pick and chooser
In an ivory tower
Now I'm a man of peace
With a hungry soul
For I found release
In a lost loophole
I'm the materpiece
Who just scored the goal
Let the love increase
Talking about the reel the reel the reel....(echo: talking about the reel the reel the reel.... in reverse!)DubmobileNow I’m the main man at the microphone standI chat two words just to make you understandI’m the main man at the microphone standI chat two words just to make you understandI see a set of wheels and I like the touch an’ feelMe love it even better when me sit behind the wheelI got ambition an’ den me find ignitionThen the dealer ask me if I like electric transmissionThe dealer asks if me like plenty of vision,Yes me boss I want no collisionNo collisionNow I’m the main man at the microphone standI chat two words just to make you understandI’m the main man at the microphone standI chat two words just to make you understandSo I take a test drive and eat everything aliveWhen I clock the needle move, I couldn’t believe me eyesIt touched 140 to my supriseThen I stop an’ think this car is for meWhen me come back him wan’ talk ’bout moneyMe wan’ buy the car on h.p.Long term credit and interest free, five year warranty, guarantee.The dealer asks me like a power steeringDealer asks me like overdrive thing. yes me boss but what isThat thing? that me boss a de turbo sintin’Oi me boss you have a deal and at long last I find my dubmobile.Dubmobile.Everywhere I go, just rockin’ and swing, just rockin’ and swingNow I’m the main man at the microphone standI chat two words just to make you understandI’m the main man at the microphone standI chat two words just to make you understandMe put in cassette and equalizerAnywhere me go me can listen reggae starNow me just cruise to party and thingEverywhere me go it’s just rockin’ and swingRockin’ and swingEverywhere I go, just rockin’ and swing, just rockin’ and swingEverywhere I go, just rockin’ and swing, just rockin’ and swingThe dealer asks me like power steeringDealer asks me like overdrive thing. yes me boss but what isThat thing? that me boss a de turbo sintin’Oi me boss you have a deal and at long last I find my dubmobileMe put in cassette and equalizerAnywhere me go me can listen reggae starNow me just cruise to party and thingEverywhere me go it’s just rockin’ and swingRockin’ and swingEverywhere I go, just rockin’ and swing, just rockin’ and swing (repeat till end)
There must be some place we can go
There must be someone that you know
Where can I go, and who you know worries me
Oh lord
Where can I find someone like you to love
Where can I find someone like you, my love
There must be something we can try
There must be some things we can find
What can I try and how to get by worries me
Oh lord
Where can I find someone like you to love
Where can I find someone like you, oh my love
There must be some place we can go
There must be someone that you know
Where can I go, and who you know worries me
Oh lord
Where can I find someone like you to love
Where can I find someone like you, oh my love
Where can I find someone like you to love
Where can I find someone like you, my love
Where can I find someone like you to love
Very Superstitious, writings on the wall
Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall
Thirteen month old baby. broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way
Very Superstitious, wash your face and hands
Rid me of the problems, do all that you can
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong
You don't wanna save me, sad is my song
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh, yeh.
Very superstitious, nothin' more to say
Very superstitious, the devil's on his way
Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass
Seven years of bad luck, good things in your past.
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no
If it happens again I'm leaving, I'll pack all my things and go
If it happens again there'll be no looking back and I won't say I told you so, I won't say I told you so
You did what you were told and you took the strain
Been left out in the cold, got yourself to blame
But believe me, if it happens again, I'm leaving, if it stays the same, I'm gone
When you're stabbed in the back and there's salt in the wound then it's time to move along
If it happens again I'm leaving, I'll pack all my things and go
If it happens again there'll be no looking back and I won't say I told you so, I won't say I told you so
No more spanners in the works, all the works been done
Had your face rubbed in the dirt on show for every one
But believe me, if it happens again, I'm leaving, if it stays the same, I'm gone
When compromise is the song that you sing, it's been going on to long
If it happens again I'm leaving, I'll pack all my things and go
If it happens again there'll be no looking back and I won't say I told you so, I won't say I told you so
If it happens again I'm leaving, I'll pack all my things and go
If it happens again there'll be no looking back and I won't say I told you so, I won't say I told you so
If it happens again I'm leaving, I'll pack all my things and go
Just a matter of time, till you run out of breath
Money mountains you climb, never hedging your bets
But your luck can run out, you'd better watch your step
Just a matter of time
Just a matter of days, till the factory's done
When they shut down the lathes 'cause the work has all gone
And nobody cares 'cause there's no-one
It's just a matter of days
I know what you mean and I suppose I agree
I'm a bit pushed for time, please don't bother me
Take you guidance elsewhere, 'cause I've heard it before
In case is not very clear, I don't care anymore
Just a matter of hours until you're forgotten
Your pushing up flowers, and you're used to the rot
So that was your life, didn't manage a lot
Just a matter of hours
I know what you mean and I suppose I agree
I'm a bit pushed for time, please don't bother me
Take you guidance elsewhere, 'cause I've heard it before
In case is not very clear, I don't care anymore
Some people search for the holy grail
Run round in circles and chase their own tails
But you can't really blame them for clutching at straws
For weeding some truth in our morals and laws
Some people say that revolution will descend
On this madness end this confusion
But weve all heard the privileged boast and preach
And the promised land we want is still out of reach
I once knew a man who wore self-righteousness
Like a medal on his inflated chest
He hated all people for breaking his rules
Looked down with distaste on the cowards and fools
He lived like a king in his castle of stone
And sneered at the man who worked hard for his home
He knew all the right words and who to defend
And would be with conviction the working mans friend
Chorus
Contaminated minds play judge and jury too
But contaminated minds are blind to truth
Contaminated minds speak with loudest voice
If I spoke in words you didn't understand
Wouldn't that make me a better man
Elocution class to lend a hand
Get me a self-improvement plan
[Chorus:]
I don't know, it seems to me
Things I do best come easily
I don't feel the need to say to you
I'm better cause it isn't true
Exquisite verse to higher the tone
Performed in phrases not my own
To hide the truth to I'll tell a lie
With pictures from another's eye
[Chorus]
If I sport the latest cut of cloth
Would you all assume I'd got some style
And wear my hair just long enough
To turn the heads of fashion for a while
A sports car sexy, slimline, fast
Quick enough to hide my past
Rich enough to open doors
I never could unlock before
[Chorus]
Poor man`s anger rising.The ostrich hides his head.Soon the red blood will be boiling.And blue blood will be dead.While we say.
(Chorus)
Little by little by little,And stone by stone.Rich man`s mountain comes crumbling down
Poor boy sleeps on straw,The rich boy sleeps in bed.That fat boy fills his belly,My poor boys`s a dead,While we say.
(Chorus)
Little by little by little,And stone by stone.Rich man`s mountain comes crumbling down.
The rich man drives his car past,The poor man on bare feet.That rich man do get what he wantsThe poor must know defeat,While we say.
(Chorus)
1st floor decide what you'll be one day
With a head full of comment and nothing to say
2nd floor mixed up it happens that way
Soon you realize that listening don't pay
3rd floor in limbo, no easy moves
Up or down it's time to choose
[Chorus:]
The elevators going up
Quick the door's about to shut
Too late we're full just hang around
It won't be long - it won't be long before it's down
4th floor the job hunt and all that you ask
Is an honest day's pay for an honest day's graft
5th floor you may make a little more money
Now it's apparent downstairs ain't so funny
6th floor a mortgage, a collar and tie
2 weeks vacation in june or july
[Chorus]
7th floor expenses and private schools
Pushing a pen you're not turning the tools
8th floor position, respect and acclaim
Move up the 9th for fortune or fame
10th floor for investment and real estate
Recouping the redies before it's too late
11th floor the penthouse the final cut
[Chorus:]
There's a rat in mi kitchen what am I gonna do?
There's a rat in mi kitchen what am I gonna go?
I'm gonna fix that rat thats what I'm gonna do,
I'm gonna fix that rat.
When you open your mouth you don't talk, you shout
And you give every body the blame,
But when they catch you up,
They will shut you up
And you got no one to blame
[Chorus]
When you out on the street,
You practice lies and deceipt
And you scandalize my name
But when I catch you up
I'm gonna pull you up
I'm gonna check-out inside your brain
[Chorus]
When yo deh pon the scene,
You make everyone scream
Because they know your so unjust
But when they catch you up
They will kick you up
Because you someone they cannot trust
[Chorus]
You invade my space
Make me feel disgraced
And you just don't give a damn
If I had my way
If I had my say
I'd like to see you hang
[Chorus 2x]
There`s no-one coming with that freedom train.
There`s nowhere you can go where you feel no pain.
Take the blinkers off you eye`s,
The power`s in your hand;
Stop waiting for your ticket to the promised land.
There ain`t no heaven and there ain`t no hell.
Except the one we`re in, and you know to well
There`s no-one waiting on,
Waiting on a higher high;
Don`t let the only world you`re ever gonna live in
pass you by.
You got no job you got no pay
Join the military, sign today
They'll take you off to fight on foreign shores
You'll be your mother's pride and joy
Her armed and dangerous golden boy
A uniformed hero that shows no fear
The khaki ranks of flesh and steel
Learning how to smile and kill
I am the one in ten
A number on a list
I am the one in ten
Even though I don`t exist
Nobody Knows me
Even though I`m always there
A statistic, a reminder
Of a world that doesn`t care
My arms enfold the dole queue
Malnutrition dulls my hair
My eyes are black and lifeless
With an underprivileged stare
I`m the beggar on the corner
Will no-one spare a dime?
I`m the child that never learns to read
`Cause no-one spared the time
[Chorus]
I`m the murderer and the victim
The licence with the gun
I`m a sad and bruised old lady
In an ally in a slum
I`m a middle aged businessman
With chronic heart disease
I`m another teenaged suicide
In a street that has no trees
[Chorus]
I`m a starving third world mother
A refugee without a home
I`m a house wife hooked on Valium
I`m a Pensioner alone
I`m a cancer ridden spectre
Covering the earth
I`m another hungry baby
(Chorus)
Love Is all is alright
But you left it a little to late
Love is all is alright
But you`ve got to find a little more hate.
Take the man in the white cloak
A pointed mask to hide his face
Murders in the name of religion
If you`re not the right colour or race.
Take the man in the black cloak
He`s holding justice in his hands,
Lets the man in the white cloak go,
Calls it the law of the land.
(Chorus)
Love Is all is alright.......etc
Take the man in the brown shirt
A burning hatred in his eyes
Fired by ignorant reaction,
Fanned by political lies
Take the man in the blue cap
His back`s against the wall
Links arms with the man in the brown shirt
He`s trying to break his own fall.
(Chorus)
Love Is all is alright.....etc
Ivory madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.
Barren is her bosom, empty as her eyes,
Death a certain harvest scattered from the skies.
Skin and bones is creeping, does`nt know he`s dead.
Ancient eyes are peeping, from his infant head.
Politician`s argue sharpening their knives.
Drawing up their bargains, trading baby lives.
(chorus)
Ivory madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.
Hear the bells are ringing, christmas on it`s way.
Hear the angels singing, what is that they say?
Eat and drink rejoicing, joy is here to stay.
Jesus son of mary is born again today.
(chorus)
Ivory madonna dying in the dust,
Waiting for the manna coming from the west.
Ivory madonna dying in the dust,
(feat. Winston Groovy)
You might believe, and still you feel the chase has just begun.
That you must reach that horizon before the setting of the sun.
You chase the light in front of you, nightfall close behind.
If you stop to catch your breath, you know what you will find.
Don't slow down don't touch the ground.
You know what you will find.
That old grey man in tattered clothes following behind.
No time to stop, don't go to sleep, prepare to pay the cost.
The hours and minutes are passing by, another day is lost.
Impatience is a virtue, catch me if you can.
The seconds have been ticking by since your life began.
I'm a rebel, soul rebel
I'm a capturer, soul adventurer
See the morning sun, on the hillside
Not living good, yeah
You better travel wide
You better travel wide
Said I'm a living man
I've got work to do
If you're not happy, children
Then you must be blue
I said, you must be blue
I'm a rebel, soul rebel
I'm a capturer, soul adventurer
I'm a rebel, rebel in the morning time
Soul rebel
I'm a capturer
Soul adventurer
See the morning sun, on the hillside
Not living good, yeah
You better travel wide
You better travel wide
Said I'm a living man
I've got work to do
If you're not happy, children
Then you must be blue
I said, you must be blue
I'm a rebel, rebel in the morning time
Soul rebel
I'm a capturer
Soul adventurer
I'm a rebel, soul rebel
I'm a capturer, soul adventurer
[Chorus:]
I will never let you go
I will never
I will never let you go
I will never
I've got to hold on, every day
In every way, but the things you will say
Just couldn't be that way
You'll never, ever reach
If you don't try
Instead you keep on telling all
Those dreadful lies
Just wait and see
How things could be
When I am free
Don't worry 'bout me
Don't worry 'bout me 'cus
[Chorus]
I've got to hold on, every day
In every way, but the things you will say
Just couldn't be that way
You'll never, ever reach
If you don't try
Instead you keep on telling all
Those dreadful lies
Just wait and see
How things could be
When I am free
Don't worry 'bout me
Don't worry 'bout me 'cus
I've never let you go
I'll always try
And I've got so much soul
You'll wonder why
It's just because
I'm so true
You'll be feeling blue
When I get through
There is nothing you can do
[Repeat last verse]
I love you like I want you
And I kiss you like I need you
Every night
I'll draw you close to me
I'll tell you words of comfort
It's my delight
Darling I've grown to love you
More every day
And I've got a song to sing
Each lonely night, oh yeah, oh yeah
Stronger than the north winds
Higher than the mountains
That's my love for you
Nor will I forsake you
Darling be true
It's only a matter of time, oh yeah
Then all of my dreams will come true
In every way, oh yeah oh yeah
Stronger than the north winds
Higher than the mountains
That's my love for you
Nor will I forsake you
Darling be true
It's only a matter of time, oh yeah
Then all of my dreams will come true
In every way, oh yeah oh yeah
Blood, blood, blood; blood and fire
Blood, blood, blood; blood and fire
There is no more water to out the fire
There is no more water to out the fire
Let it burn, let it burn
Let it burn, burn burn
Blood, blood, blood; blood and fire
Blood, blood, blood; blood and fire
Judgement has come and mercy has gone (mercy come and gone)
Ooh, weak hearts shall lick up and spit up (weakheart must get lick up)
Judgement has come and mercy has gone (judgement time is here)
Ooh, weak hearts shall lick up and spit up (weakheart must get sick up)
Let it burn, let it burn
Let it burn, burn burn (mercy gone)
Blood, blood, blood; blood and fire
Rasta Hail!
Blessed is the weed, the healing of all nations in every corner of the earth
Blessed are the fields of sensimillia that enlighten and erich our soul
Blood and fire mek it burn bredren
All weak hearts shall lick up and spit up
And all righteous shall stand
Hail, Rasta hail and wail (rastafari)
Hail Rasta don't quail (we not quail)
Let it burn, burn burn
Let it burn, burn burn
Another night of loneliness.
My love is gone
She made a fuss and she was wrong,
yet she is gone
I asked her friends if they'd seen her
They said she'd take the train
I ran to catch the train,
Oh my, the train is gone
Another night of loneliness.
My love is gone
She made a fuss and she was wrong,
yet she is gone
I ran to catch the train,
Music : Bexford/Baily/Winston/Crooks
Lyrics : Bexford/Baily/Winston/Crooks
Walking down the road
With a pistol in your waist
Johnny you`re too bad
Walking down the road
With a ratchet in your waist
Johhny you`re too bad
(Chorus)
You`re just robbin` and stabbin`
And lootin` and shooting`
You`re too bad (repeat)
One of these day`s
When you hear a voice say come,
Where you gonna run to?
One of these day`s
When you hear a voice say come,
where you gonna run to?
(Chorus)
You`re gonna run to the rock
For rescue, there`ll be no rock
You`re gonna run to the rock
Music : Tiger
Lyrics : Tiger
Well hello baby
Come sit down, make your self comfortable
Tell me somthing, how long have we known each other?
About ten months huh?
Say what`s that on your finger? An engagement ring?
So you and john are getting engaged huh ?
You know he`s a mighty lucky guy
Should be proud to have a woman like you
Listen, I`ve got something to tell you
Don`t think I`m getting fresh or anything like that
But this things been bugging me for a long time you know
And its getting heavier each and every day
And I`ve just gotta get it off my chest
See I`ve never seen anyone like you
I`ve never known anyone like you
Let me take me back to my childhood a while
See we had a medium size family you know we were`nt rich
But my mother tried to bring us us the best she could
Did`nt commit no crime nor nothing
But I had to reach man hood to commit this crime
According to the code of love, if there is such a code
See love is a thing well, you know?
It`s a bit like quicksand
The more you wriggle the deeper you sink
And when it hit`s you you`ve just got to fall
That's why I do believe that I am Guilty
When me reach me yard me got one thing on me mind,
To hold me little woman and fe make her feel irie.
Be play album, dub plate, and forty-five
For dat's the kind of riddim that keeps me alive.
Me turn on fe me radio some a chat 'bout dat
But I know more than D.J. so I nah play you dat.
[Chorus:]
Me tek a 'D' and a 'U' an' a 'B' - not 'E'
That thing there is special to me.
Me listen in the morning, also in the night
For dat form of music is out-a-sight.
The newest form of music is easy to see
It start with a 'D' and end with a 'B'
Dub in a de morning and dub in a de night
Mek the whole neighbourhood feel alright,
feel alright
When me reach me yard me got one thing on me mind,
To hold me little woman and fe mek her feel irie.
When me reach me yard me got one thing on me mind,
To hold me little woman and fe mek her feel irie.
[Chorus]
Rock in a de dance, me seh fe give dub a chance,
Rock in de blues, you know you jus' can't lose.
A dub me a defend, on dub i can depend
Check out dis yah music and run tell yo' friend.
We don't want rock 'n' roll and we got enough soul,
We don't want rock 'n' roll and we got enough soul.
Bass is beutiful if it's clean,
But dis yah dub music, man it well mean.
No bother follow friend and ignore dub again.
It's simple, but effective, can't you see?
A lot of people catch on in 'eighty-three.
Now is 'eighty-four and you must know the score,
Anything me chat, you know the people bawl 'more.'
Me jump 'pon de graphics, don't get vex'
All me have a total concept to make you feel Irie.
You and me, me and you
Lots and lots for us to do
Lots and lots for us to see
You and me, me and you
* theme tune from the children’s program you and me. *
[Instrumental]
I'm gonna tell my friends about you
Tell them about the things that you do to me
Tell them you're my best girl and best you'll always be
Tell them you're everything that's good so good to me
I want to be always close to you
To give a helping hand if ever you're in need
I want to be always close to you
Don't have to try you out for size
You fit my heart so comfortable and warm
The only one I have no doubt no fear about
Without you what would my life be
I want to be always close to you
To give a helping hand if ever you're in need
I want to be always so close to you
I want to be always close to you
To give a helping hand if ever you're in need
I want to be always close to you
Don't have to try you out for size
You fit my heart so comfortable and warm
The only one I have no doubt no fear about
Without you what would my life be
Without you what would my life be
Tell them you're my best girl and best you'll always be
Tell them you're my best girl and best you'll always be
Tell them you're my best girl and best you'll always be
Tell them you're my best girl and best you'll always be
We can drag you out of bed in the middle of the night
Drive tanks along your street looking for a flight
We can put you in a cell an dash away the key
Make you stand against the wall torture chamber stylee
The reason is simple, it's obvious to see
We can shoot at you but you can't kill we
Don't you see, don't you see, your not an army
The reason is simple, it's obvious to see
Right is on your side but the media's with we
Don`t you see, don't you see, your not an army
The thing you must remember since these troubles first began
Were supported by a tax paying population
And if the rest of this world is against we
It's a fact that the people of this country won't see
They can give you a trial by military
But you won't be sentenced politically
You'll be beat by other prisoners for political views
You and me, me and you
Lots and lots for us to do
Lots and lots for us to see
You and me, me and you
Where were you on our wedding day
I got the bad news that you went away
Now where were you little girl I say
Where were you on our wedding day
Oh yeah, give me back my ring, oh
Oh, I ain’t gonna let you keep a thing, oh no
Now where were you when I said I do
Everybody laughing at my fine new suit
Now where were you little girl I say
Where were you on our wedding day
Oh way, Give me back my ring, oh
Oh, I ain’t gonna let you keep a thing, oh no
Now where were you when I searched the town
I turned the whole neighbourhood upside down
Now where were you little girl I say
Where were you on our wedding day
Oh way, give me back my ring, oh
Oh, I ain’t gonna let you keep a thing, oh no
Oh way, give me back my ring, oh
Oh, I ain’t gonna let you keep a thing, oh no
Where were you when I said I do
Everybody laughing at my fine new suit
Now where were you little girl I say
Where were you on our wedding day
Oh way, give me back my ring, oh
Oh, I ain’t gonna let you keep a thing, oh no
Now where were you when I searched the town
I turned the whole neighbourhood upside down
Now where were you little girl I say
Where were you on our wedding day
Oh way, give me back my ring, oh
You try to close your ears
And you try to close your eyes
But the blasphemies keep coming
Tempting you with lies
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
You just don’t understand it
But it strikes a distant chord
So you look for a way of escaping, baby
And sanity’s restored
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
You focus your direction
Cloak tightly pulled around
But somewhere in the distance
You can hear a haunting sound
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
You’re in danger of corruption
And you’re always running scared
You cannot make decisions
You’re completely unprepared
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
Wise men say, only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you..
Wise men say, only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you..
Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
Cause' I can't help falling in love with you...
As the river flows, Gently to the sea
Darlin so we go, somethings were meant to be..
Take my hand, take my whole life too
Cause' I can't help fallin in love with you...
As the river flows, Gently to the sea
Darlin so we know, somethings were meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
Cause' I can't help fallin in love with you...
I can't help...falling in love with you
I can't help...falling in love with you
I can't help...falling in love with you...
I thought I knew you well, your right and wrong
Thought I could steal your secrets and put them in a song
I thought that you'd be waiting patiently for me
That only I could see
You build me up and tell me lies
You hold my hand, say close your eyes
You're always pulling me down
You make me lower my expectations
You're always pulling me down
Why do you complicate situations
You're always pulling me down
I don't know what else to do
I'm still in love with you
I wish that I could see things through your eyes
I want to lift the veil and penetrate your lies
I want to take your truth and hold it in my hand
Maybe then I'll understand
You contradict in a thousand ways
[Instrumental]
....
(feat. Max Romeo)
You try to close your ears
And you try to close your eyes
But the blasphemies keep coming
Tempting you with lies
[Chorus:]
Give thanks for your protection
Your watchdogs of the night
Who hold the hungry wolves at bay
And keep them out of sight, out of sight
You just don't understand it
But it strikes a distant chord
So you look for away of escaping
And sanity's restored
[Chorus]
You focus your direction
Cloak tightly pulled around
But somewhere in the distance
You can hear a haunting sound
[Chorus]
You're in danger of corruption
And you're always running scared
You cannot make decisions
You're completely unprepared
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
[Chorus:]
Tell me somethin'
How come you walk on me land so?
How come you walk on me land so?
And tell me that it's yours
[Chorus]
For you to use as you see fit
So me and mine are forced to quit
And watch you devastating it
And tell me it belongs to you
You have the right, and I am wrong
You call the tune, I sing your song
And where I live, I don't belong
You tell me it belongs to you
[Chorus]
You have the right, and I am wrong
You call the tune, I sing your song
And where I live, I won't be long
You tell me it belongs to you
You get the riches, I have none
I do your work, you have the fun
I breathe your air, you block my sun
And tell me it belongs to you
(feat. Sister V)
Dis a de start and not the finish na go deal it with ace
I like to ride up in the riddim wid de treble and the bass
Not a courtroom could a hold me cause they wouldn't have a case
So don't you hurry don't rush me no in a no haste
Me na go chat dais one fast ca a no race me a race
Cause Sis V de'pon deh mike I beg you keep up the pace
And who a star wid Mr T it's Hannibal, murdock and face
I'm sure you noticed on the mike that I am in the right place
I'm gonna chat it in a style and chat it in a grace
Eat good food drink good you know thats to my taste
Now make sure eat it drink it all off na make none go to waste
And who's aeoberti upon Falcon Crest you know him a chase
Se that the top of the crew Sis V I may seem
See that me deal wid realism get guided by all my dream
Now rasberry ripple as you know it is my favourite ice-cream
So when me step in a de dance in my gear I just gleam
I am the top mile women thats why I'm standing so keen
Don't wa fe hear no pirate chat ca dem no in a my team
Se dat me de pan level vibes so chatting this I'm the queen
Why don't you shake a leg why don't you rock and come in
Don't bother fight in a de dance don't want police an the scene
To sparkle all the polishing you'll have to use Mr Sheen
Incredible Hulk transformation gigantic and green
So when you look in a him face he stares at you really mean
I like to eat up my steak better make sure it lean
Just add some rice add some dumplin but leave out the bean
Me na go to resturant sit down and eat three course meal
Me a chat it verbally don't want it signed stampedor sealed
In a de old avengers starred Steed and Mrs Peel
Who Robbie Box that gambler on the programme Big Deal
This one is live and direct so you know it's for real
I don't respect dais ya system don't expect me to kneel
Cause Jesus Christ worked his miracle many man ham did heal
Ca man dem make out a flesh and robots made our of steel
They might can operate like man unlike man they can't feel
Don't bother mix with no informer cause on you they might squeal
Cas me se when you have a spliff you must kark it
And when you have a dog you must walk it
Cause it might just do a number two upon your carpet
You have to get down on your knee and begin to clean it
Well in a de White House Mr Reagan a sit
And when me go a nasa dema launch rocket
So when a got a needle save myself nine stitch
While Joan Collins she's starring as the super bitch
Now I'm not exactly poor but I'm certainly ain't rich
I'm gonna preach it right don't bother call me hypocrite
Don't want hear Tony Butler me no check fe critic
Ca when I get a curly perm Jahman just use a home kit
And if I'm forced to hear a pirate dash dem down a snake pit
Mak pirina knam dem tear them flesh bit by bit
Cause sister de'pon de mike and I have got nuff lyric
Jim Davidson teasing Plice with his catch phrase nick nich
Upon my wrist I wear a watch how does it go tock tick
And who is starring with Magnum Higgins TC and Rick
Cause Tony labour SDP Jahman dem all make me sick
Because dem na go get my vote ca me no vote for politic
A me a Sister V upon the mike coming through
Se me a top a de chart Jahman and top of the crew
[Chorus:]
Version Girl, what's your name?
Oh you come and you go,
Version Girl, what's your name?
Just like the morning sun.
It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me.
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
Version girl, what's your name?
Don't you know I long to say.
Version Girl, what's your name?
It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
I sit in the sun waiting for you to come along
So my heart will be satisfied
So please let me be your number one
Under the moon, under the stars and under the sun.
[Chorus]
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
[Talking:]
Version girl, whats's you name?
Oh you come ....... etc
oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee
I sit in the sun waiting for you to come along
So my heart will be satisfied
So please let me be your number one
Under the moon, under the stars and under the sun.
[Chorus]
Appeal to the governor of Louisiana
You may get an answer the process is slow
Federal government too much to help him
It's been nearly five years
And they won't let him go
[Chorus:]
Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
What right do we have to say it's not so
Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
What right do we have to say it's not so
Testify under pressure, a racist jury
Government lawyers its all for show
With rows of white faces
False accusations
He's framed up for murder
They won't let him go
[Chorus]
Police gun was planted
No matching bullets
No prints on the handle, no proof to show
But tyler is guilty the white judge has said so
They show him no mercy
They won't let him go
[Chorus]
Appeal to the governor of Louisiana
You may get an answer the process is slow
Federal government too much to help him
It's been nearly five years
And they won't let him go
Are you wondering why
No one talks any more
And all you hear
Is the cry for war
Are you wondering if
There are people who
Hurt inside the same as you
There are grey-faced men always telling me
Things ain't like they used to be
You kids have got no self respect
Wake up old man to your neglect
It's dog eat dog
It's hand to mouth
It's east and west
It's north and south
Just like you drummed it into me
Things ain't like they used to be
I'll tell you why I can't afford
To hang my hopes upon your word
And when I'm done, I'll join the queue
And take my chance, no thanks to you
It's in or out
It's stop and go
It isn't what
It's who you know
I've heard you, now can you hear me
Things ain't like they used to be
Ancient rules for ancient men
But this is now and that was then
Don't lay your heavy hand on me
And sink me in your poison sea
It's us and them
It's me and you
It's guessing games
It's what to do
Exactly like you said to me
Things ain't like they used to be
Are you wondering why
No one talks any more
And all you hear
Is the cry for war
Are you wondering if
There are people who
Hurt inside the same as you
There is no time to sit around and wait
Don't you know the world, it is of love and of hate
We can't go wrong
Because the time has come, the time has come
To be free can't you see
Shup doo doop, shup doo doop doop doo doo doo
Shup doo doop, shup doo doop doop doo doo doo
Don't you know the cheating, killing, backbiting cannot help
Cos' can't you see them problems, it's everyday
They've got to solve themselves
Cos' now is the time, we gotta be strong
We can't go wrong
Because the time has come, the time has come
To be free can't you see
Shup doo doop, shup doo doop doop doo doo doo
Shup doo doop, shup doo doop doop doo doo doo
There is no time to sit around and wait
Don't you know the world, it is of love and of hate
We can't go wrong
Because the time has come, the time has come
To be free can't you see
A misfit who is old before his time
Poverty has turned him to crime
Boredom gives him too much time to think
He pours another drink.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
He wonders why his landscape looks so strange
Burger bars are home on the range
An empty bottle falling from his hand
He doesn't understand.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A cork unlocks the door to other lands
Of battles won and destinies in hand
A half-remembered state of liquid dreams
Where things aren't what they seem.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A naked savage dressed in shirt and jeans
A burning, bitter taste of irony
A prisoner in the land of the free.
A burning, bitter taste of irony
Every breath you take, every move you make
Every bond you break, every step you take
I’ll be watching you
Every single day, every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I’ll be watching you
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
I’ll be watching you
Since you've gone I’ve been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please
Oh, can't you see you belong to me
How my poor heart aches with every step you take
Every move you make, every vow you break
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake
I’ll be watching you
Every breath you take, every move you make
I’ll be watching you
I’ll be watching you
I’ll be watching you
I’ll be watching you
I’ll be watching you
I’ll be watching you
I’ll be watching you
I’ll be watching you
(feat. John Holt)
A smile for every passing car
And when they stop with door ajar
She shrugs and whispers que sera
And turns her thoughts to the pillow
Her face is etched with memories
She finds now joy amid the sleaze
It's hard when you've been paid to please
So she turns her thoughts to the pillow
[Chorus:]
Daylight comes she rests her head
The beauty of an empty bed
She dreams of happy days instead
Of brooding on tomorrow
She swapped her dreams of shining knights
For pushers, bars and money fights
For nameless faces in red light
So she turns her head to the pillow
Those black eyes don't hurt any more
She's heard the jokes and jibes before
She's felt the long arm of the law
So she turns her head to the pillow
[Chorus]
Taking drugs was not for fun
It made her feel like going on
But now she hurts when its all gone
And she turns her head to the pillow
She take a blade and breaks her skin
Sweet life force flows from within
The white clouds in her head grow dim
And she turns her head to the pillow
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps across her head
Pale beauty in a crimson bed
No dreams of happy days ahead
She'll have no more tomorrows
To all the entertainers in the world I man show nuff respect
Nuff respect, cause every entertainer is select
And right ya now me a go show you how to do the king step
(Chorus)
Me a go show you how to do the king step left right,
Me a go show you how to do the king step left right,
As soon as me operator puts the music on the deck
Is pure exciting, educating, fascinating, pirate chanting
Culture preaching, perfect timing lyrics you a go get
The whistlers blow their whistle, big women say "Kiss me neck"
Some bark "Forward", some barl "Rewind" and some shout out "eject"
While the pirates press record pon fe dem pocket size cassettes
The MCs that chat slack fret till dem armpit wet with sweat
Because they know that slackness is a thing I man do not respect
That's why me have to show dem how fe do the King Step Left Right.
(Chorus)
Well before me start to go down in a dais yak subject
Me have to praise you Jab cause you never fail I yet
Even when satan captured me and bring me close to death
You offered me the truth and right and I had to accept
But now me find you Jab me na go keep it secret
That's why the conscious lyrics are my favourite subject
Me chat dem in the blues party, pub, club and discotheque
Me chat dem in the bookie shop while man a put on bet
And also in the gambling house when man ready fe set
And even to bad man who a walk wid dem ratchet
Me chat dem a UB40 Studio in digbeth
And when dem want more culture dem a barl out "Dep, Dep, Dep"
But me tell them, hold on lads you ain't heard nothing yet
"Cause now I'm gonna show ya how to do the King Step" Left Right
(Chorus)
Left right its time to walk in the light of Jab not darkness
Left right who Jab bless no man curse, who jab curse no man bless
Left right eternal life for the man that tries his very best
Left right do bad and you'll go down in the pit that's bottomless
Left right Pato Banton has now come to preach the right
Left right left right me no partial if your black or if your white
Left right well now me know how fe do the king step
Me just can not keep it a secret
So right ya now you a get
THE KING STEP THE KING STEP THE KING STEP
Step 1, we all should know that there's one god and only one
Step 2, Is give him praises for this whole creation
Step 3, Is love your brother man cause you and him is one
Step 4, Is not to make the same mistake as Soloman
Step 5, Is to repent and beg forgiveness for your wrongs
Cause the wroth of Jab is clear to see in Revelation
So make up mind if you want to go to Heaven or Hell
Step 6, Oh yes there's more the King Step carries on
It carries on and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
Step 6, is once you know the truth to pass the message on
And do the King Step daily as you trod upon Jab land
So when the right time comes for Babylon's destruction
You'll be among the few to march towards mount Zion
Left-Right, Left-Right, Left-Right, Left-Right
Trenchtown Jamaica
Gave the Wailers their soun'
Like a steppin' razor
The Brother Tosh 'im come aroun'
Yellow Man and Eek-A-Mouse
Dem a trod 'pon newer groun'
While Scratch and The Scientist
Dem jus' keep on mixin' down.
The mighty General and Eastwood
Draw me out of my seat
The Lone Ranger ride in
To rock me' pon me feet
The dreaded Flabba Holt and Style Scott
Start fe put down a radical beat
Wid Mistra Isaacs
Puttin' melodies so sweet.
[Ad lib]
[Refrain:]
Reggae music is
The key to ny heart
Reggae music is
My stop and start
From dusk to dawn
Tomorrow I'll be coming home
I hope to find you all alone
With open arms to greet me at the door.
You cried as I was led away
It seems like only yesterday
But after all these years I can't be sure
[Chorus:]
While I've been dreaming dreams of you
Not knowing what your going through
I prayed that you'd remember me
But I know life goes on you see
I broke your heart the day I broke the law
The man you know don't hurt no more
My tears were shed behind locked door
I've told myself your gone ten thousand times.
Still when it got to much too bear
I'd run my fingers through your hair
Your kissing lips were always on my mind.
[Chorus]
So yesterday they set me free
They gave me back my liberty
They gave me something else I can't ignore,
The chance to go back where I'm from
The chance to even call upon
My friends but they don't live here anymore...
(ali)
Show me a girl peace and harmony in her heart
When things go wrong there will be no falling apart
One who understands
That things aren’t always gonna go right and
I’ll show you a man who can show you the light
(pamela)
Show me a boy when the burden’s on his shoulders
As time goes on seems to only make him bolder
Then I met you
Something that I can’t explain
This feeling that I get is like I’m going insane
It’s that look in your eyes that say you love me
And all the silly things that you do
Those feelings I get from the stars above me
Tells me you’re for me
And I’m the one for you
Hey I thank you baby
I thank you baby
I thank you
(ali)
Show me a girl that can me feel better
With a kiss sealed inside a perfumed letter
One who understands
When the tour is six months long
And waiting with open arms ’cos it’s been too long
(pamela)
Show me a boy whose loving that I’m missing
Who can be there when I need someone to listen
One who keeps in mind that I should never be alone
Because I’ll be there even if it’s by telephone
It’s that look in your eyes that say you love me
And all the silly things that you do
Those feelings I get when ever you’re near me
Tells me you’re for me
And I’m the one for you
Yeah I thank you baby
I thank you baby
Yeah I thank you baby
Yeah I thank you baby
I thank you
Tears from my eyes keep on falling
cause you are leaving, leaving with another
Things that we've done together
I'll always remember though you're with another, baby.
Tears from my eyes keep on falling
cause you are leaving, leaving with another
Things that we've done together
I'll always remember though you're with another, baby.
I've done everything one man can do, girl
Said every word one man can say
The thing that we had has gone astray, girl
I'm missing you from day to day.
Tears from my eyes keep on falling
cause you are leaving, leaving with another
Things that we've done together
I'll always remember though you're with another, baby.
I've done everything one man can do, girl
Said every word one man can say
The thing that we had has gone astray, girl
I'm missing you from day to day.
Tears from my eyes keep on falling
cause you are leaving, leaving with another
Things that we've done together
I'll always remember though you're with another, baby.
Tears from my eyes keep on falling
cause you are leaving, leaving with another
Things that we've done together
I'll always remember though you're with another, baby.
Tears from my eyes keep on falling
cause you are leaving, leaving with another
Things that we've done together
I'll always remember though you're with another, baby.
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home
I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
If you get there before I do
Coming for to carry me home
Tell all my friends I'm coming too
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
I've got to find sweet cherry
She's gone away from home
I've got to find sweet cherry
She's left me all alone
Cherry, Cherry,
Don't go and leave me alone
Don't go and leave me alone
My thoughts are always with you
The emptiness leaves me blue
If you should ever desert me
Then life deserts me too
Cherry, Cherry,
Don't go and leave me alone
Don't go and leave me alone
When we were together, downtown
We would do things together, downtown
The first place I met you, downtown
There we could always be.
Cherry, Cherry,
Don't go and leave me alone
Don't go and leave me alone
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
My life here on earth would be useless can't you see
If I didn't have you to stick by me
I love you darling and that's no lie
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
When you cry I cry too
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
Friends may try to hurt us
Scandalise our name
But no one (no-one) can tear us apart
You have a place in my heart
I love you darling and that's no lie
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
Remember my heart and love belongs to you
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
When you cry I'll cry too
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
Friends may try to hurt us
Scandalise our name
But no one (no-one) can tear us apart
You have a place in my heart
I love you darling and that's no lie
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
Remember my heart and love belongs to you
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
When you cry I'll cry too
Stick by me and I'll stick by you
Open up your eyes take a look at me
Get the picture fixed in your memory
I am driven by the rythm like a beat of a heart
And I wont stop untill I start
To stand out
To stand out
Some people settle for the typical things
Living all their lives waiting in the wings
It ain't a question of IF just'a matter of time
Before I move to the front of the line
And once your watching every move that I make
You gotta belive that I got what it takes
(chorus)
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if i gotta shout out loud
'Till mine is the only face you'll see
Gonna stand out
TILL YOU NOTICE ME
If the sticky wheels always getting the grease
I am totally devoted to disturbing the peace
And I'll do it all again when I get it done
Untill I become your number ONE
No method to the madness and no means of escape
Gonna break every rule and bend them all out'a shape
It ain't a question of HOW just a matter of when
You get the message that I'm trying to send
I'm under a spell I'm in over my head
And you know I'm going all of the way to the end
(chorus)
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Till mine is the only face you'll see
Gonna stand out
'Till you notice me *yeah*
*If i could make you stop
and take a look at me instead of just walking on*
*There's nothing that I wouldn't do
if it was getting you to notice I'm alive*
ALL I NEED IF HALF A CHANCE
A SECOND THOUGHT
A SECOND GLANCE
to prove, I got whatever it takes
ITS A PIECE OF CAKE
(chorus)
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Till mine is the only face you'll see
Gonna Stand out
Stand out *yeah*
Stand out *yeah yeah yeah yeah*
Stand out *mmmm*
'Till mine is the only face you'll see
Gonna stand out
TILL YOU NOTICE ME
Many a girl has caught my eye,
Many a girl and that ain't no lie.
But girl to me, you top them all,
So beautiful with no effort at all.
[Chorus:]
Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes,
sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes.
Girl in you eyes I see the stars,
Warm as the sun, in spring you are,
A certain delight I feel in your touch,
And when you smile I love it so much.
[Chorus]
Gentle to me and so very kind,
Never saying no, you're good for my mind.
You ask me why your so special to me,
Look in these eyes girl, and then you will see.
[Chorus]
Please don't say sorry
Presuming a respect for what you say
If in your heart you mean it
Then you'll understand me feeling
You must prove it; sign the cheque without delay
Most humbly yours, four hundred years back pay
[Chorus:]
I'm not begging charity
Don't confuse the things I say
Give me what belongs to me
Give me what belongs to me
Just don't say sorry
As if that can excuse this tyranny
No value in your talking
Money speaks and bullshit's walking
Round in circles re-inventing history
Trying to erase our memory
[Chorus]
If you say sorry
Can I assume you've realised the shame
The seeds of your oppression
Fall and ripen with aggression
You can't hold us any longer with your chains
Time to compensate us for our claims
Don't bother wi' no sorry
Don't bother wi' delay
A four hundred years
Is not just the other day
I'm not begging charity
Don't confuse up your mind
Payment overdue
Fe a long long time
You come a we gate
No bother hesitate
You tek away we tings
Like a damn pirate
I know I stand in line, until you think you have the time
To spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there’s a chance
You won’t be leaving with me
And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place
And have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: 'i love you'
I can see it in your eyes, that you despise the same old lies
You heard the night before
And though it’s just a line to you, for me it’s true
It never seemed so right before
I practice every day to find some clever lines to say
To make the meaning come through
But then I think I’ll wait until the evening gets late
And I’m alone with you
The time is right your perfume fills my head, the stars get red
And oh the night’s so blue
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: 'i love you'
('i love you, I love you,...')
I said, there must be something more than this
Green environmentalist
Back street agriculturist
Scientific herbalist
Herbalistic socialist
T.H.C dialysis
Grow your own psychiatrist
Smoking self-analysis
Said there must be something more than this
There must be something we a miss
Less is more so more or less
When there's nothing going on
Innocence is happiness
You ain't not doing nothing wrong
Said, there must be something more than this
Anti-vivisectionist
Freedom fighting activist
Headline making terrorist
Religious fundamentalist
Money lending capitalist
Bible bashing moralist
Revolution catalyst
Said there must be something more than this
There must be something we a miss
Less is more so more or less
When theres nothing going on
Innocence is happiness
You ain't not doing nothing wrong
Seven on a Monday morning.
And it's a sunny day.
It's just too hot to be working
But you've got to pay your way.
[Chorus:]
So here I am sitting at the bus stop
Wishing I was somewhere else
Where I didn't have to work my rocks off
Wishing I could please myself.
Ten hours a day I'm grafting
Under the bosses eye,
Earn just enough to keep going,
Making cars I'll never buy.
[Chorus]
Five days a week I'm giving,
My time is clocking on.
Just two days left for living,
Wondering where my life has gone.
[Chorus]
It's so destructive
Counter productive
How we gonna make it
When we do not know where love lives [2x]
I'm not seeing what you're saying
All the games that you are playing
Look like tactics for delaying
While we're on our knees and praying
Making and breaking
Sitting and debating
The art of speculating
Then accumulating
I'm not buying what you're selling
All your shouting and a yelling
And the lies that you are telling
Don't strike me as compelling
Picking and choosing
Winning and losing
Cutting and bruising
Using and abusing
I'm not taking what you're giving
The elections you are rigging
From your penthouse living
The deals that you are fixing
Creeping and crawling
Running and falling
Stopping and stalling
Crying and bawling
Singer man sing me a song [3x]
Do you want soul? [3x]
I hear you singing - sing a morning [3x]
Do you really want soul? [3x]
Singer man sing me a song [3x]
Do you really want soul? [3x]
I hear you singing - sing a morning
[Intro: Lady Saw Rap]
Since I met you lady
My whole life has changed
Since I met you lady
My whole life has changed
And everybody tells me
That I am not the same
I don't need nobody
To tell my troubles to
I don't need nobody
To tell my troubles to
Since I met you baby
All I need is you
[Lady Saw Rap]
Since I met you lady
I'm a happy man
Since I met you lady
I'm a happy man
I'm going to try and please you
In everyway I can
[Lady Saw Rap]
Hold it down Rudie enough is enough
Kill it with kindness, kill it with love
No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves
Kill them with kindness kill them with love.
Fill them with feeling straight from the heart
Dealing with healing will set you apart
Respecting their meaning; releasing the dove
Will chill them with kindness; instil them with love
Don't lose it Rudie get high on the buzz
Remember how kindness, could fill you with love
The sun could be shining with blue skies above.
In love with the kindness, so kind of in love.
Believing in nothing is hard to believe
Discovering something is hard to achieve
A change must be coming the times right because
We're in need of some kindness and needing some love
[Chorus:]
Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer me this
Who owns the chains that bind your wrists
Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer again
Riddle me who built the machine
That washed your brain
Like parents did before them
Your parents did the same
They said do your best, you must pass the test
You must learn to play the game
They scrimped and saved and suffered
To send you off to school
But if they'd had the cash
They could've brought the class
And a different set of rules
[Chorus]
They taught a simple system
Why they had and you had not
They said know your place, you can't win the race
Life's an auction you're the lot
If you'd ever thought to question
They would never answer you why
When they buy your sweat, you are in their debt
And they own you till you die
[Chorus]
You took hook line and sinker
Everything they fed
Worked day and night, for most your life
To earn their daily bread
Now your old and weary
And you lay you down to sleep
With body worn and spirit torn
What's left is yours to keep
[Instrumental]
I’m a one woman man after all these years
I’ve sailed with the tide and I’ve seen your tears
New port in a storm, I’ve made it my home
In the arms that I wanted when I was alone
And when the moon was dark I would dream of when
Into the night, until another day
Oh, when the sun comes up I just wanna see
The woman that I love lying next to me
I’m a one woman man, I gotta say
You know that it hasn’t always been this way
But that’s all changed, I can see it at last
I’ve waved goodbye to my chequered past
And when the moon was dark I would dream of when
Into the night, until another day
Oh, when the sun comes up I just wanna see
The woman that I love lying next to me
I’m a one woman man and that’s no lie
I got no use for no ……….
Ain’t got no time, cos time can fly
And I’m not withered and I can’t get high
And when the moon was dark I would dream of when
Into the night, until another day
Oh, when the sun comes up I just wanna see
When I'm with you I'm valuable
Original and fashionable
I'm totally formidable
When I'm with you
When you're with me invincible
I'm bullet-proof unsinkable
A one off individual
That's why you're with me
When I caught you unmissable
So loveable and kissable
Completely irresistable
That's why I caught you
Without you I am miserable
Unconfortable in principle
I think that we're inseperable
I'm nothing without you
Now you got me reliable
Flexible and pliable
You see its undeniable
That's where you got me
I'm nothing without you
A man without a goal
The last one waiting
I don’t know how many stars there are
Up in the heavenly sky
I only know my heaven is here on earth
Each time you look into my eyes
You’re all I need to get by
No-one else can make me cry
The way you do baby
My beautiful bird, you have flown away
I held you too tight, I can see
You’re all I need to get by
No-one else can make me cry
The way you do baby
You are the book that I’m reading, babe
You are the song that I sing
You are the four seasons of my life
But maybe tomorrow you’ll change your mind, girl
Maybe tomorrow you’ll come back to my arms, girl
You’re all I need to get by
No-one else can make me cry
The way you do baby
You are the book that I’m reading, babe
You are the song that I sing
You are the four seasons of my life
But maybe tomorrow you’ll change your mind, girl
Maybe tomorrow you’ll come back to my arms, girl
Maybe tomorrow you’ll change your mind, girl
Love Is all is alright
But you left it a little to late
Love is all is alright
But you've got to find a little more hate.
Take the man in the white cloak
A pointed mask to hide his face
Murders in the name of religion
If you're not the right colour or race.
Take the man in the black cloak
He's holding justice in his hands,
Lets the man in the white cloak go,
Calls it the law of the land.
[Chorus]
Take the man in the brown shirt
A burning hatred in his eyes
Fired by ignorant reaction,
Fanned by political lies
Take the man in the blue cap
His back's against the wall
Links arms with the man in the brown shirt
He's trying to break his own fall.
Blame it all on me, you did nothing wrong
I was running free but it took so long
So long in fact that I
Can't remember why
I couldn't say goodbye
If you ask yourself, did I think of you
Oh so many times if you only knew
Knew how you made me feel
In dreams your kiss I'd steal
When nothing else was real
Far away from home everythings so clear
(Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger)
You know that it would be untrue
You know that it would be lie
If i was to say to you
Girl we couldn't get much higher
The time to hesitate is true
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love becomes a funeral fire
The time to hesitate is true
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love becomes a funeral fire
[Chorus:]
Come on baby light my fire
Come on baby light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is true
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love becomes a funeral fire
[Chorus]
You know that it would be untrue
You know that it would be a lie
If i was to say to you
Girl we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
Let me know, what I got to do
Make it so, I can get it through to you
Blow by blow accounts in black and blue
Make it so, let it go, make it so...
Any other time we would welcome you
Right now there's something else we got to do
We commiserate but were running late
Hurry up and wait.
[Chorus]
Have we met before, can't remember you
Now tell us what it is you wanted us to do
Book a future date to negotiate
Hurry up and wait.
[Chorus]
The problem is fundamentally
Over the horizon where we can't see
We can't relate so we segregate
Hurry up and wait.
Legalise it, yeah, yeah,
Don't criticise it
Legalise it, yeah, yeah,
And I will advertise it
Some of them call it tambi
Some of them call it deh weed
Some call it marijuana
Some of them call it ganja
Every man got to legalise it, yeah, yeah,
Don't criticise it
Legalise it, yeah, yeah,
And I will advertise it
Singers smoke it
And players of instruments too
Legalise it, yeah, yeah
That's the best thing you can do
Doctors smoke it, nurses smoke it
Judges smoke it, even the lawyer to
So youve got to legalise it, yeah, yeah
Don't criticise it
Legalise it, yeah, yeah,
And I will advertise it
Politicians smoke it, and their children too
Policeman smoke it, when them a steal it from you
Weve got to legalise it, yeah, yeah
Don't criticise it
Legalise it, yeah, yeah,
I know, and you know it true that
this love is really really true and
I know, and you know it true that
this love is really really true and
I want tell your friends, no other kinda way
There's one thing you should know, you are just another girl
Just another girl, that's what you are
You are just another girl, bigger eyes but you are not that small
I love you but remember that you are just another girl, girl.eh..irl
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [4x]
I know, and you know it true that
this love is really really true and
I know, and you know it true that
this love is really really true and
I want tell your friends, no other kinda way
There's one thing you should know, your just another girl
Just another girl, that's what you are
You are just another girl, bigger eyes but you are not that small
I love you but remember that your just another girl, girl.eh..irl
I know, and you know it true that
this love is really really true and
I know, and you know it true that
this love is really really true and
I want tell your friends, no other kinda way
There's one thing you should know, your just another girl
Just another girl, that's what you are
You are just another girl, bigger eyes but you are not that small
I love you but remember that your just another girl, girl.eh..irl
Just another girl, that's what you are
You are just another girl, bigger eyes but you are not that small
I love you but remember that your just another girl, girl.eh..irl
oh oh.... oh [until end]
When we were together
Those were the happiest time in all my life
Now were separated I don`t know what I will do
`cause I can`t ever love another
No matter how hard I try
`cause I know. it`s impossible
Where ever you may be
I hope you`ll hear my song
Then maybe you`ll realise
My love that you were wrong
`cause I can`t ever love another
No matter how hard I try
`cause I know. it`s impossible
The sunset outside my window
Has lost all it`s glow
The rose in the garden
I can take the pressure hereI don’t walk the streets in fearI’m taller than I was last year’cause I’ve got mineWhat ya want? I’ve got mine!What ya want? I’ve got mine!No-one is gonna take from meFrame me or my family’cause if they do it’s plain to seeThat they’ll get wasteWhat ya want? I’ve got mine!What ya want? I’ve got mine!So if you want the same as meA feeling of securityThen I’ve got something you should seeYou can get oneWhat ya want? I’ve got mine!What ya want? I’ve got mine!What ya want? I’ve got mine!(repeat ’till end)
Drop on by when the sun goes down
We can talk or just hang around
Shoot the breeze, tell me what you found
On your search for some common ground
Think of me when the moon is high
Counting stars in the clear night sky
Think of me when the moon is blue
Sitting here just thinking of you
I've been here and I've been there
It's the same most everywhere
We're all trying to get away
Live to fight another day
In my dreams I will follow you
Any place that you want me to
Tomorrow waits on the other side
Patiently for the sun to rise
Don't go now can't you stay a while
Light my night with your loving smile
Once you were gone but now your home
I couldn't bear being all alone
I've been here and I've been there
It's the same most everywhere
I've been here and I've been there
It's the same most everywhere
We're all trying to get away
[Instrumental]
[Instrumental]
The sun is fading away
That's the end of the day
As the June light turns to moonlight
I'll be on my way
Just one kiss & I'll go
Don't hide the tears that don't show
As the June light turns to moonlight
I'll be on my way
To where the winds don't blow
And golden rivers flow
This way I will go
They were right, I was wrong
True love didn't last long
As the June light turns to moonlight
I'll be on my way
To where the winds don't blow
And golden rivers flow
This way I will go
They were right, I was wrong
True love didn't last long
As the June light turns to moonlight
I'll be on my way.
I didn't mean to be so late
It's just that I got talking
I had a drink with a couple of mates
Missed my bus and wound up walking
I tried to call and let you know
It was busy and I couldn't get through
I didn't want to let you down
I know how much it hurts you
I don't know what came over me
It must have slipped my mind
I'll try and make it up to you
Let's leave the past behind
I promise that I'll do my best
To mend my wicked ways
And don't believe the things you hear
Don't listen to what they say
[Chorus:]
I would do for you
All you'd have me do
All you have to do
Is ask me to
All you have to do
Is tell me when
And I'll come running back again
If there's something wrong then let me know
Don't bottle things inside
Your pretty eyes can melt my heart
Your sadness they can't hide
Please try and give me one more chance
To set the record straight
Meet me here tomorrow night
And I promise I won't be late
There are murders that we must account for
Bloody deeds have been done in my name
Criminal acts we must pay for
And our children will shoulder the blame
I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame [Repeat]
As a nation we're following blindly
No-one stops to question why
Our money's supporting an army
And a boy in Soweto dies
I'm a British subject, not proud of it
While I carry the burden of shame [Repeat]
Must we go on ignoring forever
The cries of an African son
There's a soldier's hand on the trigger
But it's we who are pointing the gun
I'm a British subject, not proud of it
I knew you before you knew
Who you wanted to be
Now I see the new you
She's a perfect stranger to me
Loves unkind, for I find
If only saw, the best of you
But my mind, not so blind
Showed my heart the rest of you
Scheming lies and alibis
That butter wouldn't melt disguise
With happy ever after eyes
That made a fool of me
I knew you before you knew
Who you wanted to be
Now I see the new you
She's a perfect stranger to me
She's a perfect stranger to me
Love is cruel It makes a fool
Of one who thought we had it all
All bridges burned, the lesson learned
You never really loved at all
Now you're gone, I'm on my own
Don't come around, don't even phone
Please leave a happy man alone
And we can both be free
I knew you before you knew
Who you wanted to be
Now I see the new you
She's a perfect stranger to me
Hey, you, hurry come up
See how fast you come down
You run up your mouth
You run out of luck
You're running out of town
Hurry come up now you're all alone
You had to kick dirt on your stepping stone
You lost your way across the land
Foundations crumble built on shifting sand
[Chorus]
Hurry come up in the blink of an eye
You crowned yourself king of the castle high
You'll never get to heaven if you tell a lie
There's a hole in your bucket and your well's run dry
[Chorus]
Hurry come up we've got nothing to say
We sit back and watch you give yourself away
Where's all the power now they've pulled the plug
You're up to your neck in the hole you dug
[Chorus]
Hurry come up your edges are rough
We need a little love ain't life tough enough
There's no coming back your ticket's one way
Your journey don't start till judgement day
[Chorus]
Hurry come up just a fast as you can
Time's running out for your master plan
Cards on the table enough is enough
They hold the aces now they call your bluff
[Chorus]
Hurry come up when you turn off the light
How do you sleep in your bed at night
It's all a bad dream but no-one can hear
You only have yourself to fear
I was born with so much love I burst each time the sun rises
I reserved the hurt I feel to make happy suprises
In my heaven here on earth I found my paradise
All the laughter in my heart I credit to your smile
Happiness is seeing all the stars in your eyes
Happiness is knowing you are loved
I berode the fears I had and sorted them all out
Took a love offered me and pushed away the dark
In my heaven here on earth I found my paradise
What a satisfying feeling reaching for the skies
Happiness is seeing all the stars in your eyes
Happiness is knowing you are loved
(instrumental break)
Oh oh oh, in my heaven here on earth I found my paradise
What a satisfying feeling reaching for the skies
Happiness is seeing all the stars in your eyes
Happiness is knowing you are loved
I berode the fears I had and sorted them all out
Took a love offered me and pushed away the dark
In my heaven here on earth I found my paradise
What a satisfying feeling reaching for the skies
Happiness is seeing all the stars in your eyes
My happiness is knowing you are loved
(instrumental part until end)
Holidays are comin'
The kids are getting fat
Put another penny in the corporation hat
There's computer consolation now
For every boy and girl
Coz the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world
Sony in the nursery, no need to turn the page
The cartoon generation are soon to come of age
Virtual relationships untouched by human hands
Laying their foundation in the ever shifting sand
If politics is just for fools, equality a dream
Then you'd better wear protection so you never hear them scream
Animated babysitters always there to play
Will keep the undesirables a million miles away
Everything is changing but the song remains the same
I gotta tell someone,can anyone hear me
The girl of my dreams told me that she loves me
She whispered & I was consumed so completely
Lost in the love that I feel whenever she's near me
She's got me wishing for something that's missing
Staring at stars getting high on her kissing
Now I got my girl, my girl got me
We're making plans for a family
CHORUS
Together we'll stay come what may
Nothing come between us or get in our way
This is for real the really big deal
At last we've found someone who knows how we feel
CHORUS
She took me out walking, I should not be talking
Whispered in my ear but I'm telling you nothing
If I were you, you know what I'd do
Get one of your own so you can whisper too
Multi-million dollar
Exploration into space
While in the name of progress
This planet's laid to waste
Nation takes on nation
And is stepping up the pace
And someone's got his finger
On the button.
[Chorus:]
Forget the cost
We've got to choose
We're running in a race
That we can only lose.
Rich is rich and poor is poor
And never the twain shall meet
East is east and west is west
And only one shall eat
The microchip has come of age
And man is obsolete
And someone's got his finger
(Chorus)
Hey Folitician, me seh hey folitician
Me seh hey folitician
Mek you go long so.
Hey folitician, me seh hey folitician
Me seh hey folitician
Mek you go long so.
You come chatty chatty chatty run up you' mouth; (Repeat)
One man, one vote you hear from the shout. (Repeat)
You full of pure promise but you tell damn' lies; (Repeat)
You make a mistake And then somebody dies. (Repeat)
Hey folitician, me seh hey folitician
Me seh hey folitician
What you doin 'bout the slums?
You sit around all day, jus' a twiddle your thumbs;
You have a strange expression
Mek you look like you' dumb. (Repeat)
You worry everybody 'til you put them in a box. (Repeat)
Dub freak gone
Gone go check him record shop,
Gone go check him record stock.
Him climb upon the box
Him said him got to reach the top;
Him climb upon the shelf
Him seh you take care yourself.
Him dance upon the floor
Him said a music galore. (Repeat)
Dub freak, dub freak
Deh 'pon the go;
Say you never know
Because I told you so.
Sippa, sippa, sippa, sippa, lightning crash; (Repeat)
Drummer 'pon him drum, him jus' a play mish-mash. (Repeat)
Keyboards in the middle jus'a jump and twiddle. (Repeat)
Rhythm over here an' me seh rhythm over there;
Don't stop and stare because the rhythm gone clear.
Dub freak, dub freak, in a dub freak style
Dub freak, dub freak, still a running wild.
Him start from the bottom 'til him reach up the top
Him keep on rocking and him never stop.
Wow and flutter, music jus'
a run like butter. (repeat)
Dub a slip an' slide
Dub a slip an' slide
Dub a slip an' slide,
He can't find nowhere to hide.
You shoot me down in flames
you put me down a lot
I'm giving you my heart
go on
take it.
Please be careful not to break it
just remember:
It's the only one I've got
it's the only one I've got.
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
don't break my heart.
You make me laugh a lot and buy me silly things.
And I'd rather be with you than anyone else.
But if you make me mad
but if you make me mad
You'll wish that you had not
you'll wish that you had not.
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
don't break my heart.
Where are the roses and whispered sighs?
Where are the compliments and dreaming eyes?
It doesn't matter you see
I know you love me;
Real basic love never dies.
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
don't break my heart.
Where are the roses and whispered sighs? . . .
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
don't break my heart
In a little while
I'll be on my way
Got no words to express
What I need to say
[Chorus:]
Every time I think about the first time
We said hello
You know when you know
You never let go
It's just not my style
Something I can't do
After all this time
I'm scared of losing you
[Chorus]
Is there anything
You could let me know
Surely you could find me
A reason not to go
[Chorus]
After everything
We've been going through
I'm so up and down
So dizzy and blue
[Chorus]
Let me one more time
Look into your eyes
I remember when
(feat. Jackie Robinson)
Don't do the crime,
If you can't do the time
It's said that it just don't pay.
But what good's working hard
When all they give you is your cards
And you know there's not much you can say.
So you take what they give
You've no money to live
And your family don't understand.
After all these years
They will end up in tears
With a mountain of bills in their hands.
Now your lesson is learned
There's nowhere to turn
And it's no use pleading for help.
When you're left on the heap
There is nothing to keep you
From going and helping yourself
The dilemma you've found
Is you're morally bound
Now your moral code needs a review
So what do you care
You know life isn't fair
And for years they've been stealing from you.
You shoot me down in flames
you put me down a lot
I'm giving you my heart
go on
take it.
Please be careful not to break it
just remember:
It's the only one I've got
it's the only one I've got.
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
don't break my heart.
You make me laugh a lot and buy me silly things.
And I'd rather be with you than anyone else.
But if you make me mad
but if you make me mad
You'll wish that you had not
you'll wish that you had not.
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
don't break my heart.
Where are the roses and whispered sighs?
Where are the compliments and dreaming eyes?
It doesn't matter you see
I know you love me;
Real basic love never dies.
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
don't break my heart.
Where are the roses and whispered sighs? . . .
Don't break my heart - don't break my heart -
[Chorus:]
Cover up
With loving protection
Guard your love
In every direction
Don't give up
For fear of rejection
Stand your ground and voice an objection
[Verse 1:]
Run away my sister and brother
Be afraid of love when the lover
Tries to read the book by the cover
Wrapped up in the arms of another
[Chorus]
Cover up prolonging the yearning
Just ahead the fires are burning
Swim for shore the tides are now turning
Love the ones you love with your learning
[Chorus]
Look ahead the futures depending
On the brave to now start defending
Tell the world the message you're sending
We don't need an unhappy ending
[Chorus]
Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
Got to be safe if you want to be free
To sit in the shade of the family tree
Come back darling, give me another try
I’ll make you satisfied
Come back darling, give me another try
I’ll make you satisfied
Don't you know I need you badly
And I’ll give my poor heart gladly
I need your love like roses need the rain
Don't let me cry in pain
Come back, darling, give me another try
I’ll make you satisfied
Come back, darling, give me another try
I’ll make you satisfied
Can't you see the love still burning
Please return, relieve my yearning
A day without you is like a year of emptiness
Please return and bring me happiness
Come back, darling, give me another try
I’ll make you satisfied
Come back, darling, give me another try
I’ll make you satisfied
Come back, darling, give me another try
I’ll make you satisfied
Come back, darling, give me another try
(feat. Toots Hibbert)
A woman came and said to me
She'd seen a lady sell her baby
For ten or twenty dollars maybe
And everybody thinks she's crazy
They're too blind to see
She never failed to call attention
To the things we never mention
Real horror, daily, courtesy of your TV
C'est La Vie
[Chorus:]
A woman came and said to me
Now listen very carefully
There's brother killing brother
People living on their knees
Biting sugar coated bullets
For the pain of this disease
C'est La Vie
A woman came and said to me
She had a husband on an island
Found his body on a wasteland
Soldiers came and took him
Just to torture her you see
All alone she mourned her lover
Crossed the sea to find a brother
Maybe he could help her get her baby back for free
C'est La Vie
[Chorus]
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I'm running away
I've got to get home
I'm lost in a crowd
But I'm still on my own
I'm looking ahead
So I'm staying behind
I'm not being cruel
I'm just being kind
I close my eyes
It's no surprise
I'm always there
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I'm trying to lay low
But I keep getting high
My feet on the ground
Got my head in the sky
My eye on the future
That's stuck in the past
I find I can't lose
When I aim to come last
I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here
I'm right on the ball
But I'm missing the mark
I burn in the sun
I'm scared of the dark
Got an ivory tower
With a bird's eye view
Got plenty of time
But nothing to do
The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I'm running away
I've got to get home
I'm lost in a crowd
But I'm still on my own
I'm looking ahead
So I'm staying behind
I'm not being cruel
I'm just being kind
I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here
The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I close my eyes
It's no surprise
I'm always there
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here
The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I'm your key to set you free
You can come to me anytime for cover
Don't play shy, let me try
It's you I really want & not another.
CHORUS
Baby, don't you fight
Or get your little self uptight, you know
Baby after tonight.
You're alive but they could die
Won't you swim to me a little bit closer
I can read what you mean
It's you oh baby you, I'm looking after
CHORUS
Baby, baby I said, I need your love
Baby, baby you're the one I'm dreaming of
Baby, baby I said, I need your love
Baby, baby you're the one I'm dreaming of
CHORUS
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY STARS THERE ARE
UP IN THE HEAVENLY SKY
I ONLY KNOW MY HEAVEN IS HERE ON EARTH
EACH TIME YOU LOOK INTO MY EYES
YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
NO-ONE ELSE COULD MAKE ME CRY
THE WAY YOU DO BABY
MY BEAUTIFUL BIRD YOU HAVE FLOWN AWAY
I HELD YOU TO TIGHT I CAN SEE
YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
NO-ONE ELSE COULD MAKE ME CRY
THE WAY YOU DO BABY
(instrumental break)
YOU ARE THE BOOK THAT I'M READING BABE
YOU ARE THE SONG THAT I SING
YOU ARE THE FOUR SEASONS OF MY LIFE
BUT MAYBE TOMORROW YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND GIRL
MAYBE TOMORROW YOU'LL COME BACK TO MY ARMS GIRL
YOU'RE ALL I NEED TO GET BY
NO-ONE ELSE COULD MAKE ME CRY
THE WAY YOU DO BABY
YOU ARE THE BOOK THAT I'M READING BABE
YOU ARE THE SONG THAT I SING
YOU ARE THE FOUR SEASONS OF MY LIFE
BUT MAYBE TOMORROW YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND GIRL
MAYBE TOMORROW YOU'LL COME BACK TO MY ARMS GIRL
MAYBE TOMORROW YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND GIRL
MAYBE TOMORROW YOU'LL COME BACK TO MY ARMS GIRL
(Astro......................)
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Mi rock it in the morning and the afternoon
and anything mi chat mi have a different tune
mi never......................................
and some man say i .......... too soon
mi clock in de morning and me clock out at night
for that little money they got no right
when mi see me wage packet mi get a fright
when mi see me wage packet mi get a fright
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
As i was walking down the street
guess who i should meet a guy i used to know from ...................................
i asked him how he's doing he said he's doing fine
then he asked me for a fiver and i told him nine nine
now nine in german it means no....................
i left my job in that damn factory after all this time i found its not for me
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
The gaffor he will tell you that mi come to work late
but what can you expect if you have the blues late
The gaffor he will tell you that im work shy
now you listen to me no thats a lie
i asked him what he wanted he told me overtime
i thought about the fiver and i told him nine nine
so i left my job in that damn factory after all this time i find its not for me
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Anything mi chat it come
Right from mi heart it come
Crying over you in the morning
Crying over you in the evening
Crying over you, don't know what to do
You make me feel ashamed, people say
It's all in the game, woman please let me explain
Then I know you will be mine
Everyday I pray
To have you and to hold
Now that you are here by my side
I really, really don't want to cry, cry
Crying over you in the morning
Crying over you in the evening
Crying over you, don't know what to do
You make me feel ashamed, people say
It's all in the game, woman please let me explain
Then I know you will be mine
And I will stop crying, crying over you
And I will stop sighing, sighing, don't know what to do
Dying, dying, every day
He used to think that it was neat
When he hung out on the street
Now that it's his daily beat, he's not so sure
Cause he's come to depend
On a street with a dead end
And he'll sell you his best friend, so he can score
Boys and girls come out to play
The junk mans on the streets to say
He'll make your dreams feel real today
And steal your minds tomorrow
Now his thoughts don't seem so clear
His whole life is filled with fear
His habit cost him dear in every way
His girl can't take the heat
But his friends all cross the street
Still the needle keeps him sweet
If he can pay for one more day
His bones have got no meat
He's unsteady on his feet
And he doesn't get to eat, not every day
What started out for kicks
Has become a daily fix
And his girlfriend's turning tricks to pay his way
Boys and girls come out to play
The junk man's on the streets to say
He'll make your dreams feel real today
Did I ever say how I feel about you
A thing I never found that easy to do
The things that you do don't need to be heard
You know your actions, baby, speak louder than words
I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I’ll fill you up
We'll drink it down til the sun comes up
I'm heading home, like a steaming train
Foot to the floor in the driving rain
My head is aching and my mouth is dry
I’ve got a thirst that only you can satisfy
I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I’ll fill you up
We'll drink it down til the sun comes up
I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I’ll fill you up
We'll drink it down til the sun comes up
I'm heading home, like a steaming train
Foot to the floor in the driving rain
My head is aching and my mouth is dry
I’ve got a thirst that only you can satisfy
I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I’ll fill you up
We'll drink it down til the sun comes up
I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I’ll fill you up
We'll drink it down til the sun comes up
I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I’ll fill you up
We'll drink it down til the sun comes up
I've got the bottle, bring me your cup
Pop the cork and try a sup
And when you're empty, I’ll fill you up
Blood, blood, blood; blood and fireBlood, blood, blood; blood and fireThere is no more water to out the fireThere is no more water to out the fireLet it burn, let it burnLet it burn, burn burnBlood, blood, blood; blood and fireBlood, blood, blood; blood and fireJudgement has come and mercy has gone (mercy come and gone)Ooh, weak hearts shall lick up and spit up (weakheart must get lick up)Judgement has come and mercy has gone (judgement time is here)Ooh, weak hearts shall lick up and spit up (weakheart must get sick up)Let it burn, let it burnLet it burn, burn burn (mercy gone)Blood, blood, blood; blood and fireRasta hail!Blessed is the weed, the healing of all nations in every corner of the earthBlessed are the fields of sensimillia that enlighten and erich our soulBlood and fire mek it burn bredrenAll weak hearts shall lick up and spit upAnd all righteous shall standHail, rasta hail and wail (rastafari)Hail rasta don’t quail (we not quail)Let it burn, burn burnLet it burn, burn burn
It's a long long way from here
Don't you worry yourself my dear
It's a long long way from here
Drought and famine in TV land
Read the sunday papers credit card ina your hand
Sing your song of freedom just to ease your troubled mind
And save your guilty pennies for the ones you leave behind
The burden that you carry from the cradle to the grave
Is like a badge of honour that you wear upon your sleeve
You make your contribution and you shed a little tear
And stage your celebration just to show how much you care
You obscure your stolen power with hypocrisy and lies
Your talk of understanding is a wafer thin disguise
You glorify my image but deny me flesh and blood
You radiate with goodness when you here me beg for food
Those rivers of blood will flow again
Someone changed the lyrics but the song remains the same
You can build a wall of protocol to keep the wolves at bay
But history dictates that someone has to pay
It's a long long way from here
Don't you worry yourself my dear
They say we're young and we don't know
Won't find out till we grow
Well I don't know why that's true
Cause you got me baby, I got you
Chorus
Babe, I got you babe, I got you, Babe.
They say our love won't pay the rent
Before it's earn'd our money's always spent
I guess that's so, we don't have a pot
But at least I'm sure of all the things we got
Chorus
Babe, I got you babe, I got you, Babe.
I got flowers in the spring
I got you, you wear my ring
And when I'm sad, you're a clown
And if I get scared you're always around
And then they say your hair's too long
But I don't care, with you I can't do wrong
Then put your warm little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb
Chorus
Babe, I got you babe, I got you, Babe.
I got you to hold my
I got you to understand
I got you to walk with me
I got you to talk with
I got you to kiss goodnight
I got you to hold me tight
I got you I won't let go
I got you who loves me so
You've been crying, your face is a mess
Come in baby, you can dry the tears on my dress
She's hurt you again, I can tell
Oh, I know that look so well
Don't be shy, we've been here before
Pull your shoes, lie down and I will lock the door
And no one has to know, I've come here again
Knowing it'll be like it's always been before
Breakfast in bed, kisses for me
You don't have to say, you love me
Breakfast in bed, love can make you sing
What's your hurry, please don't hit and run
We can let her wait, my darling, it's been so long
Since you've had me here, I've returned again
Darling, it will be like it's always been before
Breakfast in bed, kisses for me
You don't have to say, you love me
Breakfast in bed, love can make you sing
Hang on me
Breakfast in bed, kisses for me
You don't have to say, you love me
Breakfast in bed, kisses for me
You don't have to say, you love me
Breakfast in bed, kisses for me
I've been away
High on a breeze
Tasted the salt of the seven blue seas
Washed upon shores
Sun in my eyes
Stayed long enough just to say my goodbyes...
I walked in the rain
Wet me through and through
Following rainbows that lead me back to you
I've always believed
In what I've been told
Where rainbows end there's a pot of gold...
I'll read the stars
Talk to the moon
Stop when I hear somebody playing our tune
Any excuse
And you'll see me
Drifting back home to the place I should be...
Some people say
Listen to me
Mostly I find that I disagree
They tell me to change
Set myself free
I'm not convinced I don't want to be me
Maybe I'll stay
Maybe I'll go
Maybe I'll stick around I don't know
One thing for sure
This I can say
Oh doctor help me please
I'm dying, crippled with disease
My Body's aching limb to limb
My bones are glowing through my skin
When I look up into black skies
Mushrooms grow before my eyes
Doctor save me if you can
I'm a desperate man
[Repeat]
As he lay thinking he was dead
A burning pain short through his head
He looked into those tired old eyes
Heard forty years of anguished cries
And this doctor said
Your eyes were open
But you shut them with your mouth
You always heard
But you weren't doing the screaming
You'd only just woken
But Already, you'd forgotten,
What you were dreaming
Such a sad case
Dais a de start and not the finish na go deal it with ace
I like to ride up in the ridim wid de treble and the base
Not a courtroom could a hold me cause they wouldn`t have a case
So don`t you hurry don`t rush me no in a no haste
Me na go chat dais one fast ca a no race me a race
Cas sis v de pan de mike I beg you keep up the pace
And who a star wid mr t it`s hannibal, murdock and face
I`m sure you noticed on the mike that I am in the right place
I`m gonna chat it in a style and chat it in a grace
Eat good food drink good you know that's to my taste
Now make sure eat it drink it all off na make none go to waste
And who`s aeoberti upon falcon crest you know him a chase
Se that the top of the crew sis v I may seem
See that me deal wid realism get guided by all my dream
Now rasberry ripple as you know it is my favourite ice-cream
So when me step in a de dance in my gear I just gleam
I am the top mile women that's why i`m standing so keen
Don`t wa fe hear no pirate chat ca dem no in a my team
Se dat me de pan level vibes so chatting this i`m the queen
Why don`t you shake a leg why don`t you rock and come in
Don`t bother fight in a de dance don`t want police an the scene
To sparkle all the polishing you`ll have to use mr sheen
Incredible hulk transformation gigantic and green
So when you look in a him face he stares at you really mean
I like to eat up my steak better make sure it lean
Just add some rice add some dumplin but leave out the bean
Me na go to resturant sit down and eat three course meal
Me a chat it verbally don`t want it signed stampedor sealed
In a de old avengers starred steed and mrs peel
Who robbie box that gambler on the programme big deal
This one is live and direct so you know it`s for real
I don`t respect dais ya system don`t expect me to kneel
Cause jesus christ worked his miracle many man ham did heal
Ca man dem make out a flesh and robots made our of steel
They might can operate like man unlike man they can`t feel
Don`t bother mix with no informer cause on you they might squeal
Cas me se when you have a spliff you must kark it
And when you have a dog you must walk it
Cause it might just do a number two upon your carpet
You have to get down on your knee and begin to clean it
Well in a de white house mr reagen a sit
And when me go a nasa dema launch rocket
So when a got a needle save myself nine stitch
While joan collins she`s starring as the super bitch
Now i`m not exactly poor but i`m certainly ain`t rich
I`m gonna preach it right don`t bother call me hypercrit
Don`t want hear tony butler me no check fe critic
Ca when I get a curly perm jahman just use a home kit
And if i`m forced to hear a pirate dash dem down a snake pit
Mak pirina knam dem tear them flesh bit by bit
Ca sister de pan de mile and I have got nough lyric
Jim davidson teasing plice with his catch phrase nick nich
Upon my wrist I wear a watch how does it go tock tick
And who is starring with magnum higgins tc and rick
Ca tony labour sdp jahman dem all make me sick
Because dem na go get my vote ca me no vote for politic
A me a sister v upon the mike coming through
It’s all true, girlI really and truely love youEven true the times I make you feel blue, you,You captured my heart and my mindOh my love the way you bump and grindYou, you light up my life every dayHow I love you and I really don’t say, stayThese times with me by my side’cause my love to you won’t never subsideI love you mine, love how you stayI don’t want your loving any other wayI love you mine, love how you stayI don’t want your loving any other wayIt’s all true, girlI really and truely love youCouldn’t find knowone to confess, youYou are constantly on my mindThere’s no better love I ever will findYou are all of my dreams going oneNow I’m really sure you are the right onePlease forever be there on my sideWithout your loving I could never surviveI love you mine, love how you stayI don’t want your loving any other wayI love you mine, love how you stayI don’t want your loving any other way
You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Life in the shadows ain't no fun
It's easy getting up there
Never think of coming down
Not hard to say "I want you"
When you're floating on a cloud
But you know that lonely feeling
When nothing's going right
'Cause it's only the beginning
Of a cold and sleepless night
You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Your only chance is to turn and run
It's harder getting up there
And it's painful coming down
And now you can't see clearly
Beneath the thunder cloud
And the loneliness gets longer
When nothing's going right
And things ain't getting any better
With another sleepless night
You could meet somebody, you never know
From brief encounters habits grow
Into giant oaks that hide the sun
Hey hotshot, your're a one man band
The Don on the block with a glock in your hand
With the girl and the ride, you dont't wanna hear
Think you're getting respect, all you've found is fear
The one damn thing you're sure to find
Is another gun, where you gonna hide?
Said you'd never never run, I guess you lied
You're the fool in the crew that died
Your mother cried
Hold your fire, cool your temper
Young guns ever too bold
Hold your fire, just remember
Young guns never grow old
Hey hotshot, you're a one man band
The Don on the block with a glock in your hand
With the girl and the ride, you dont't wanna hear
Think you're getting respect all you find is fear
The one damn thing you're sure to find
Is a bigger gun to blow away your pride
Your young blood running in the roadside
And in the crossfire, innocents died
We all cried
Hold your fire, cool your temper
Young guns ever too bold
Hold your fire, just remember
Young guns never grow old.
Hey hotshot, you're a one man band
The don on the block with a glock in your hand
With the girl and the ride, you dont't wanna hear
Think your getting respect, all you've found is fear
Hold your fire, cool your temper
Young guns ever to bold
Hold your fire, just remember
Young guns never grow old
Hold your fire, cool your temper
Young guns ever too bold
Hold your fire, just remember
Young guns never grow old
Young guns never grow old
Write off the debt
Me say write off the debt
Me say write off the debt
And stop the third world a fret
I say the imf put on too much interest
Certain man pon the streets can't even buy a little vest
I said the east and the west them just a build up dem chest
Certain man in the third world can't even digest, a little food
But no bother take them man deh as no fool
Cos' you know say dem teach and go a good school
Me say lord a god a mercy dem learn up all the rules
So no bother patronise dem cos all dem need is the tools
Me say over the millennium me say what a bomb
Me say a whole heap of right
Me say a whole heap of wrong
I say it's time to come together and sing we own song
And make the shooting and all the killing and the fighting
Have fe done
I say the imf wipe off the lump sum
You know say me bredren that would a handsome
So come on fe me posse lets rehearse up this song
And hope say dem man yah don't take too long
Me say write off the debt
Me say write off the debt
And stop the third world a fret
Picture a world with no more hurt and pain
Picuture a world where we are all the same
Maybe not in mind but in spirit
Must do the right thing to ease the pain
Queen & Country, freedom cry
God & Glory, Do or Die
Propaganda, Spin and Lie
Who are you fighting for.
CHORUS
You do the shooting - they do the looting
You do the killing - they do the drilling
You do the dying - they do the lying
All the way to the Bank
You can hear them crying
Sell the arms, suppress the truth
Create the fear, invent the proof
Wave the flag - don't tell the youth
Who they are fighting for
CHORUS
Weapon dealing, profiteering
Country stealing, ethnic clearing
Assett stripping, oil dripping
Im sitting here praying that you werent just saying
Leaving tomorrow was what you had planned
No point in pretending, I know that it's ending
I just want to know where the ending began
(chorus)
Where did I go wrong to make it like this
No warmth in your body, no touch in your kiss
Holding you now, hurts more than it should
If I let you go, girl, you'll be gone for good
I thought you had saved me, the love that you gave me
The sweetest loving in all of the land
But youve taken my heart, and youve torn it apart
And it's crumbled to dust in the palm of your hand
(chorus)
Where did I go wrong.......(etc)
There's nothin worth sayin, I know you're not staying
Might as well face it, it's out of my hand
No point in pretending, I know that it's ending
I just want to know where the ending began
(chorus)
I`m gonna wear you to the ball tonight
Put on your best dress tonight
Did you hear what the man said baby
Well be your best `cause this
Gonna be a musical test
So come to school, and I take up the musical rule
Give me soul brothers and give me soul sisters
Come to I and maybe you can make it if you try
So be wise and be changing, put on your best
Because I got your musical key
Rub it baby, I said scrub it, yeah.
Cause i`m tougher than tough
And that ain`t no bluff
Maybe it`s because i`ve got the musical stuff
I`m gonna make you the talk of the town
No use wearing a frown
Though those other guys may put you down
I`m gonna let you wear my crown
Though those other guys may put you down
You`ll wear my crown
Wow ! chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow,
Chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow wow wow
Give me soul brothers and give me soul sisters
Don`t beg for no mercy
Move it up, break it up!
Tell you bout it, it`s good
Wow! she`s got it, she`s got it,
She`s got it, she`s got it
Though those other guys may put you down
I`m gonna let you wear my crown
And we are going to have a musical ball
So get on the ball and don`t stall,
I beg you baby
Wow! tell you about it, it`s good
I`m gonna wear you to the ball tonight
Put on your best dress tonight
That`s for sure
Play brand new musical discs from
The flick of my wrist, baby
Wow! tell you about it, she`s got it
She`s got it, she`s got it chick-a-bow,
Chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow, chick-a-bow wow wow
I`m gonna wear you to the ball tonight
Put on your best dress tonight
I`m gonna make you the talk of the town
(feat. Lt. Stitchie)
Well certain thing you don't act man
and you can't take it back
you understand me a say,
but certain things you have to look on an other thing,
hm..... , me can't understand what I say
Me nah understand what we a say,
me not understand what we are chat about,
well this is what we chat about
.....what me a talk 'bout....
Baby Girl, waw waw waw want you back inna me life
like a police sirene come fast Stichie cry
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
you can hear me a shout it out ten thousend times
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
like a police sirene come fast Stichie cry
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
you can hear me a shout it out ten thousend times
She caught me red handed and feel offended
gal a pose up in a me car (I'm sorry)
Me and Suel book room in a hotel and she catch
me when me hand in a deh jar (I'm sorry)
No she can't take this, catch me with the others
and drink from one glass inna varn
She said me character dirty, when she hold me
with Shirley, and she still a never warn (oh dear)
She vex when she see me inna the bed with Yvette
and Susan a pose up like style (what a thing)
Peachess, princess, put on her dress,
and she decide we have to stay far, anyway
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
like a police sirene come fast Stichie cry
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
you can hear me a shout it out ten thousend times
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
like a police sirene come fast Stichie cry
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
can you hear me a shout it out ten thousend times
This a me sincere apology, straight from me heart
and off me pickney (yes baby)
It going out to my number one lady,
like Don Sliver far line, water run daily
Sorry, I do it, can't buy soldier lorry, can't sleep at night,
never do it for sight, I am sorry, hush, but the car by rush,
your little teeny weeny have me never need to crush.
Waw waw waw, waw waw waw waw
Waw waw waw, waw waw waw waw
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
like a police sirene come fast Stichie cry
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
can you hear me a shout it out ten thousend times
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
like a police sirene come fast Stichie cry
Waw waw waw want you back inna me life
can you hear me a shout it out ten thousend times
Find me guilty, punish me for the crime (true)
But you have me a serve over time
Woman why do you have to treat me so cruel,
full time, you put me on parole (true)
It's like you put me on the condemn block (true),
Over Alcatraz 'pon the rock (true)
and a me try everyday, Stichie saying, oh sorry,
Silence falls in no man's land
To echo on uncertain steps
Sharp of eye & quick of hand
Advancing forward to regrets
Underfoot the bombs & mortars
Sleep awaiting coded warnings
From the top the barking orders
Light the sky on these dark mornings
[Chorus:]
Seek asylum from the terror
Reaching out for what it's worth
Shelter from the raging anger
Raining down on bitter earth
Sympathy for all who's hurting
Getting lost between the lines
It's the stuff that keeps returning
Laughing loud in victor's lies
Up above on wind's declaring
Soon the cold will whistle through
Push aside the warm sierras
Fill the sails that carry you
[Chorus]
Many miles are put between the
What once was & what will be
Sleepwalk nightmare to sweet dream
Each step consigned to history
Every whisper sings resistance
All emotions hide inside
Refugee looks to the distance
Out there somewhere lies his pride
Now I know your secret
I promise that I'll keep it
So confidentially
Between just you and me, I'll never leak it
I'm the specialist
I know you can't resist
I'll bypass your alarm
No need to twist my arm, I insist
If you're looking for a war
There's a market for betrayal
Don't ask me what I saw
You know my secrets not for sale
Don't ask me what I heard
You know I promised not to say
I said I'd never breathe a word
Until my dying day
Well seeing is believing
No use it in your deceiving
For now I know it's true
It's you that holds the clue, I'll be leaving
I've got to say goodbye
You know I have to fly
When you get the third degree
And the truth don't set you free, you've got to lie
If you're looking for a war
There's a market for betrayal
Don't ask me what I saw
You know my secrets not for sale
Don't ask me what I heard
You know I promised not to say
I said I'd never breathe a word
Until my dying day
If you're looking for a war
There's a market for betrayal
Don't ask me what I saw
You know my secrets not for sale
Don't ask me what I heard
You know I promised not to say
I said I'd never breathe a word
Until my dying day
If you're looking for a war
There's a market for betrayal
Don't ask me what I saw
You know my secrets not for sale
Don't ask me what I heard
You know I promised not to say
I said I'd never breathe a word
Until my dying day
If you're looking for a war
There's a market for betrayal
Don't ask me what I saw
You know my secrets not for sale
Don't ask me what I heard
You know I promised not to say
I said I'd never breathe a word
Until my dying day
feat. Pablo & Gunslinger)
[Chorus:]
Intelligent, we chat intelligent
Intelligent, we chat intelligent
Intelligent, we chat intelligent
Intelligent, we chat intelligent
Jackpot is when you win plenty at money
Jail is a place I don't want to go
January the first month of the year
Jealose is when five women fancy
But John is the proper name fe a English man
Jockey is a profisnel horse rider
Me sah June is the sixth mounth of the year
[Chorus]
An jam is when you caint move in a party
Mi say England is a place that covered in snow
Man we drink the ribeana wi don't no like drink beer
But Jelly fish Jahman mi say them swim in a the sea
Unless you born an bread as a Jamaican
The pirate them a gather round the Jolly Roger
Wi wackad as single but wi deadly as a pair
[Chorus]
No fe treatment go a hospital
I man pay de rent every Tuesday I man
You a Student if you a go to college
Dat a nuff argoument mi say gunny an Pablo
Cause a two in a one Jah man a two in a one
Two in a one Jah man a two in a one
Two in a one Jah man a two in a one
Two in a one Jah man a two in a one
A say to move from the window
When you come a feh wi dance
But a Babylon pick mi up
And a think to myself
Cause I'm going to jail
Man is what a going to tell
me girl Jah know I man was
So I had to get reckless
Because a two in a one Jah
man a two in a one
Two in a one Jah man a two in a one
Two in a one Jah man a two in a one
Two in a one Jah man a two in a one
Two in a one Jah man a two in a one
Seh daddy Pablo a long with Gunslinger
Seh duw to the Circumstances pirate setah in the area
Listen to the style an when we throw down
Because a murder it name
Intelligent, we chat intelligent
Lose, you're gonna lose
Things you say you love
You're gonna lose
Can't last too long
The way you are shaping
Can't last too long
The way you're vibrating
Lose, your gonna lose
Things you say you love
You're gonna lose
Can't last too long
The way you are flirting
Can't last too long
The things you are doing - that's why I say
Lose, you're gonna lose
Things you say you love
You're gonna lose
Can't last too long
The way you are flirting
Can't last too long
The things you are doing
Lose, you're gonna lose
Things you say you love
You're gonna lose
Can't last too long
The way you are shaping
Can't last too long
The way you're vibrating
That's why I say
Lose, you're gonna lose
Things you say you love
You're gonna lose
Things you say you love
You're gonna lose
Things you say you love
You're gonna lose
Things you say you love
Music : Robinson / Rogers
Lyrics : Robinson / Rogers
You got a smile so bright
You know you could have been a candle
I`m holding you so tight
You know you could have been a handle
The way you swept me off my feet
You know you could`ve been a broom
And babe you smell so sweet
You know you could`ve been some perfume
(Chorus)
Well you could of been anything that you wanted to
I can tell
The way you do the things you do
As pretty as you are
You know you could`ve been a flower
If good looks were minutes
You know you could have been an hour
The way you stole my heart
You know you could have been a crook
And baby your so smart
You know you could have been a school book
(Chorus)
Well you could of been .......(Etc)
You make my life so rich
You know you could`ve been some money
And baby you`re so sweet
You know you could have been some honey
(Chorus)
Well you could of been .......(Etc)
As pretty as you are
You know you could`ve been a flower
If good looks were minutes
You know you could have been an hour
The way you stole my heart
You know you could have been a crook
And baby your so smart
You know you could have been a school book
(Chorus)
I said, the train is coming baby
I said, the train is comin' now
I said, the train is coming baby
I said, the train is comin' now
So long I've been waiting
Waiting for you, oh yeah
Now the time has come
And its between me and you, oh Lord'
I said, the train is coming baby
The train is comin' now, now, now, now
I said, the train is coming baby
And I am leaving on that train, Lord
Everyday I pray
For this little hour
Now the time has come
And I want you to stand by me
Because the train is comin' baby
And we are leaving on that train
And we will roam this land
He wields his flute with an expert hand
And then, all too soon
The dancing stops and the children stand
The piper calls the tune.
He holds their future in his palm
An old and powerful man
With missiles poised and bombs at hand
They wait for his command.
With songs of fear and bigotry
A cruel, hypnotic sound
He plays his last tune greedily
A smile for every passing car
And when they stop with door ajar
She shrugs and whispers que sera
And turns her thoughts to the pillow
Her face is etched with memories
She finds now joy amid the sleaze
It's hard when you've been paid to please
So she turns her thoughts to the pillow
[Chorus:]
Daylight comes she rests her head
The beauty of an empty bed
She dreams of happy days instead
Of brooding on tomorrow
She swapped her dreams of shining knights
For pushers, bars and money fights
For nameless faces in red light
So she turns her head to the pillow
Those black eyes don't hurt any more
She's heard the jokes and jibes before
She's felt the long arm of the law
So she turns her head to the pillow
[Chorus]
Taking drugs was not for fun
It made her feel like going on
But now she hurts when its all gone
And she turns her head to the pillow
She take a blade and breaks her skin
Sweet life force flows from within
The white clouds in her head grow dim
And she turns her head to the pillow
[Chorus]
Sunlight creeps across her head
Pale beauty in a crimson bed
No dreams of happy days ahead
A warm dry wind is all that breaks the silence
The highways quiet scars across the land
People lie, eyes closed, no longer dreaming
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
Your country needs you, lets strike up the band
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
Despite all odds we must defend our land
Like scattered pebbles, cars lie silent waiting
Oil less engines seized by dirt and sand
Bodies hanging limp, no longer bleeding
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
Your country needs you, lets strike up the band
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
Despite all odds we must defend our land
Half eaten meals lie rotting on the tables
Money clutched within a bony hand
Shutters down, the banks are not receiving
The earth dies screaming
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
Your country needs you, lets strike up the band
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming)
Well, the man like General Slinger
Say live the life you love and love the life you live
'Cause what is in my heart is design to give
But special request is to all back stabber
Should be stuck in asieve when I and I smoke senisman
Give thanks and praise to the full causes whot
The buzz feeling, Lord
Well, have you ever had the buzz feeling my sisthren?
Have you ever had the buzz feeling my brethren?
Have you ever had the buzz feeling, you take out you rizla?
You start rolling seh three or five sheet me
Seh what you deeling with, you take piece of cigarette
Start breaching open up you giangi bag you start sprinkling
You stick out you tongue and you start fe licking
You lean against a speaker box, take you matches lighting
Seh man have you ever had the buzz feeling
The buzz feeling, Lord
Well, have you ever had the buzz feeling my sisthren?
Have you ever had the buzz feeling my brethren?
When your head is spinning, you knees wobbling, you belly rolling
And your eyes shutting fe you head would of blow off
Like a car engine most people in the dance dem start laughing
Some of them cannot explain mysterious feeling so you sit on de stair
Gaze pon de ceiling, you hand pon you belly
You start fe rubbing a little after that you a little vomiting
So you run down the stairs like a streak of lightening you move
Through the crowd like you hustling you brethen
Shout you start reasoning about thing and time and the flat
Him move in the operatir, play a tune them start bubbling
It make it even harder fe you passing as you reach out side start
Slow breathing you sit pon de wall and start thinking never again
Would I get that feeling dread
The buzz feeling, Lord
Well, have you ever had the buzz feeling my sisthren?
Have you ever had the buzz feeling my brethren?
Well, you head stop spinning, you knees stop wobbling
You belly stop roll, start crave fe dumpling
The buzz feeling, Lord
Well, have you ever had the buzz feeling my sisthren?
Have you ever had the buzz feeling my brethren?
You I dren shout you roll up a splif
Me I dren temptation it is graet but
Remember that funny feeling
The buzz feeling, Lord
Well, have you ever had the buzz feeling my sisthren?
Have you ever had the buzz feeling my brethren?
But wen me seh you shouldn't rump with the general
Shouldn't rump with the general
Me seh don't rump with general
Don't play with the general, don't fool with the general
Don't walk with the general, don't talk with the general
Don't eat eith the general
The buzz feeling, Lord
Well, have you ever had the buzz feeling my sisthren?
I can feel those thrills walking over
When you hold me tight
Now I feel the pain is taking over
When you say goodnight
Oh, my sweet sensation
Lord, what strange emotion!
You've got love and devotion
And I won't forget your touch
Now there's nothing left for me to say girl
But stay in your world
You've got so much soul deep inside girl
And love richer than gold
Oh, my sweet sensation
Lord, what strange emotion!
You've got love and devotion
And I won't forget your touch
Now there's nothing left for me to say girl
But stay in your world
You've got so much soul deep inside girl
And love richer than gold
Oh, my sweet sensation
Lord, what strange emotion!
You've got love and devotion
And I won't forget your touch
And I won't forget your touch
And I won't forget your touch
And I won't forget your touch
Southern trees bearing a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
Bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crow to pluck
For the rain to wither, for the wind to suck
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop, it's dead
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
Bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crow to pluck
For the rain to wither, for the wind to suck
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop
Girl I don't want to waiste time, me just love the profile
You have the General going wild
Degree love it when you smile
Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure
Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better
Just smile for me. Just keep that smile forever
Baby girl the two of we, we have to get together
Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure
Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better
Just smile for me. Just keep that smile forever
Baby girl the two of we, we have to get together
Show me your smile and make me see your pretty dimple
them bright like the stars them when twinkle
It make me body full of goosepimple
no take it simple cause it's dem thing that me into
Another thing woman tell me if you are single
and if you are single well hear this ya tingle
if me and you should ever get the chance fe mingle
a dis me what you do to make my body tingle
Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure
Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better
Just smile for me. Just keep that smile forever
Baby girl the two of we, we have to get together
Woman when you smile you ever cute you ever twist
Your smile a drive me wild, woman I am tempted to kiss
Me say honey me say sugar, all over your lips
Could a give me diabetes, me still not resist!
Come dem a smile me a record for you, a compact disc (I tell you)
Well already fixed like a digital mix, woman you are bad with it
you no need no practice, and the verse, and start the corus like this
Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure
Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better
Just smile for me. Just keep that smile forever
Baby girl the two of we, we have to get together
Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure
Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better
Just smile for me. Just keep that smile forever
Baby girl the two of we, we have to get together
Girl a you have the right serial
and you produce the smiling material
from a past end place someone ? your ?
but for your smile a fe dem all good and equal
A smile a there for me is so essential
A what it do me you have to keep it confidential
So just smile a while and don't crap me style
No ever do that to the General
Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure
Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better
Just smile for me. Just keep that smile forever
Baby girl the two of we have to get together
Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure
Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better
Just smile for me. Just keep that smile forever
Once upon a time
And not so long ago
When things were much more simple
And time would travel slow
There came a righteous stranger
With a bible in his hand
To educate the sinners
And liberate their land
CHORUS
The sins of the fathers
Are visited from old
In a never ending circle
Of people bought & sold
So the wretched of the earth
Will huddle from the cold
As the ship of fools goes sailing
On an ocean black as gold
So come & sit beside me
And let my tale unfold
Of a land of milk & honey
Where the truth must not be told
As men of rhyme & reason
Let the devil take their soul
For greed & fame & fortune
And a river black as gold
CHORUS
And all the non-believers
Were hiding from the light
As a thousand burning crosses
Were scattered in the night
The thieves & the vagabonds
Were sinking in the sand
As the righteous lord & master
Stretches out a helping hand
CHORUS
And those who had to suffer
The sick, the young, the old
Were sacrificed to fortune
And left out in the cold
So in this new arrangement
The leaders sold their soul
For bangles, beads & baubles
And a river black as gold
The great flood of tears that we've cried for our brothers and sisters who've died
Over four hundred years has washed away our fears
And strengthened our pride now we turn back the tide
We will no longer hear your command
We will seize the control from your hand
We will fan the flame of our anger and pain
And you'll feel the shame for what you do in gods name
We will fight for the right to be free
And we will build our own society
And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song
When the ancient drum rhythms ring, the voice of our forefathers sings
Forward Africa run, our day of freedom has come
For me and for you, Amandla Awethu
We will fight for the right to be free
And we will build our own society
And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song
And we will fight for the right to be free
And we will build our own society
And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song
And we will fight for the right to be free
And we will build our own society
And we will sing, we will sing, we will sing our own song
And we will fight for the right to be free (Amandla Awethu)
And we will build our own society (Amandla Awethu)
And we will sing (Amandla Awethu), we will sing, we will sing our own song (Amandla Awethu)
And we will fight for the right to be free (Amandla Awethu)
And we will build our own society (Amandla Awethu)
And we will sing (Amandla Awethu), we will sing, we will sing our own song (Amandla Awethu)
And we will fight for the right to be free (Amandla Awethu)
And we will build our own society (Amandla Awethu)
The neon haze of city lights
The tribal sound of marching feet
Cuts through the gloom on cold dark nights
The tired and homeless roam the streets
The sirens wail the engines roar
A shadowed man just glances around
A victim of life's mindless toil
Lies cold and helpless on the ground
The window dummies silent stare
Bear witness on the nights
If they could move
What it would proved
To see them all take flight
The neon haze of city lights
The tribal sound of marching feet
Cuts through the gloom on cold dark nights
The tired and homeless roam the streets
The walls shout loud with angry words
The people air their views
The poor can scream but no-one hears
Like the seasons you change your mind
It seems like loving you is a crime.
I remember those days
Oh, so long ago
Like the first time I took you
To a picture show
Or the first time I kissed you
Beneath the moonlit sky
I put my hand on my heart
I thought I'd die
[Chorus]
Yes, you were for me
It was plain to see
I knew in my heart
You were the one for me
Though people used to try
To get us down
As time goes on
We're still around
[Chorus]
We had our share
Of ups and downs
We had our share
Of nights on the town
The days were short
But the nights were long
My love for you
It grew so strong
[Chorus]
But as we grew old
Your love turned cold
Gone are the days
Of glitter and gold
I work so hard
To keep you mine
Now all I have is
Nothing but time
I said we friendship come first, the band did come second
And that's why I decided to put it in a song
So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands
If you love dem their style and you love dem pattern
(chorus)
Reggae music can't refuse it
So give us what we want and mek we gwan
I said yes crowd of people we come back again
I man thriller e. and all me best best friends
I know most of dem from age eleven
And some of dem even before then
We travel the whole world, think it could never end
But don't get me wrong it a no big problem
Cos reggae what we love and that's what we defend
And that there love that could a never end
(chorus)
Reggae music can't refuse it
So give us what we want and mek we gwan.
So let me get back to the subject of me friends
Cos me respect and love love the whole of them.
And that there love that could a never end.
And now it is time to hail the whole of them
Me love me mickey v. him in a category.
Robin on guitar him just a nice up every bar.
Me love me astro because him deh pon de go
Me love me norman cos him a don gorgon
Me love me ali c. with his golden voicee
Him nice up every dance nice up every party.
Me love me brian t. pon the saxophonee
Buttons pon the bone, patrick him a hit the high c
Them bad pon their own or in a section of three
And that only leaves me and jimmy
Jimmy a the drummer me a the bassee
And that is the whole of ub40
(chorus)
Reggae music can't refuse it
Red, red wine, goes to my head,
Makes me forget that I
Still need you so.
Red, red wine, it's up to you.
All I can do, I've done;
But mem'ries won't go.
No, mem'ries won't go.
I'd have thought that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head.
I was wrong, and now I find
Just one thing makes me forget.
Red, red wine, stay close to me.
Don't let me be alone;
It's tearing apart
My blue, blue heart.
I'd have thought that with time
Thoughts of you would leave my head.
I was wrong, and now I find
Just one thing makes me forget.
Red, red wine, stay close to me.
Don't let me be alone;
It's tearing apart
You make me reckless, reckless everydayYou make me recklessStandin’ by the disco floorSpot this girlMy heart jump and moveYeah, yeahWalk over said to herLovely thingsShe said I was a foolOh noShe saidThis is not the right time babyI came here to grooveHmmmmmmmAnd recklesslyI took my timeWhen I look backThe girls had made a moveYeah, yeahThe music played on, played onWhy didn’t you make your moveSomebody came on, came onAnd stole the girl from youIt’s the grooveThat makes you moveSo come on and get downTo this funky soundDo what you pleaseYou are entitled to flauntGet wild and recklessIf you want’cause the sound we deliverWill take you higherMost definately withDesire, desire, de si si si sireYou make me reckless, reckless everydayYou make me recklessYou make me reckless, reckless everydayYou make me recklessYou make me reckless, reckless everydayYou make me recklessYou make me reckless, reckless everydayYou make me recklessSo as the music playI had to find a wayTo catch her eyeYeah, yeahThe partner she was withHe did not know how to gigSaid iOh noShe saidMister get away from meI need a manThat knows how to moveYeah, yeahWe start to danceSuddenly a quick romanceOoooo yeah, yeahThe music played on, played onWhy didn’t you make your moveSomebody came on, came onAnd stole the girl from youThis is a messageThat you should discoverYou can’t trust a girlOr judge them by the coverThey can lead you onAnd keep you in a dazeKeep you head over heelsAnd keep you amazedIts up to youWhether you fall in the trapJust remember when you push upTo have a strong rapCos now-a-daysThings are real funnyYou can bet more than all she wantsIs your moneySo listen to what I sayWith or withoutYo, the girls is okGirls are the same everywhereYou can bet all they want from youIs what they can getAnd when they finishYou can bet that you’ve tried herThey’ll leave you pennilessWith desireYou make me recklessYou make me reckless, reckless everydayYou make me reckless
couldn't really put it any better than this
The love that I feel, in your tender kiss.
And something about your body girl I can't resist
It don't get no better, no better than this.
You know I love you - with all my heart and soul
You put me in a spell - and you have total control.
The feeling that I have
You know I can't explain
But it's something that I want
Again and again and again
Stay with me forever
For me you are the one
Stay with me forever
The fun has just begun
I really couldn't put it any better than this
The loving that I'm feeling in your tender kiss
Somethin' 'bout your body that I can't resist
Gotta tell you honey, don't get better than this
I really couldn't tell you any better than this
The loving that you give me I won't contest
Wrap me up in loving that is simply the best
Gotta tell you baby you're the best in any test
The feeling that I have
You know I can't explain
But it's something that I want
Again and again and again
Stay with me forever
For me you are the one
Stay with me forever
The fun has just begun
So girl to me you know you are the sun and stars
Surely I would follow you, to Venus or Mars
Girl to me you know you make my whole world bright
'cause everything you do by me, you know is alright.
You know I love you - with all my heart and soul
You put me in a spell - and you got total control.
The feeling that I have
You know I can't explain
But it's something that I want
Again and again and again
Stay with me forever
For me you are the one
Stay with me forever
The fun has just begun
All the sorrow and the pain
All the sacrifice in vain
I was much too blind to see
You make a loser out of me
You put me down for oh so long
While you sang your serpent's song
The rest is history
You can do no more to me
I've been down so low
Had nowhere left to go
I could see it in your eyes
All your promises were lies
Promises and lies
Your cut was quick and deep
But then you thought you'd never need a friend
But all things change, and tides must turn
And you let all your bridges burn
Too many fatal wounds to heal
The rest is history
You can do no more to me
I've been down so low
Had nowhere left to go
I could see it in your eyes
All your promises were lies
Silence falls in no man's land
To echo on uncertain steps
Sharp of eye & quick of hand
Advancing forward to regrets
Underfoot the bombs & mortars
Sleep awaiting coded warnings
From the top the barking orders
Light the sky on these dark mornings
[Chorus:]
Seek asylum from the terror
Reaching out for what it's worth
Shelter from the raging anger
Raining down on bitter earth
Sympathy for all who's hurting
Getting lost between the lines
It's the stuff that keeps returning
Laughing loud in victor's lies
Up above on wind's declaring
Soon the cold will whistle through
Push aside the warm sierras
Fill the sails that carry you
[Chorus]
Many miles are put between the
What once was & what will be
Sleepwalk nightmare to sweet dream
Each step consigned to history
Every whisper sings resistance
All emotions hide inside
Refugee looks to the distance
Out there somewhere lies his pride
Now and then
I must admit I wonder if I had the chance
To vanquish foes with nothing more than just a glance
How perfect every single day would be
To never wait in driving rain
For the bus that never came
Not to be the one to blame
For anybody else's misery
Now and then
I contemplate a different way around this day
With nothing more than simple words, so I can say
I'm quite content and happy being me
Walking tall with peace of mind
To leave no childhood dreams behind
Arriving home to always find
Things just as I know they ought to be
Now And Then
I must admit I wonder if I had the chance
To vanquish foes with nothing more than just a glance
How perfect every single day would be
To never wait in driving rain
For the bus that never came
Not to be the one to blame
For anybody else's misery
Now and then
I wake up, when it hits me like a ton of bricks
I realise it's me who has to take the licks
No angels up there looking after me
No rainbow with a pot of gold
No cloak to shield me from the cold
No pill to stop me growing old
Give me all you have (come over)
All you got to give (come over)
Save your guilt till tomorrow (come over)
Wont be that hard to live with
Satisfy my need (come over)
Wont be that easy (come over)
You gonna have to try a little harder baby (come over)
A little harder please me
Why tell me no (come over)
When what you mean is yeh yeh (come over)
Youll have to tell me what you want to do cos (come over)
You can't expect me to guess
Last verse repeats
When the dancehall jus ram, some people call it confinement
But if you're with your woman or your man, it's pure excitement
When you see the girls groove, they get right in the mood for loving
And if the weedman in the place, there's no time for pushing and shoving
You see the dj on the scene, he knows just what you mean about rubbing
And when you're feeling alright, he's right out of sight while he's dubbing
Well the dancehall jus ram, so you see were dealing with pure niceness
And the music so loud that to shout above it, you'd be left voiceless
The music so right
We could have danced all night
The feeling so nice
Operator play it twice
They have the reggae and soul and the ital vital dub plate riddims
They have revival 45, calypso, soca, and all kinda riddim
You see the busy barman in the dance, he's used to dealing under nuff pressure
And after youve had your drink, you're gonna need another refresher
Everybody in the dance just grooving, looking laughing and smiling you see
You can't de'pon mi spliff because mi spliff dep already
You can't de'pon mi spliff mi have the hash-ish leb and sensi
Yes people smoke the herb yeah all over the world
some bway name Peter and girl name Pearl (repeat)
All the weed ina the world belongs to you and me
It isn't man made it is here naturally (repeat)
[Chorus]
A man a fix him price so then a man a loose him life
A man loose him life because a man a fix him price
A man fix his price so then a man a loose him life
The police will say no it is pure pappy show
well their the best inna the business so they should know
[Chorus]
For centuries and centuries man has used the herb for leisure
For pleasure do not disturb (repeat)
Various parts of the world it is called by many names such as
Pot, grass, sensimila, trush-en-peng, marijuana, hear me now, cannabis
Rock me now, lambsbread, save me now, green weed repeat
green weed
[Chorus]
So mek me bun up a draw you don't have to go far
but when it lick you you will baul out lord, (repeat)
Yes we bun it in a pipe yes we bun it in a pipe
have two draw a new meaning of life (repeat)
[Chorus]
Now we well satisfied we both gone slant eyed
its a wonderful feeling and I tell you no lie (repeat)
[Chorus]
Now we well satisfied we both gone slant eyed
its a wonderful feeling and I tell you no lie (repeat)
And we walk and a trot we a chat bout this and that
if you have a good draw nothing nah beat that (repeat)
[Chorus]
Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it's only my will
That keeps me alive
I've been licked, washed up for years
And I merely survive because of my pride
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's such a drag to be on your own
My woman left and she didn't say why
Well, I guess, I've got to try
Many rivers to cross but just where to begin
I'm playing for time
There'll be times when I'll find myself
Thinking of committing some dreadful crime
I've got many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering, I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
Many rivers to cross and it's only my will
That keeps me alive
I've been licked, washed up for years
And I merely survive because of my pride
And this loneliness won't leave me alone
It's such a drag to be on your own
My woman left and she didn't say why
Well, I guess, I've got to try
I've got many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
The white cliffs of Dover
'Cause I've got many, many rivers to cross
Wandering I am lost as I travel along
I've got many rivers to cross
Hey! Fly away with me to extacy
Fly away with me to extacy
Love can drive away your sorrows, yeah
Love can drive away your fears
Now let me take you somewhere where tranquillity is the key
You and I alone baby making sweet love, you know
Take a ride upon my magic carpet
Fly away with me with perfect secret
Let me show you things never seen before
To distant stars we float amongs the cosmo
Fun and laughter, watch your pretty glow
That's my treat and baby that's my show, oh yeah
Girl I love you more than words can tell
You are in heaven, why should I give you any?
Girl I love you more and more each day
Pinchers promise, tell me you will stay
'Cause love can drive away your sorrows
Love can drive away your fears
In you I see my bride tomorrow
I know love is here to stay
While we float upon' our magic carpet
Galactic winds are blowing underneath it
And it will take us anywhere we wanna go, yeah
I stop at Mars to rock over to Venus
And in your hear a sprinkle gold and stardust
Braise for love I am gonna give you instant love
'Cause love can drive away your sorrows, yeah
Love can drive away your fears, yeah
In you I see my bride tomorrow
I know love is here to stay
I love it when your dancing on top of my feet to the rhythm of our heartbeat
I love it when your dancing on top of my feet to the rhythm of our heartbeat
Fly away with me to extacy
Fly away with me to extacy
You know, love can drive away your sorrows
Love can drive away your fears, my fears, your fears
In you I see my bride tomorrow
I know love is here to stay
The rhythm we are giving is the rhythm of our home
I got to know this woman she's a bone of my bone
And dancin on top of my feet to the rhythm of our heartbeat
Fly away with me to extacy
Fly away with me to extacy
From the land of shadows
Comes a dreadful sight
Lady with the marble smile
Spirit of the night
See the scourge of innocence
Swinging in her hand
Hear the silent suffering
That echoes through the land
From the tombs of ignorance
Of hate and greed and lies
Through the smoke of sacrifice
Watch her figure rise
The sick the poor the old
Basking in her radiance
Men of blood and gold
In her bloody footsteps
Speculators prance
Men of dreams are praying
For that second chance
Round her vacant features
Gilded serpents dance
Her tree of evil knowledge
Sprouts a special branch
Madam Medusa
Madam Medusa
Madam Medusa
Knock her right down
And then she bounce right back
Knock her right down
And then she bounce right back
She gone off her head
We've got to shoot her dead
She gone off her head
We've got to shoot her dead
Run for your life before she eat you alive
Run for your life before she eat you alive
Move out of the way 'cause you're blocking out the day
Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle at my feet
Things don't seem so real down there
Or maybe I don't see
I see no starvation
I don't see any pain
I see myself not helping
Just a loner in the rain
Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle in the ground
Things are getting clearer now
I can see a thunder cloud
I see gross injustice
I see evil men
I see myself repeating
The same old words again
Looking down at my reflection
In the puddle lying there
Now I decide to change my mind
And show the world I care
I care about my fellow man
Being taken for a ride
I care that things start changing
I admire you from afar
You've changed the way I see
I used to think that I
Should make you be like me
But after this short time
Watching what you do
I realise that I
Should strive to be like you
Whenever I am near you
I tread so awkwardly
Afraid someone may steal you
I guard you jealously
Then sing the world your praises
Let everybody know
That I just saw the future
A place I want to go
I admire you from afar
You've changed the way I see
I used to think that I
Should make you be like me
But after this short time
Watching what you do
I realise that I
Should strive to be like you
I hear you when you're talking
Untouched simplicity
Alive with expectations
In search of what might be
I admire you from afar
You've changed the way I see
I used to think that I
Should make you be like me
But after this short time
Watching what you do
I realise that I
Should strive to be like you
Then sing the world your praises
Let everybody know
That I just saw the future
A place I want to go
I hear you when you're talking
Untouched simplicity
Alive with expectations
In search of what might be
Then sing the world your praises
Let everybody know
That I just saw the future
A place I want to go
I hear you when you're talking
Untouched simplicity
Alive with expectations
In search of what might be
Then sing the world your praises
Let everybody know
That I just saw the future
Ah who seh, sensimilla
Ah who seh, lambsbread I till ya
Ah who seh, sensimilla
The wicked man, the wicked man deh'pon the street
A whole heap of wind-ups deh'pon the street
Thiefing, looting, lying, me seh dep'pon the street
A hustling, a hustling deh'pon the street
Me seh a flat-foot hustling deh'pon the street
The drug squad seh them dep'pon the street.
B-line, mash it, me seh mash it, me seh
B-line, rock it, me seh shock it, me seh
B-line, rub it, me seh dub it, me seh
B-line, under heavy manners, me seh
B-line, rock it, me seh shock it, me seh
B-line, mash it, me seh crash it, me seh
To all the entertainers in the world I man show nuff respectNuff respect, cause every entertainer is selectAnd right ya now me a go show you how to do the king step(chorus)Me a go show you how to do the king step left right,Me a go show you how to do the king step left right,As soon as me operator puts the music on the deckIs pure exciting, educating, fascinating, pirate chantingCulture preaching, perfect timing lyrics you a go getThe whistlers blow their whistle, big women say kiss me neckSome bark forward, some barl rewind and some shout out ejectWhile the pirates press record pon fe dem pocket size cassettesThe mcs that chat slack fret till dem armpit wet with sweatBecause they know that slackness is a thing I man do not respectThat`s why me have to show dem how fe do the king step left right.(chorus)Well before me start to go down in a dais yak subjectMe have to praise you jab cause you never fail I yetEven when satan captured me and bring me close to deathYou offered me the truth and right and I had to acceptBut now me find you jab me na go keep it secretThat`s why the conscious lyrics are my favourite subjectMe chat dem in the blues party, pub, club and discothequeMe chat dem in the bookie shop while man a put on betAnd also in the gambling house when man ready fe setAnd even to bad man who a walk wid dem ratchetMe chat dem a ub40 studio in digbethAnd when dem want more culture dem a barl out dep, dep, depBut me tell them, hold on lads you ain`t heard nothing yetCause now i`m gonna show ya how to do the king step left right(chorus)Left right it’s time to walk in the light of jab not darknessLeft right who jab bless no man curse, who jab curse no man blessLeft right eternal life for the man that tries his very bestLeft right do bad and you`ll go down in the pit that`s bottomlessLeft right pato banton has now come to preach the rightLeft right left right me no partial if your black or if your whiteLeft right well now me know how fe do the king stepMe just can not keep it a secretSo right ya now you a getThe king step the king step the king stepStep 1, we all should know that there`s one God and only oneStep 2, is give him praises for this whole creationStep 3, is love your brother man cause you and him is oneStep 4, is not to make the same mistake as solomanStep 5, is to repent and beg forgiveness for your wrongsCause the wroth of jab is clear to see in revelationSo make up mind if you want to go to heaven or hellStep 6, oh yes there`s more the king step carries onIt carries on and on, and on, and on, and on, and onStep 6, is once you know the truth to pass the message onAnd do the king step daily as you trod upon jab landSo when the right time comes for babylon`s destructionYou`ll be among the few to march towards mount zionLeft-right, left-right, left-right, left-right
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Lord I gotta get on down
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Where I can’t be found
Lord, they’re coming after me
I’ve been accused of a killing
Lord knows I didn’t do
For hanging me they are willing, yeah
That’s why I gotta get on through
Lord, they’re coming after me
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Lord I gotta get on down
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Where I can’t be found
Lord, they’re coming after me
I’ve got two boys and a woman
They’re just gonna suffer now
Lord forgive me for not going back
But I’ll be there anyhow
I’ll be there anyhow
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Lord I gotta get on down
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Where I can’t be found
Law is coming after me
Now maybe someday I’ll find a piece of land
Somewhere not by or near anyone
Then I’ll send for my love, love, love sweet woman
And my two grown up sons
My two grown up sons
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Lord I gotta get on down
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Where I can’t be found
Law is coming after me
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Lord I gotta get on down
Lord I gotta keep on moving
Where I can’t be found
Just be good to each other...yeah
Donate some peace of mind
Invest in one another...yeah
A love of all mankind
Just be good to each other...yeah
You know we don't get long
It takes so much to recover...yeah
And we can't get it wrong
I'm the meanest, toughest, baddest boy in town
I'm a thief, a liar, one who hunts you down
The final word in justice, and i'll fill you full of hate
So down upon my knees, I am about
To seal you fate
If we're good to each other...yeah
If we just take the time
Treat all men as your brother...yeah
Everything will be fine
When we're good to each other...yeah
You can feel in your heart
The love that all lovers...yeah
When they're apart
I'm the biggest, richest, righteous and strong
Devil plays the tune, i'll make you sing my song
Finger on the button and my eyes are on the prize
In case you had forgotten, I'm a master of disguise
So be good to each other...yeah
And I trust you will find
On the road to discover...yeah
That true love is blind
A reformer coke addict, puppet on a string
My papa gives me credit, so I'm living like a king
Vengence will be mine, I will collect my dues
I'm a walking Armageddon so the world can
Sing the blues
Just be good to each other...yeah
Donate some peace of mind
Invest in one another...yeah
A love of all mankind
So be good to each other...yeah
And I trust you will find
On the road to discover...yeah
That true love is blind
Giving my life the "highs" and "lows"
love - I'm trying to hold
weaker I get everyday
lose control of the things that I say
Tell me how can I get right
like a day without his bite
don't know which way to go
don't
know what I'm looking for
meditate all th time
hoping that I can find
a ladder that I can climb
to get this off my mind
until then I'll just be trapped
in her arms I'm deeply wrapped
until I lose control and start
to scream and scold
Show me a land where
someone like me
can make a stand
make any living when
all that you can
is tear down all you don't understand
I find you're a little impossible
I find you're a little impossible
impossible to me
Time is breathless - you better check
this way we're livin' is wreckless
jealousy kill the people with envy
lack of self control that could be
the answer that you're throwing on
to a life style that ya showin' on
so go on with your bad self until
find ya life in a shelf
checking your beeper
trying to keep her
most of the time can't even sleep
living large - she's in charge
Mercedes Benz and Credit Cards
rolling big bucks your holding
rings you wear are often stoln
show down - take a lock at yourself
be thankful for your health
Thing's ain't so bad
They sure could be better
Thing's ain't so good
But I'm sure it won't last
Storm clouds above
But I got my umbrella
I would if I could
I can't change the past
[Chorus:]
I'm on the up
My futures tomorrow
Why should I worry
All I've got to find
Is another sad someone
Who'll happily give me
Just enough loving
For their peace of mind.
Things are a drag
But I'll get it together
Things make you strange
But that's how it goes,
I always say sorry
So no one remembers
I caused the pain
When I struck the first blows.
[Chorus]
Things ain't so good
But I'm not complaining
Things could be worse
I don't need to tell you
Hang out your washing
It's gonna start raining
Thunder clouds burst
So tell me whats new.
I've been listening to what you said
And wondering if it could be true
If it's as bad as you say out there
I'll leave the going out to you
Statistics prove its not too bright
To walk the darker streets at night
Or to talk to people you don't know
My worlds become a horror show
There's a murder in my living room
My child is watching avidly
Should I venture out tonight
Tomorrow he'll be watching me
You pay your money take your choice
But every channel plays the same
The audience hears his master's voice
Keeps him scared and keeps him tame
I'm not believing all I see
Fabrications on T.V.
Distort the news, feed us your views
I won't close my eyes
To the sufferers plight.
In a world full of sadness
I won't turn off my light.
Our cries for justice are shots in the dark
But our strength's in our bite
And not in our bark
It's time to stand
And shout it out loud
And the louder we scream
The sweeter the sound.
I won't close my eyes
When I know that I'm right
When I'm drowning in tears
I won't turn off my light.
We're shown no respect
But that can't break our pride,
When our backs to the wall
We won't run and we won't hide
It's time to stand, face the oncoming crowd
And the louder we scream
The sweeter the sound.
I wont't close my eyes
When the future don't look bright
Though the road seems too long
I won't turn off my light
In a world full of darkness,
I've been watching you
C'mon!
Hey!
Standing across the room
I saw you smile
Said I want to talk to you-oo-oo
For a little while
But before I make my move
My emotions start running wild
My tongue gets tied
And that's no lie
Looking in your eyes
Looking in your big brown eyes
Ooh yeah
And I've got this to say to you
Hey!
Girl I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it some, mo-o-ore
Girl I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it
Push it, push it some more
C'mon!
So I said to myself
"Does she love me or not?"
But the dreads done know
That love is his to get
With a little bit of this
And a little bit of that
the lyrics goes on the attack
My tongue gets tied
And that's no lie
Looking in your eyes
Looking in your big brown eyes
Ooh girl
And I've got this to say to you
Hey!
Girl I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it some mo-o-ore
Girl I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it
Push it, push it some more
Ooh yeah!
One more time!
Sing it!
Hey!
Woo woo woo woo wee yeah
I'm looking in your big brown eyes
Ooh Yeah
And I've got this to say to you
Hey!
Girl I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it some mo-o-ore
Girl I want to make you sweat
Sweat till you can't sweat no more
And if you cry out
I'm gonna push it
Push it, push it some more
Yeah!
Push it, push it some more
Alright!
I really can't say
How I feel right now
I would if I could
But I don't know how
Just give me some time
And I'll come around
I'll pick myself up
I'll dust myself down
Let's leave it at that
I don't want to fight
Don't say anything that you may regret
In fact, it's the last thing I need tonight
Your words in my head are hard to forget
[Chorus]
Let's leave it for now
Let's call it a day
We don't have to talk about this anymore
That look on you face gave it all away
We've travelled these roads many times before
[Chorus]
Let's leave it alone
Before it's too late
Give it a rest for a moment or two
We can pick it back up at a later date
If you feel that's what you have to do
I love it when you smile
When you're with me honey
It happens all the while
How it kills me when you cry
And you know my heart
That's no word of a lie
Verse one
Everyday you show me something new about you
Honestly I could never live without you
Look at me heres a soul wholl never doubt you
And I will be forever by your side
Repeat chorus
Verse two
Probably the greatest feeling I have ever known
Actually is when you wrap yourself around me
Promise me you'll stay now that Ive found you
And I will be forever by your side
Repeat chorus
Verse three
And you could say youve heard it all before
And I know that anyday you may walk out the door
When I say no one will love you more believe me
And I will be forever by your side
It must have broke your poor little heart
When the boys used to say
"You looked better in the dark"
But now they'd give all they learnt in school
To be somewhere in the dark with you
(Oh ooo)
The teacher would ask the questions
And you, would always raise your hand
But somehow you never got your turn
And my eyes would fill with water, inside I'd burn
Oh yes I did
Homely girl, you used to be so lonely
You're a beautiful woman, oh homely girl
Homely girl you used to be so lonely
You're a beautiful woman, oh homely girl
There was a boy who used to sit beside you
Who'd like to hold that place his whole life through
Oooh you were beautiful to me
You had a heart no one could ever see, oh yes you did
Homely girl, you used to be so lonely
You're a beautiful woman, oh homely girl
I was the only one who offered
To carry your books
Took all the stares and laughter
The dirty looks
'Cause I saw then what they see now
They all want to ask you for a date
They don't know how, they don't know how
Homely girl, you used to be so lonely
You're a beautiful woman, oh homely girl
Homely girl you used to be so lonely
You're a beautiful woman, oh homely girl
Aha, you used to be so lonely
You're a beautiful woman, oh homely girl
Aha, you used to be so lonely
You're a beautiful woman, oh homely girl
Aha, you used to be so lonely
Holly holy eyes
Dreams of only dreams
Well I am what I am
What I believe
Holly holy
Holly holy dreams
Wanting only you
Yes she comes
And I run just like the wind will
Holly holy
Sing, sing a song
Sing, sing a song of songs
Sing, sing it out loud
We'll sing a song
Let me hear you say, yeah, yeah, yeah
Call the sun in the dead of the night
And the sun will rise in the sky
Touch a man who can't walk upright
And the lame man will be alright
And I fly and I fly
Holly holy eyes
Wanting only you
And I see, will it be for everyone
Holly holy
Sing, sing a song
Sing, sing a song of songs
Sing, sing it out loud
We'll sing a song
Sing, sing a song
Sing, sing a song of songs
Sing, sing it out loud
Now here comes the great musical thing called "hold your position"
Rasta, them style ya a just levelment Uncle seen
Hold me position, Just a hold me position
I ya, hold me position, just a hold me position
Go on, hold me position, just a hold me position
Just like Jesus Christ in the valley of decision
Devil come along and tru to deceive man through him
Got him plan from the older one
Him had to hold him position, had to hold him position yeh
Hold him position, had to hold him position
Well rhythm like this makes me and me daughter
Go down at the dance, bubble on the corner
When the rhythm is sweet, we a go hold tighter
Rub-adub like this makes you go one
So you hold your position
Say you hold you position aya
Hold your position, say hold your position
Things and time was a getting slow let off the rhythm
Let the good time roll
Don't bother go a slow and stay a back row
I man come to make the rhythm
Just a rock and flow, because me hold me position
Just a hold me position
Special request to 39 Acker Tree, Frontline, everyman on Kime
UB40 say come and rhyme
Yes, Daddy Stone, me in the dance hall style
So we really come to make it versatile
Because one of a kind we come to blow your mind
So you should hold you position
Yes, hold your position, aya
Hold your position, hold your position
Hold Your Position (cont'd) Stones
Skank steady, Skank Steady
I tell you rock the rhythm
You should skank down steady
You know you say, it heavier than lead
Kinda tougher than tough
You know that Jah, Jah covers
Since he stands over us
So hold your position
Hold your position
Move to the east, and you could a move to the west
Lyrics like this Jab know never go jest
Say chunk ice water say right to your chest
Intercity, outer city everywhere the best you better
Hold you position, just hold your position
Hold you position, say hold your position
Well rhythm like this is really so hot
Let off the vilse because a legal shot
Because we hold our position
Yes, we hold our position aya
Hold our position yes, hold our position
Hold on tight never let go
Tee, ta, tee, say them all in a row
Donkey want water, you should hold him
Joe hold on tight and never let go
Hold your position, just hold your position
Hold your position a ya, just hold your position
Wah dat, hold your position
I say hold your position settle hold your position John
Hold you position Aunty, hold your position
Say hold your position go on
Hold your position, tell them rhythm so crucial
Rhythm so nice like sugar, like a spice
Cause when we a come a dance give you rough, nough, choice
A youth like me should a drive Rolls Royce
Sugar my tea baby, you're irie thought the two of us
Will go to bed cosy
1st verseSomebody said what are you doin’ down thereTrying to make me a livingAll I want is to get my fair shareI’m pleading but nobody’s givingMaybe I’m wrong, and I don’t see things clearBut I know how I feel after all the these yearsI’ll keep fighting the pain and the heartache and tearsChorusThen I’ll push it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit itI’m going to push it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit itPush it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit itI’m going to push it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit it2nd verseLooking up cause I’ve got time to spareToday the sun ain’t shiningI’m still searching everywhereFor my cloud with the silver liningPeople say that enough is enoughTurn my back on this thing put it down to bad luckBut the day I do that, then my life will be upChorusSo I’ll push it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit itI’m going to push it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit itPush it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit itI’m going to push it, going to work itKeep right on till I hit it
Can you dig it, alright I can dig it
Cause i`m your hip hop lyrical robot and a red cool cat
Yes i`m your hip hop lyrical robot and a red cool cat
I want the girls to hear me rap
Cause this mc has got the nack
I`m your body-popping shell shocking
Girls hocking eye popping lick me all over like a lollipop
I`m your juicy fruit
Alright, alright, alright
I said hey white man, indian or black
I`m your number 1 mc and that`s a fact
I`m a goodloocking, girl hooking outstanding
Mile chatting lyrical shock attack
All mcs freeze there on the spot
One false move and you must get drop
I`m always devastating, fascinating
Videmaking, pinstaking, watch it man i`m hot
(chorus)
Its a struggle in life when your skin is black
The system is designed to hold you back
How s`ya do shle hands on the shoulder a pat
One love to my face then a stab in the back
Seven points in snooker when you put down the black
But I still thank God for the little I got
(chorus)
I don`t stop rapping to the musical beat
And i`m in the mood to turn you on
In the groove that's so complete
Wind you hips, shake your body
Or clap you hands even stamp your feet
Just like a bed that's just been spread
You know i`m neat, neat, neat
Just like a tap that`s running hot
Man can`t you feel the heat
Not just now but every minute every hour
Everyday and every week
I don`t give a hoot for loot and shoot
Or prostitutes in skin tight suits
Standing on the corner
They call their beat
I`m not a pimp drug pusher
Gambler or even theif
To the teachers I will preach
And to the teachers I will teach
Cause i`m a hip hop lyrical robot
That is why so unique
Well police and theives are playing
The game of hide and seek
When an imformer gives imformation
Then it's called a leak
I jail your a number ruled by govenor
Screws keep you under, wanna see you blunder
When they say sit just take a seat
And when they say food it`s time to eat
If a screw says nigger I don`t answer
Yes sir, no sir three bags full sir
Sometimes inmates would even call me a growler
Me a growler, i`m no growler
(chorus)
Well i`m a hip hop lyrical robot
I don`t stop rapping to the musical beat
Higher Ground - by Stevie Wonder
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People
keep on learnin'
Soldiers
keep on warrin'
World,
keep on turnin'
cause it won't be too long.
Powers
a-keep on lyin',
while your people
a-keep on dyin'
World,
keep on turnin',
cause it won't be too long.
Chorus:
I'm so darn glad He let me try it again,
'cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin.
I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then.
Gonna keep on tryin' till I reach the highest ground.
Teachers,
a-keep on teachin'
Preachers,
keep on preachin',
World, keep on turnin',
'cause it won't be too long.
oh, no
Lovers,
a-keep on lovin'
while believers
keep on believin'.
Sleepers,
just stop sleepin'
'cause it won't be too long.
Oh, no!
Chorus
(Spoken) An' Stevie knows that, uh, no-body's gonna bring me down.
Till I reach the highest ground.
(Spoken) 'cause me 'n' Stevie, see, we're gonna be a sailin' on the funky sound
Till I reach the highest ground.
(Spoken) Bustin' out, an I'll break you out, 'cause I'm sailin' on.
Till I reach the highest ground
(Spoken)Just, uh, sailin' on sailin' on the higher ground
That girl I'm gonna make her mine
If it takes all night
That girl I'm gonna make her mine
If it takes all night
Good evening sweet darling
May I ask your name
You seem to be lonely
Well don't worry I'm feeling the same
Oh it's a good situation
A splendid combination
That we should meet
At a time like this
Oh it's a good situation
A splendid combination
Your something that
I just can't miss
That girl I'm gonna make her mine
If it takes all night
That girl I'm gonna make her mine
If it takes all night
It's been a long time sweet darling
Since love has come my way
But I'm trying so hard
To find the right words to say
Oh it's a good situation
A splendid combination
That we should meet
At a time like this
Oh it's a good situation
A splendid combination
Your something that
I've spent eleven months and five days loving you
And all these times I’ve spent forgiving you
I don't want to be hurt
I don't want to be hurt
I don't want to be hurt, not any more
I’m a man with a good ambition
And I will never let you drag me down
You better go home and leave me alone
I’m a man with a good ambition
And I will never let you drag me down
So baby go home and leave me alone
I’ve got a good, good, good ambition
Tell you it's a good, good, good ambition
I’ve got a good, good, good ambition
Tell you it's a good, good, good ambition
I’ve got a good, good, good ambition
Say we a just freestyle it
Because we wicked and wild it
Because we know how fe run it
And we just can't done it
And you know say we like it
And we have to excite it
If you come a dance
I say you might get frightin'
Because you know say we live it
And you say we love it
There is very few things I coulda really put above it
I love the booming of the base in a the speaker boxes
The treble in the tweeters it just
A tear off me hat see
I said you just can't trap it
I said you just can't unwrap it
Say you justs can't take it
Say you know you have to find it
Deep down in a your soul I say you have to feel it
Little after that you a go want to reveal it
Coz music is a thing I say you
Know you have to share it
If me couldn't do that
Me just couldn't bear it
Cos the love for the music on me
Sleeve me have fe wear it
Deep down in a me heart I said you
Just couldn't tear it
Me no like them journalist man
Dem come from different land
Say we is a white reggae band
Open your eyes no man you must
Be blind no man
You gwan like your cool man
Your heart must be black no man
Full of bad intention
We is dub organiser
A little oder and wiser
We no like wife beater spreading
Love would be sweeter
Out of many nations yes we are one
Just like the motto if you is Jamiacon
Deep in a the night the musics calling
Deep in a we hearts you know we're
falling in love
It's like a religious calling
Calling calling you better send out
A warning
Calling calling you better send out
Hey Folitician, me seh hey folitician
Me seh hey folitician
Mek you go long so.
Hey folitician, me seh hey folitician
Me seh hey folitician
Mek you go long so.
What a bam bam round the mike m.c.
What a bam bam round the mike m.c.
James Bond back up general CP
We ram dance hall cork house party
People come from all about just fe hear we
Them just a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Them just a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Them just a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
As me open the door me get a face full of steam
Session ram like a tin a sardine
Just make sure seh you kerchief clean
Else you face would a full up a green
What a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
What a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
As me go through the crowd Jah man me hear a scream
Me I dren freddy him still a day dream
Me dip up and down like a submarine
Twice as fast as the one Barry Sheene
A good job me pants have a solid seam
A good job me kercheif nice and clean
What a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
What a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Some a them a scream some a them a shout
Me really want you know people come from all about
Some a them a woman
Some of them a man
The whole a them want come this ya session
Them just a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Them just a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Natty fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Them just a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Natty dread in a the dance him a bun him collie
Baby mother deh a dance with pregnant belly
Bad boy deh a road him a fire remi
Dutty nigger deh a road them a chat shegri
But its I James Bond telling every body
What a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
What a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Them want inside inside and no one want outside outside
Me seh the people outside want come in the session
Them want to hear James Bond and CP the general
Them just a fight fe come in
Fight fe come in
Them just a fight fe come in
Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie?
Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie?
There never was a better time for trying to set the words to rhyme
(Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? )
Of when a golden love turns blue and dreams of dreams that won't come true
(Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? )
Every night I call your name, we're still together just the same
(Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? )
The mornin' sun, I raise my head, a lonely room, an empty bed
(Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? )
It always seems that way, yes it always seems that way
It always seems that way, yes it always seems that way
There never was a better time for trying to set the words to rhyme
(Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? )
Of when a golden love turns blue and dreams of dreams that won't come true
Every night I call your name, we're still together just the same
(Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? )
The mornin' sun, I raise my head, a lonely room, an empty bed
It always seems that way, yes it always seems that way
It always seems that way, yes it always seems that way
It always seems that way, yes it always seems that way
It always seems that way (Always seems that way), yes it always seems that way (Seems that way)
It always seems that way (Always seems that way), yes it always seems that way (Always seems that way)
There`s no-one coming with that freedom train.
There`s nowhere you can go where you feel no pain.
Take the blinkers off you eye`s,
The power`s in your hand;
Stop waiting for your ticket to the promised land.
There ain`t no heaven and there ain`t no hell.
Except the one we`re in, and you know to well
There`s no-one waiting on,
Waiting on a higher high;
Don`t let the only world you`re ever gonna live in
Don't do the crime,
If you can`t do the time
It's said that it just don't pay.
But what good's working hard
When all they give you is your cards
And you know there's not much you can say.
So you take what they give
You've no money to live
And your family don't understand.
After all these years
They will end up in tears
With a mountain of bills in their hands.
Now your lesson is learned
There's nowhere to turn
And it's no use pleading for help.
When you're left on the heap
There is nothing to keep you
From going and helping yourself
The dilemma you've found
Is you`re morally bound
Now your moral code needs a review
So what do you care
You know life isn't fair
You tell me there's no darkness
While the sun shines down on you
And just because your life is peaceful
There's no fighting left to do
For every cup that runneth over
Many more are filled with pain
You talk to me of sunshine
When it's pouring down with rain
Just because you can't see it
Doesn't mean it isn't there
Just because it can't touch you
Doesn't mean you shouldn't care
For every life that's lit with love
Many more are racked with pain
You talk to me of sunshine
When it's pouring down with rain
It's a long black night, good people
Descended on our land
Share your light
Make a flower grow
Well Jerry at de mike come fe Demonstrate
Yes, Jerry at de mike me come fe Demonstrate
Me come fe show de crowd a people dat great is great
Right ya now Mr Jerry at go set tings straight
No MC test Jerry in a ATE
So listen dem ya styles I man originate
First of all me wan you know me na exaggerate
All pirate in de dance me would a evacuate
Is a whole leap a space I man accomodate
An a whole leap a gal I accumulate
Round de mile Jerry don't need no associate
Me chat by meself me no combinate
Me study very hard because me want graduate
Up de MC ladder I man Essulate
To be a boss MC I'm a chief candidate
True me fascinate nor irritate and me originate
Round de classic Micro-centre dat is where me locate
Me no select no tune an Jerry don't operate
Fe see me lift speaker - box you must fortunate
Cause asdedance down me gone home me gone go hibernate
Going home de other night me can't remember de date
De early hours of de morning before people a wake
Bopsing down de road it was me worst mistake
Police come draw down pon me an a investigate
Him say "Hey son where you coming from don't you know that it's late
I've heard about you niggers and the trouble you create"
I said "I'm coming from a party and me going home straight
Me just stop a de shop to buy some cigarette an chocolate"
When me explain de situation him stop interrogate
Turn around jump in a im panda car an say "See you mate!"
Is a good ting me never cheeky or be obstinate
Or me could a end up visiting de damn magistrate
De house way me live in you know it must decorate
An de girl way me love ave to affectionate
Nem ya linda lyrics you must penetrate
So listen every word I man and quotate
True me talking very clear you no need fe translate
Cause when me riding pon de riddim me no mek no mistake
Gasst contagious disease I man vaccinate
An true me no wan catch a dose me no fornicate
De lyrics way me chat dem must varinte
Some time me chat itslow sometime me accelerate
Dem ya kinds style you must appreciate
Nuff gal come to me a congratulate
Dem say "Jerry your so good looking can I have you portrait"
I say "Yes of course my darling but you know you have to wait"
Well dais a something I man have to state
A trollop is a woman with a whole heap a weight
Don't tell her to her face cause she will aggrovate
And if she sit down pon you you will suffocate
At de mile is nuff excitement I Jerry create
And you know that its not hard for me to exterminate
Any boy way come a dance an a duplicate
A style him get off a Saxon or a old yard tape
I say de lyrics way me chat dem must variate
An nuff people dem a say don't me impertinate
Any gal way me like we must be intimate
Music : Eric Donaldson
Lyrics : Eric Donaldson
Cherry oh, Cherry oh, baby,
Don`t you know I`m in need of thee?
If you don`t believe it`s true,
What have you left me to do?
So long I,ve been waiting,
For you to come right in.
And now that we are together,
Please make my joy run over.
(Chorus)
Oh oh ee oh oh ee oh,
Oh oh ee oh ee oh ee oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Yah.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Cherry, oh, Cherry, oh, baby,
Don`t you know I`m in love with you?
If you don`t believe I do,
Then why don`t you try me?
I`m never gonna let you down,
Never make you wear no frown.
If you say you love me madly,
Then I will receive you gladly.
(Chorus)
Cherry, oh, Cherry, oh, baby,
Don`t you know I`m in love with you?
If you don`t believe I do,
Then why don`t you try me?
I`m never gonna let you down,
Never make you wear no frown.
If you say you love me madly,
Then why do you treat me badly.
On the radio wave the call to the grave
Is wrapped up in glory to fool the brave
They tell a tall story of all those that gave
All that they had fot the freedom they'd save
On the TV broadcast they said it won't last
All over by sunday, consigned to the past
The cleanup starts Monday despite the bomb blast
A brand new beginning the die has been cast
[Chorus:]
There's plenty more where that came from
Five megatons of oblivion
Sent with love from the Pentagon
On a laser guided Neutron Bomb
But a satellite link said it's worse than they think
They can't find the body: it's causing a stink
The guy in the Oval is back on the drink
And Uncle Sam's poodle's in need of a shrink
It's been a full year, the families can cheer
Their sons and their brothers are now in the clear
The war is all over but it would appear
That those left behind are all living in fear
[Chorus]
Loot shoot gunfire salute
How many innocent die every day
Loot shoot gunfire salute
Innocent die from the games that you play
Deceit and deception there's always some deception
Like the unjust executions dat they forget to mention
You stop, stare and wonder but a you mek di blunder
Your enemies draw near wid di sound like rolling thunder
Torture and detention there's always some detention
For the fall guy, the patsy, the one dem never mention
You play your war games and play with innocent life
You keep the dice rolling with elaborate lies
Loot shoot gunfire salute
How many innocent die every day
Loot shoot gunfire salute
I'm running away
I've got to get home
I'm lost in a crowd
But I'm still on my own
I'm looking ahead
So I'm staying behind
I'm not being cruel
I'm just being kind
I close my eyes
It's no surprise
I'm always there
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I'm trying to lay low
But I keep getting high
My feet on the ground
Got my head in the sky
My eye on the future
That's stuck in the past
I find I can't lose
When I aim to come last
I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here
I'm right on the ball
But I'm missing the mark
I burn in the sun
I'm scared of the dark
Got an ivory tower
With a bird's eye view
Got plenty of time
But nothing to do
The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I'm running away
I've got to get home
I'm lost in a crowd
But I'm still on my own
I'm looking ahead
So I'm staying behind
I'm not being cruel
I'm just being kind
I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here
The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I close my eyes
It's no surprise
I'm always there
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
And found nowhere
I realise
It's no surprise
That nothing's clear
That black is white
That day is night
And there is here
The best disguise
It's no surprise
Is disappear
Can't count the times
I've tried to hide
