We cry for peace, perfect peace
Lord, we cry for love in this neighborhood
I tell you no water can put out this fire
Only the Lord can save us
We cry for peace in south Africa
Let me tell you we cry for peace in south Africa
We cry for peace, perfect peace
Lord, we cry for love in this neighborhood
Let me tell you no water can put out this fire
Only the Lord can save us
We cry for peace in south Africa
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
Teacher teacher teacher
Ever since we came to town
You don' t look a happy man
Is our mission a threat to yours
In case you don' t know
Who we are
I' m gonna tell you
Who we are
We are the men your father
Warned you about
We are the men your mother
Told you to stay away from
We are the
Chorus:
Soldiers for righteousness
We fight against tribalism
We fight against oppression
We fight against corruption
We fight against racism
We fight against apartheid
We are the men your mother
Warned you about little boy
We are the men your oppressive father
Told you about
Chorus:
We are the soldiers for righteousness
And we are not sent here
By the politicians
You drink with
We' re sent by the poor
We' re sent by the suffering
We' re sent by the oppressed
I wanna tell you
One more time
Who we are
We are the men your mother
Warned you about
We are those men your oppressive father
Told you to stay away from
Chorus till fade
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
She stood outside
In the middle of the night
Looking so far away
As far as she could see
Where the sky meets the land
Looking for answers
Her life is falling apart
Her marriage is on the rocks
She thinks about her mother
She thinks about her children
She thinks about the church
And everybody that thought
They had it made in heaven
Suddenly the comfort
In the house don' t mean nothing
All she needs is some loving
In her life
Oh God
Chorus:
Put a little love
In my world
In her mind
The dream is still alive
But if you ask me
I can' t tell you right now
It' s a losing battle
Her mother told her
About this time
The vows she took
Were a mere formality
But in her life
They became a reality
And by the look of things
She' s fighting a losing battle
Joleen is about to take her man
Why do bad things happen
To good people?
She thinks about her mother
She thinks about her children
She thinks about the church
Suddenly the money in the house
Don' t mean nothing
All she needs is love
Chorus:
till fade
There's lady that I love so much
She's always on my mind, night and day
But people told me she's in love
with another guy in town
this news makes me so sad
I'm confused, I don't know what to do about it
How will I know if she loves me
I'm confused
How will I know if she loves me
Does she really care for me
How will I know if she loves me
I'm confused
I've tried to get her off my mind
But the love she gives to me, draws me every time
I've tried to get her off my mind
But the love she gives to me is so strong
Each time when we were together
She use to tell me that I'm the only guy
[I felt this myself to this woman]?
Now I'm so confused
People told me she's in love
With another guy in town
This really makes me so sad
I'm confused
What am I going to do about it?
Oh God
Does she really care for me
How will I know if she loves me
How will I know if she loves me
I wanna know oh baby yeah
How will I know if she loves me
You know she's the only one for me
How will I know if she loves me
Does she really care for me
I need her by my side
How will I know if she loves me
I wanna know oh baby yea
How will I know if she loves me [till fade]
Breaking those barriers
All over the world
Was not an easy thing
Yesterday your mouth was shut yeah
Couldn' t make a sound eh boy
But it' s such a good feeling today
When I can hear them from
Across the ocean singing this song
That the whole world should be singing
All the time
Chorus: (x3)
We' re...
Different colours / one people
Different colours / one people
Hey you government
Never try to seperate the people
Hey you politician
Never try to seperate the people
They were created in the image of God
And who are you to seperate them
Bible says, he made man in his image
But it didn' t say black or white
Look at me you see BLACK
I look at you I see WHITE
Now is the time to kick that away
And join me in my song
Chorus: (x3)
Hey you politician
Never seperate the people here
Hey you man hey you man
Never try to seperate the people
Some were from America
We were from South Africa
Some were from Japan
We were from China
Some were from Australia
We were from the U.K.
Some were from Zimbabwe
We were from Ghana
Some were from Jamaica
We were from Russia
Some were from Aha-ha-ha
We were from Uhu-hu-hu
Chorus till fade
Trying so hard not to cry
Since they say man ain't supposed to cry
But these tears keep running from my eyes
I remember the day I came to the city.
My children were crying
My wife was crying
She's gonna lose me
To the girls in the city
To make her feel alright I
said it's impossible
But I was wrong
Chorus:
Can't blame you when you're going
This is something you've got to do
You've got to go ho ho.
You've been keeping me here all these years as your private lover
Letters came from home
But I never answered
'Till today when I got this letter
From my little daughter saying
"Missing you daddy."
It's time to go.
Chorus:
Can't blame you (as above)
See me now, see me no more
I heard that whistle blow
I knew it's time to go
Sitting here in this train
Going so fast past the trees
I'm thinking of words to apologize
'Cause sorry ain't enough
Chorus:
Can't blame you (till fade)
Little boys and girls
Come out and play
The world is a stage
For me and you to play on
We all are actors
We all are actresses
Do you wanna sit around
Watch your life going by
When you can be anything that you wanna be
And you can do anything that you wanna do
Come on....don' t let it happen to you
Chorus:
The show goes on without you
Forget about your Mama
Forget about your Daddy
They have been to the stage
It' s time for them to move on
You are the star of the show now
Controlling your own destiny
Everybody' s watching
There' s no one to blame
When you can be anything that you wanna be
And you can do anything that you wanna do
Come on...do you wanna sit around
And watch your life go by
Chorus:
The show goes on without you
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
I have been waiting twenty years
For this time to come
I am tired of being called mama's boy
I am tired of being told, what to do and when to do
I have to be a boss of my own
I am no longer go play hide and seek
Cause am a grown up man today
Am gonna do things my way
Cause am a grown up man today
Am gonna do things my way
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
I have learnt to believe in myself, and in nobody else
I will face the future with pride, and do the best I can
Thank you daddy for having been, so good to me
I was tired of being called mama's boy
I have to be a boss of my own
I am no longer gonna play hide and seek
Cause am a grown up man today
Am gonna do things my way
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
On my own, on my own,
All this pain in this world
All the crying in this world
I' ll take it to Jah
All the worries in this world
And all the troubles in this world
I will take to Jah
All the suffering
Right where we are
I' ll take to my father
'Cause he said
Come to I with all thine sins
And I will wash away
All the impurities
He said I' m your father
The creater of everything
That' s what I say
Chorus:
All this pain I' ll take to Jah (x2)
All these worries I' ll take to Jah (x2)
Come to I with your problems
No problem too big or small
No one no one will be rejected
I' m your father the creater
OH-HO-HO-HO Lord I cry x2
Even when Satan comes
With him demons
Turn everything I believed in
Upside down
I will never forget mmm
With Jah on our side
Who can be against us
Oh no
Most high-omnipotent one
Praise him most high
Chorus:
All this pain I' ll take to Jah
All this crying I' ll take to Jah
Till fade
In the night, I hear you speak
Turn around, you're in my sleep
Feel your hands inside my soul
You're holding on and you won't let go
I've tried running, but there's no escape
I can't bend them and I just can't break these
Steel bars wrapped all around me
I've been your prisoner since the day you found me
I'm bound forever till the end of time
Steel bars wrapped around this heart of mine
Trying hard to recognize
See the face behind the eyes
Feel your haunting ways like chains
'Round my heart they still remain
I'm still running, but there's nowhere to hide
My love for you, has gotten locked up inside these
Steel bars wrapped all around me
I've been your prisoner since the day you found me
I'm bound forever till the end of time
Steel bars wrapped around this heart of mine
And with every step I take
Every desperate move I make, it's clear to me
What can all my livin' mean?
When time itself is so obscene
When time itself don't mean a thing, I'm still loving you
Steel bars wrapped all around me
I've been your prisoner since the day you found me
I'm bound forever till the end of time
Steel bars wrapped all around me
I've been your prisoner since the day you found me
I'm bound forever till the end of time
Steel bars
Steel bars wrapped all around me
I've been your prisoner since the day you found me
I'm bound forever till the end of time
Steel bars
Steel bars wrapped all around me
I've been your prisoner since the day you found me
I'm bound forever till the end of time
Standing alone, in the middle of the city
Man looks around him
He hardly recognises what he sees
Cause he' s a man from the past
Two thousand years ago
This was his home
Rivers used to run here
Birds used to fly around here
But now it is a different jungle
A concrete jungle
Chorus:
He' s a lonely man
In the middle of the city
Missing home so badly
Man' s own creation
Has become his worst enemy
Weaplons of destruction
Have brought about
Human extinction...wo...ho
Two thousand years ago
This was his home
But now it is
A different jungle
A concrete jungle
Chorus:
He' s a lonely man
In the middle of the city
Missing home so badly
I heard of this guy
He lives up on the mountain
They say he mixes herbs
Throws the bones, tells the future
I'm on my way right now
I wanna know my future
With a girl named Julie
I'm on my way right now
I wanna know my future
With a girl named Julie
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
The road is hard, getting up there
But they say where there's love
There'll always be a way
So I'm gonna huff and puff
Make my way to the mountain top
'Cause I wanna know my future
With a girl named Julie
I wanna know my future
With a girl named Julie
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Some people call him the witch doctor
But how can he be a witch
And a doctor at the same time?
If she's not the right one for me
I better stop dreaming about her
I'm on my way right now
I wanna know my future
With a girl named Julie
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Julie! Julie! Julie! Oh girl
Woman: I got lonely sometime
You were gone and left
Like you always do
You were never there
When I needed some care
You were never there when I needed somebody to talk to
Somebody came and took your place.
Man: Oh! Baby
Somebody took my place
In your heart I can say
I'm used to it
By now, 'cause it happens all the time
That is one test I always fail
But one thing my heart can't
Understand... who's gonna take
The place of this boy in my heart
We used to play together,
Do everything together,
But now what am I gonna say
Chorus
You've got no right
To call me father
I've got no right
To call you son,
You got no right to talk to me
I've got no right to talk to you
Even though I try so hard
To be strong, but it hurts inside.
Woman: As I pack my bags
To go now baby I thought
I could share this with you
The next time you fall In love
Treat your woman right
Remember that her place
Is not only in the Kitchen
All she needs is tender
Loving care.
Repeat chorus till fade.
Look in the eyes of the
Homeless man
Tell me what you see
In the eyes of a jobless man
Tell me what you see
What about the eyes
Of a prisoner
What do you see
Now you' ve seen it all
It is time to make up your mind
Don' t try to hide it
'Cause I can see it all
In your face yeah
It the same questions
That I ask myself every time
To be or not to be
Chorus: (x3)
Do you wanna be
A well fed slave or a hungry free man
What is the point in being free
When you can' t get no job
What is the point in being free
When you can' t get food
What is the point in going out to work
When others can get for free
What is the point in being free
When you don' t have no home
Now you' ve heard it all
It is time to make up
Your own mind
To be or not to be
Oh ho ho ho
Chorus:
Do you wanna be
A well fed slave or a hungry free man
till fade
We love it
We need it Oh Lord
'Cant live without it
When the world gets hooked on drugs
You and I are hooked on music
We smoke it
We walk it
And we eat it
Make it your way of life
Even the pope agrees
It is your natural way
Of staying high
You see, when you smoke music
You don' t have to smoke and hide
Even when policeman comes
You don' t have to jump no fence
Chorus:
We love it
We smoke it
Never stop the music
Come on and make it your way of life
Even the president agrees
It is your natural connection
To staying high
Chorus:
We love it
We smoke it
We need it
Never stop the music
till fade
Liar, liar, your pants are on fire
You' ve got a nose as long as a telephone wire
I swear to tell the truth
Nothing but the truth
So help me god
I cross my heart and hope to die
These are the words we use
To get out of situations
Then I wonder why
We don' t mean what we say
Then I remembered the terrible truth
About the truth
Chorus:
If you stand for the truth
You will always stand alone
The holy book tells us
The truth will set us free
But in this world I know different
Do you believe in the truth
Do you believe in righteousness
Do you believe in innocent
Till proven guilty
'Cause those that tell the truth
Are always on the run...Oh God
Then I wonder why
We don' t mean what we say
Then I remembered the terrible truth
About the truth
Chorus
There is not reason
To cry for you now
I need you
When I was a little boy
But now I' m on my own
I tried to call you many times
Every time I tried in vain
Chorus:
You know where to find me
When you wanna see me/talk to me
Tears could not bring you back
I' ve told myself I' m an orphan
The only consolation I had was
I' m not the only one
Chorus:
You know where to find me
When you wanna see me/talk to me
Everywhere you' ve been
You' d leave women crying after you
I have brothers somewhere
In this world
But I don' t them
I have sisters somewhere
In this world
But I don' t them
Chorus till fade
I still believe in a little bit of magic
Even though the world has gone crazy
So good to know we still have a friend
You came to me last night and whispered in my ear
Told me not to worry about anything, yeah
You said you are still my friend
And the feeling is mutual right here
Thabo Thabo, my friend Thabo
Thabo Thabo, your friend Thabo
Thabo Thabo, your friend Thabo
Thabo Thabo, our friend Thabo
I believe
You've got a friend in me
You've got a friend
Don't have to worry no more
Go, go Thabo
Go, go Thabo
Your fears will be my fears
Your dreams will be my dreams too
Even your joys will be my joys too
'Cause a friend in need is a friend indeed
I love Thabo
You love Thabo
Thabo we love you
Go, go, go Thabo
You've got a friend
I have know this preacherman
For a long time, he was a good man
I have known this judge
For a long time, he was a good man
I have known this teacher
For a long time, he was a good man too
But because of the drugs
They've been taking secretly
Them are in loony houses today
We cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain (x2)
Up with hope, down with dope (x3)
We cannot stand aside and look
While the nation is going down the drain.
We really, really cannot stand aside and look while the nation is going down the drain
Oh Yo
I am telling you now
Cocaine, no good for you
Liquor, no good for you
You go sniffling them glue
No good for you
They give it to you and say it's the sense of knowledge
But I known I've been around
For a while
I cannot stand aside
And look while the nation (x2)
Is going down the drain
Oh yo yo yo
Chorus till fade:
Up with hope, down with dope
We take a lot of things for granted
One day it' ll be taken away
That' s when you' ll realize
How important it was
You never miss your water
Till your well runs dry
Give thanks and praise all the time
The wolf is always by the door
Chorus:
You don' t know what you' ve got
Till you lose it all again
You never miss your water
Till your well runs dry
He' s a hero, now that he' s dead
Oh what a bull preacherman talks about him
When he was alive
He didn' t even know his name
When he was alive
He didn' t get this love
You never miss your water
Till your well runs dry
Chorus:
You don' t know what you' ve got
Till you lose it again
You never lose your water
Till your well runs dry
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
Didn' t I raise my voice
High enough for you
I was running like a fugitive all the time
Risking rejection from my own people yeah
Now that you got what you wanted
You don' t even know my name
It' s so funny, we don' t talk anymore
Be good to the people on your
Way up the ladder
Cause you' ll need them on your way down
Chorus:
That' s the way it is
Didn' t I raise fists high enough for you
I guess I can' t pat myself on the shoulder
For a job well done
Dodging bullets in the streets
I was there
Risking rejection from my own people yeah
Now that you got what you wanted
You don' t even know my name
remember
Be good to the people on your way
Up the ladder 'cause you' ll need
Them on your way down
Chorus:
In my whole life
My whole life
I've got a dream
I've got a dream
Too many people
Hate apartheid
Why do you like it?
Why do you like it?
Hey you rasta man
Hey European, Indian man
We've got to come together as one
Not forgetting the Japanese
Hey you rasta man
Hey European, Indian man
We've got to come together as one
Not forgetting the Japanese
Hey you rasta man
Hey European, Indian man
We've got to come together as one
Not forgetting the Japanese
The cats and the dogs
Have forgiven each other
What is wrong with us?
What is wrong with us?
All those years
Fighting each other
But no solution
But no solution
Hey you rasta man
Hey European, Indian man
We've got to come together as one
Not forgetting the Japanese
Hey you rasta man
Hey European, Indian man
We've got to come together as one
Something somewhere
Is calling out your name
In the middle of the night
Your eyes go wide
I see your legs shaking
You don't believe it's happening
Oppressor man ye
Don't tell me you are scared now
It's not the end of your life
But it's the end of your kingdom
It's not the end of your life
But it's the end of your shitty kingdom
Oppressor man you running
Your kingdom is falling
Your kingdom is falling
Your kingdom is falling
Your kingdom is falling
Yo yo yo yo
You run for your gun to your surprise it's empty
'Cause we had those bullets
For breakfast Jah children did ye ye ye
Teargas won't make me cry anymore
Your handcuffs won't hurt my arms anymore
It's not the end of your life
But it's the end of your kingdom
It's not the end of your life
But it's the end of your shitty kingdom
Oppressor man you running
Your kingdom is falling
Your kingdom is falling
Your kingdom is falling
Your kingdom is falling
I won't do to you what you did to my people ye
Four hundred years ago, four hundred years ago
Turning them to slaves making them your prisoners
You can run but you can't hide
Your time has come now now now
Oppressor man you running
Your kingdom's falling
Oppressor man you running
Your kingdom's falling
Oppressor man you running
Your kingdom's falling
I lie awake at night
And I think about it
Where I have been
And who I' ve been with
'Cause all around me
I see them dropping like flies
Everytime they tell us
We say it doesn' t exist
And all we wanna do
Just to have some fun
Reverand Jackson says
The time has come
That the holy book
Has been talking about
The good Rev. also said
Where there' s pleasure
There will always be danger
On his knees I heard him pray so hard
He said God save your children
Chorus:
Save us from the sins of the flesh
Things we have learned
From our good & loving parents
When temptation comes
It all becomes useless
Like an ashtray on a motorbike
Everything you do remember
The body bag hangs
Next to the first aid kit
It' s your life
It' s your world
I' m just passing through
Reverand Jackson said
The time has come
That the holy book
Has been talking about
Chorus till fade
You don' t have to come with me
Down this road
'Cause I know my way around here
Very well
It may not seem like it
From where you stand
But believe you me, I know what
I' m talking about
Letting it all go
Didn' t matter to me
'Cause I' ve done it all before
But when you left
Part of me left with you
That is why I call you now
On this phone
So please, oh please
Don' t hang up on me
Chorus:
Release me let me go (x 3)
But remember that
Some bridges never burn
You took your way
And I took mine
We were sure our ways
Will never meet again
Everytime I go out
With another man
I find myself calling your name
Now I know that it' s true
What they say
Sometimes love
Never knows when to die
When you went
Part of me went with you
That' s why I called you on the phone
Chorus:
Release me let me go
Remember that
Some bridges never burn
Oh-ho-oh-ho...ho
Oh-ho-oh-ho...ho
We hear you crying
So bitterly
Trying to get people to help you ye ye
But nobody will
Your son was brutalizing people everytime.
But you said nothing
Now it's the time to pay the price
It's time to pay ye ye ye ye
Chorus:
You gonna reap just what you sow (x4)
Coming back home
With stolen things
Instead of telling him
How wrong he was
You told him how clever he was
People coming out of burning houses
It's your son Driving stolen cars every time
It's your son,
But you said nothing
But now he's turning against you
Chorus:
You gonna reap just what you sow (x3)
Everybody knows
No jail can keep him
'Cause you rubbing shoulders with the law
But now it's time to pay the price wo... woh
Chorus till fade
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
Put his coat on his shoulders and slowly he walked away
Behind him he could hear
Those innocent voices
Crying out so bitterly saying
We did not start the war But we fighting now
We did not start the fire
But we burning now
They were told many years ago that their country is free
But they didn't understand
That it's not real
They never knew it was a
Chorus:
Mickey Mouse freedom/ independence
Me come ina you country
That is said to be free (x2)
Me sight corruption.
Me sight starvation
Walking like a millionaire 'cause you think you country is free
One thing you don't know is that your country is being remote controlled
Chorus:
Mickey Mouse freedom/ independence (till fade)
Billy old Billy, Billy old Billy
Man with the words of wisdom
They found his long black coat
On the banks of the river
'Cause he never came back
In it's pocket they found notes
He'd written some time ago
About his so called friends
It read, love all your friends
But never trust any one of them
Which got me thinking about
My very own friends
Mirror, mirror, on the wall
Who is the deadliest of them all
I ask you now, tears in my eyes
Billy old Billy, Billy old Billy
Man with the words of wisdom
See them coming
Hear them talk
Never believe a word they say
He told me one day
Even behind the smile
That he wore on his wrinkled face
Everyday, you could see the scars
Of hurt from the past
Which got me thinking of
My very own, so called friend
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the deadliest of them all
I ask you now, tears in my eyes
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the deadliest of them all
I ask you now, tears in my eyes
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the deadliest of them all
I ask you now, tears in my eyes
Freedom fighter standing on a mountain in a foreign country
Trying to send a message to his people back in the ghetto
He had a home one time, love of a girl
But he left that behind
Oh, yes, I can hear him clearly as he whispers in the air
His voice came out loud and clear
All he asked for was a prayer and as he turns to walk away
He said
I'm still here in the house of exile
For the love of the nation
Sun went down on the mountain, birds flew back to their hiding places
Leaving him standing there like a telephone pole
In the still of the night you and I dream
Dreaming of Romeo and Juliet
All he dreams about is the freedom of the nation
When every man will be equal in the eyes of the law
As he closes his eyes for the last time
He said again
I'm still here in the house of exile
For the love of the nation
I'm still here in the house of exile
For the love of the nation
I'm still here in the house of exile
For the love of the nation
She wrote me a letter
In the early days of December
Saying she wasn' t happy
Where she was
Oh that' s the bad news yeah
That is why today I' m here
To take her away from you
Everytime you treat her badly
It brings back memories and
We don' t want
To see her go through
Hurt again so!!!
Chorus:
Keep on knocking but you
Can' t come in now
She' s my mother you know
If she was a bad mother
She would have thrown us away
Long time ago
Even when things got bad
She still held onto us all the way
When she cries we cry too
When she smiles we smile too
We were happy all this time
Until you came along
Everytime you treat her badly
It brings back memories and
We don' t want to see her
Go through hurt again
Chorus till fade
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
She got outside one morning
To see what' s going on
'Cause she heard all the noises
In the night, It' s a celebration
Even though she was old and grey
It didn' t mean she was deaf and dumb
She looks one look at the man
Throws her hands in the air
And said God help us all
Too much power in one mans hands
Is dangerous
She has never tasted freedom
And all the things
We take for granted
Then she looked at me and said
Son, Is this the end of our suffering?
Chorus:
Is this freedom?
Is this freedom?
We have just witnessed the
Change of power from one fool
And liar to another
Our lives on the line again
She had lived through the wars
She didn' t wanna go through it all again
She has seen injustice
She has seen corruption
She has seen racism
And any other kind of suffering
You can think about
Then she said to me
Son, Is this the end of suffering?
Chorus till fade
I' ve got to take a little time
A little time to think things over
I' d better read between the lines
In case I need it when I' m older
This big mountain I must climb
Ohh feels like the world upon my shoulders
Through the crowds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
In my life, there's been heartache and pain
I don' t know, if I can face it again
I can' t stop now
I' ve travelled so far
To change this lonely life
Chorus:
I want to know what love is
Reggae can show me
I want to feel what love is
Reggae can show me
I' m going to take a little time
A little time to look around me
I' ve got nowhere left to hide
It looks like reggae has finally found me
In my life, there's been heartache and pain
I don' t know, if I can face it again
Can' t stop now
I' ve travelled so far
To change this lonely life
Chorus:
I want to know what love is
Reggae can show me
I want to feel what love is
Reggae can show me
till fade
I don' t know why
I keep believing
That one day, they' ll bring us together
When they' ve shown
In more ways than one
That all they care about is the dollar
You belong to the one political party
I belong to the one musical party
Our differences are worlds apart
Just like guns and roses
If we don' t take control
Of the situation
We' ll stay forever in this ya commotion
Chorus: (x3)
These guns and the roses
That we' ve got to live with
How can five years of power
Destroy a lifetime of
Togetherness
One time we were judged
By the colour of our skins
Now we are judged
By the colour of our flags
Let us unite
Against being divided
You belong to the one political party
I belong to the one musical party
Let us take control of the situation
Otherwise we' ll be trapped in this
Chorus: till fade
In the middle of the night I heard her pray so bitterly
And so softly yeah...
She prayed for her children
She prayed for their education,
Then she prayed for the man
That left her with her children.
We, praise heroes everyday
But there are those that we forget To praise
The women of this world.
They don't run from anything
They stand and fight for what's right
Chorus
Oh oh oh...
God bless the women
Even when times are so hard
They are so cool, calm and collected.
They don't run from anything,
They stand and fight
For what is right
They do not run from responsibilities
They stand and fight for what Is right
Chorus till fade...
Divorce Party
It is not the 4th of July
but we're celebrating Mr BB and Mrs BB have decided to call it a day
after so many years, living together
they have called us here today
to witness what they call freedom from each other
they've been living in style, they wanna end it in style
they wanna end it with a bang.
chorus
divorce party, divorce party
we see them now
in the middle of the room
holding glasses so high
they not renewing their sacred vows, not at all
but they're telling everybody
what they didn't like about each other
one says, do you remember that day I said that
do you remember that day (x2) you did that
I hope our paths will never meet again
I' ve been sitting here for many days now
They' ve been looking for me for many days too
From where I' m sitting
I can see their angry faces
It' s only a matter of time
They' ll be on to me
The sirens, helicopters and tings
The bloodhounds are on my tail, Oh God
Just in minutes
They' ll be tearing me apart
If I don' t do now
What I' ve been doing all my life
I' ll be running...all my life
Chorus:
I' m the running man
The fugitive
Seeking political asylum is not easy down here/FONT>
My father had friends in high places
And in low places too
Everytime we asked him to stop running
We would say
"Leave all to me, I' ll make it right"
Today he' s gone, I' m still running
Coyotes and vultures closing in on me
I take it a warning
I' ll be running
I' ll be running
'Cause I can
Chorus till fade
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
Show me yours
I' ll show you mine
Maybe mine is bigger than yours
Maybe mine goes deeper than yours
That is why I cry the most
I played your game
But I didn' t know the rules
Everytime we' ve played
You' d come out a winner
Now I' ve learned to play the game
And I will never cry again
Chorus:
These crying games, we play
It' s your turn to cry
They say the winner takes it all
But in my case, the winner didn' t
Take the pain
In my case the winner didn' t
Take the hurt
That is why I cry the most
I played your game
But I didn' t know the rules
Everytime we' ve played
You' d come out a winner
Now I' ve learned to play the game
And I will never lose again
Chorus:
These crying games, we play
It' s your turn to cry
Chorus:
Chorus till fade
They've been married for seventeen years
But you can see she don't trust him at all
And you can see she don't believe he's not cheating
You can't blame a poor girl
He's been a busy man all his life, just like the rest of us
Then one day she caught him with another girl, he said, "It was his mother"
She caught with another one, he said, "It was his sister"
He's in deep water again, I don't know what he gonna say today
But I won't be surprise if he gets out of this one like the other ones
'Cause I know he's the Houdini of cheaters, hear him now when he says
Cool down baby, everything is under control
It doesn't matter where I get my appetite
I will always eat at home
Cool down baby, everything is under control
It doesn't matter where I get my appetite
I will always eat at home, oh, oh, yeah, baby
They've been married for seventeen years
But you can see he don't trust her at all
And you can see he don't believe she's not cheating
You can't blame a poor man
She's been a busy girl all her life just like the rest of us
One day he caught her with another man, she said, "It was her father"
He caught her with another one, she said, "It was her brother"
I believe that it is true birds of a feather fly together
She has learned from master wasn't surprised at all
When I heard her say, hey
Cool down baby, everything is under control
It doesn't matter where I get my appetite
I will always eat at home
Cool down baby, everything is under control
It doesn't matter where I get my appetite
I will always eat at home
I and my go to a naughty party one day
Them said it' s gonna be eerie there
But when I and my go to a naughty party
I and I was disappointed, yeah
All we could hear there was their crackadoo
All we could hear there was their shoobee doobee, yeah
And the music they played there
Was not good for a rasta man yeah
It was not good for a Jah man
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Reggae music is all that I need
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Reggae music is all that I need
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Reggae music is all that I need
All we could hear there was their crackadoo
All we could hear there was their, shoobee doobee yeah
And the music they played there
Was not good for a rasta man
It was not good for a Jah man
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Reggae music is all that I need
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Reggae music is all that I need
Reggae is mine reggae is mine, yeah, yeah
Reggae is mine, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Reggae music is all that I need
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Reggae music is all that I need
I'm going back to my roots, yeah, yeah
Call me when you' re ready yeah
Call me when your head is right
She said the words and walked into the sunset
Like a cowboy
He was standing there like he got up
From a bad dream
And he said she wanted something
He could not give her (commitment)
He is one of the men I know
Who have chosen loneliness
And called it freedom
That' s why he always says
Chorus:
I' m a rolling stone
'Cause a rolling stone
Gathers no moss
She told him once before
She' s not getting any younger you know
And when you look at her face
The years are showing
She is one of the women I know
Who wants it all in life (commitment)
He is one of the men I know
Who' ve taken loneliness
And called it freedom
That' s why he always says
Chorus:
I' m a rolling stone
'Cause a rolling stone
Gathers no moss
I' m ready to be happy
I' ve been down too long
It' s time to rise above it all
I put a big smile across my face as
I walk down joy street yeah
Follow me if you can
But leave all the burdens behind
Don' t look to the past
It' ll make you passteristik
Look to the future
It' ll make you futuristik
Hey mister! Hey sir!
Don' t open that cupboard
I don' t want no skeletons falling out
I don' t want no bones falling out
I don' t want my past
Catching up with me
'Cause I' m happy oh......
Chorus:
Let sleeping dogs lie
I see two men in the street
Holding hands and kissing
The other one looks
The other one smiles
When the other one smiles
The other one blushes
I didn' t wanna know
What' s going on
As long as they' re happy
I don' t wanna look up to politicians
They' re gonna feed me
Political bull
And I will have
Political diarrhoea
Don' t look to the past
It' ll make you passteristik
( Don' t look it up -
Me just made it up )
Look to the future
It' ll make you futuristik
Hey mister! Hey sir!
Don' t open that cupboard
I don' t want no bones falling out
Chorus till fade
There comes a time
In every man's life
Where he's got to face
The truth no matter what
We are coming to you, Father
With our sins and everything
To thank you
Those that smoke marijuana
Wanna thank you, Father
For making it grow internationally
They wanna thank you, Lord
Even though police cut it down
Sometimes they burn it down
But it grows again
Thank you, Father
We wanna thank you father
For everything you've given us
Nations that oppress other nations
Wanna thank you, Father
Even though it's painful to be oppressed
But they thank you for making them strong
Politicians thank you, Father
For making them to be able
To lie with a straight face
While the nation cries
They wanna thank you, Lord
We wanna thank you, Father
For everything you've given us
We wanna thank you, Father
For everything you've given us
We wanna thank you, Father
For everything you've given us
