- published: 10 Dec 2014
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Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie 15 July 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. Banton has recorded pop and dance songs, as well as songs dealing with sociopolitical topics.
He released early dancehall singles in 1991, but came to prominence in 1992 with two albums, including Mr. Mention, which became the best-selling album in Jamaican history upon its release. Banton signed with major label Mercury Records and released Voice of Jamaica the following year. By the mid-1990s, Banton had converted to the Rastafari faith, and his music undertook a more spiritual tone. His 2010 album Before the Dawn was the winner for Best Reggae Album at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards.
Banton gained international notoriety early on in his career for the anti-gay track "Boom Bye Bye", as well as for his 2009 arrest and conviction on drug conspiracy and firearms charges, for which he is currently serving a ten-year federal prison sentence in Federal Transfer Center with a scheduled release date of January 2019.
I know that the sun will come out tomorrow
Bring me only joy don’t bring no sorrow
Call me optimistic, I believe in life.
All is here for the taking, for a price
For a price, yeah
For a price...For a price
Good Lord
And I say, I know that the sun will come out tomorrow
Bring me only joy don’t bring no sorrow
Call me optimistic, I believe in life.
All is here for the taking, for a price
And it’s a magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Oh magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
I said, where the mystic is always around
You enjoy the sights and sounds
So high you don’t want to be down
This is where I can be found
Where the mystic is all around
Enjoy the sights and sounds
So high you don’t wanna be down
This is where I can be...
It’s the magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Whoa, magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Ay, Yeah I was depressed, frustrated and lonely
Then a voice from nowhere came and consoled me
Now do the best you can, you stand up and be a man
You’re in the magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
This magic city, magic lights, magical moments, magical heights
I know that the sun will come out tomorrow
Bring me only joy don’t bring no sorrow
Call me optimistic, man believe in life.
And all is there for the taking for a price
You’re in the magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Whoa, magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Whoa, magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
I tell you once more
Where the mystic is all around
You enjoy the sights and sound
So high you don’t want to be down
This is where I can be found
Down there where the mystic is all around
Enjoy the sights and the sound
So high you don’t want to be down
Down there, that’s that’s where I can be...
Magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Oh, magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights
Ay, magic city, magic lights, magic moments, magical heights