this is a
to all the ghetto youths (murderer
to all the ghetto youths
how will you feel if you wake up one morning and saw
a big m16 nozzle at your jaw
feel like you waan disappear
but you can't
'cause a police and you nah trust mister law
babylon will shot you fe a straw
what will you say if you're coming from dance and you red
hear a voice say boy no move or else you're dead
when you take a look fi see a who from far
it's a boy weh you and him a war
certain boy haffi go plea
beg fi dem life and go down 'pon dem knee
certain boy haffi go flee
'cause dem know if a the dem
dem would no have no mercy
now everyone want to live till dem old
every man want a little basic control
every ghetto youth waan fi play gangster role
but none a dem no waan see the wrath of a next man we crown
cho
to all the ghetto youths
livity a gwaan
cho
well
what will mister law man do
if him tables should a turn
badman decide say police skin fi burn
babylon a splurt
gone lef' all dem mouth
call dem dog out dem yard man a shoot
wonder if them will a kill another youth
how will you feel if a you and your friend dem deh 'pon patrol
true you police
you a flex like you cold
all a challenge badman and you shot dem down
now badman surround you with dem big heavy gun
and the whole a dem waan fling you down
certain boy haffi go plea
beg fi dem life and go down 'pon dem knee
certain boy haffi go flee
'cause dem know if a the dem
dem would no have no mercy
cho
heh
to all the ghetto youths
the truth
you
how will you feel if you wake up one morning and saw
a big m16 nozzle at your jaw
feel like you waan disappear
but you can't
'cause a police and you nah trust mister law
babylon will kill you fe a straw
what will you say if you're coming from dance and you red
hear a voice say boy no move or else you're dead
when you check it out fi see a who from far
it's a boy weh you and him a war
certain boy haffi go plea
beg fi dem life and go down 'pon dem knee
some boy haffi go flee
'cause dem know if a the dem
dem would no have no mercy
god knows
god
god knows
cho
lord knows
to all the ghetto youths
ghetto youth