youth dem cold

whoah now

now. yeah

now

now

now

yes

yeah-ah

ah. in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

whoo

in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

as generation comes and grows

you gotta make preparation while the youths dem grow

it's what you reap it's wat you sow

the youths them have a life in the future

so when that's then you know

if education is the key

then tell me why the bigger heads a mek it so expensive fi we

give them the key

oh set them free. in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

whoo

in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

oh na na na ay. eee-eee. oh na na na

oh na na na. na-na-na

na-na-na. you gotta find a better way

cause when me look ina babylon me see a bearful play

and so the gideon stay

yeah-ey!

all nation come together

know that king selassie is the truth and the light and the way

he's the people

lead them in the right way

eey. cause in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

whoo

in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

you got to show the people there's still a brighter way

eey!

i know for sure the sun will come out today

yeah-ey!

vanity an' elusion will have to fade away. yeah-ey!

and all the wicked deeds that done

i know you got to pay

yeah-ey!

cause in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

whoo

in the streets it's getting hot

and the youths dem a get so cold. searching for food for the pot

they'll do anything to fill that gap

as generation comes and goes

you gotta make preparation while the youths dem grow

it's what you reap it's what you sow

the youths them have a life in the future

so when that's then you know

if education is the key

then tell me why the bigger heads a mek it so expensive fi we

give them the key

oh set them free.