Ghetto Youth

Lyrics

[Intro] All bad mind people we ah sprinkle dem island dem powda Anthony B sing Oy my Lawd! [Chorus] See how ghetto youth ah try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move GIve ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im out 'im shoes See how ghetto ah try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move Give ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im - Oh Lawd [Verse 1] It neva nice No ghetto man no bu'n in Paradise An' know every son dey chicken, peas, rice Gamble resource, get back, and bu'n vice Fightin' t'ru life, just try to live right Hypocrite, bad mind, no parasite Gun ah over man, dem goh b'un bad light Lawd, dem t'ings 'ey no right [Chorus] See how ghetto ah try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move Give ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im out 'im shoes See how ghetto ah try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move Give ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im - Oh Lawd [Verse 2] Ghetto youth self clean and star Push handcart, no fall, wash down car Some elevate demself and become superstars Some caught up in drugs, some in politics, war Beggin' fi Tivoli, an' jungle fi poor Beggin' fi South Side and back to Freeport Beggin' fi Riverton wan' fi prosper Portmore mon, stay far from dem war [Chorus] See how ghetto ah try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move Give ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im out 'im shoes See how ghetto try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move Give ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im out 'im shoes [Verse 3] Anthony B come fi teach Look pon di heights, see how Capleton reach God Ten Commandment, me wan' to know fi keep Babylon system turn up youth in a frig Man ah kill man fi all somet'in to eat Talkin' to naught, southwest and haste Please don't catch by di claw of di beast, woy! [Chorus] See how ghetto ah try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move Give ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im out 'im shoes See how ghetto try Jus' give 'im di ply No bad ah fight 'im, no way no high See how ghetto youth ah move Give ah helpin' onto di groove No bad ah try fi get 'im - Oh Lawd It nevah nice...