Ghetto Youth

Lyrics

[Intro] Da one yah dedicated to all a who seh Mi nah come out to nutn' Fi all a who Weh nuh want ghetto youth fi have nutn' Ooh (Dem nuh wah we mek it inna life) Ooh (No-oh, dem nuh wah see di ghetto youths survive) [Chorus] Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day We nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day Nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Tell society seh [Verse 1] Selassie I nah sleep Ghetto youth a suffer in di streets and we need fi leave Too much juvenile mi see bleed Inna our world, innocent kill by police Inna fi dеm world, society nuh believе Dem think all we do a buss gun and smoke weed Gi' mi yute a chance fi go school and go read Society a harvest a crime, dem nuh neat From inna di 70s, politician plant di seed Selassie I, you philosophy fi a lead Christianity a tell me supm' weh mi nuh believe Dem seh fi reach heaven, di Earth mi haffi leave Better dem gwaan fuss Mi have a [?] against dem, habeas corpus Dem cyaa trick di ghetto youth We haffi rise up [Chorus] Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day We nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day Nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Tell society seh [Verse 2] Politician fi gwaan When election done, a weh dem run gone? A who ghetto youth ago see fi stretch a palm? Gaza see Ryno, elite see Shawn Storm Ah artist gi' di people weh dem want But di sed society a fight we but dem can't A seh we buy ammunition and firearm Ghetto youth if yuh smart, don't stray from di norm College if a college, yuh better stay pon di dorm 'Cause a unnu haffi help us Get weh from dem Ghetto youth, we need wi' own doctor, wi' lawyer And we politician dem We want money inna we pocket Ghetto youth dem cyaa stop it And like Isaiah di prophet, and mi prophesy Seh we ago rise above di sky [Chorus] Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day We nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day Nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Tell society seh [Bridge] Da one yah dedicated to all a who seh Mi nah come out to nutn' Fi all a who Weh nuh want ghetto youth fi have nutn' Ooh (Dem nuh wah we mek it inna life) Ooh (No-oh, dem nuh wah see di ghetto youths survive) [Chorus] Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day We nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Please believe me Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day Nah go di wrong way No, no, no, no, no Tell society seh [Outro] Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh