We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand Our country's law is left in slippery hands So many educated yet no solution We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand
Number one, purge all police station And some headquarters fi corruption Two, some politicians don't have a clue One bag of promise, comfort fi a fool
Three, Mama can't pay school fee Blood out of stone, education no free Four, ghetto youth with him gun hardcore Plan fi mash a works, prison at him door
We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand Our country's law is left in slippery hands So many educated yet no solution We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand
Number five, prisons rehabilitation Inmates fi go out and change the nation Six, government and politics People a bawl say the road want fix
Seven, courthouse flex like the Devil Pure injustice and the law, it no level Eight, blood shed climb, high rate A long time ghetto youth a try hold the faith
We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand Our country's law is left in slippery hands So many educated yet no solution We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand
Number nine, rich man alone want climb Inner cities need the resources for shine Well ten, what about the homeless, them? The place them sleep, it worse than hog pen
Eleven, me know say the world, it no level Tables must turn and the scores soon settle Twelve, Babylon must get melt Good over evil, righteous dwell
We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand Our country's law is left in slippery hands So many educated yet no solution We're goin' down, down, down, down, down in quicksand
Oh, we goin' down (In quicksand) Oh, we goin', goin' down Yes, we goin' down We're goin' down in quicksand
Oh, we goin' down (In quicksand) Oh, we goin', goin' down Yes, we goin' down We're goin' down in quicksand
How long, how long, how long? How long, how long, how long? Talking to the bosses, won't you listen? Don't delay Tax out fe kill wee so we want a raise of pay
As we work the money, so boops it gone away Cost of living sky high, no time to play Warning to the police force working everyday Some cops need some serious counseling anyway
Contagious disease called trigger-happy Bad ma with unu gun, unu fe tek it easy
Loose we now, loose we now, loose Loose we now, loose we now, loose Loose we now, loose we now, loose Loose we now, loose we now, loose
How long must we suffer you slave masters? A shackled society How long must we suffer you slave masters? A shackled society
Yes, some pointing fingers on you filthy government You educated thieves of the dollars and cents Political leaders negative influence Leggo we country now you non progressive elements
You have some little churches leading people astray Using name if Christ, hiding hypocrisy How can you say people come follow we? When deep down you living so indecently
Loose we now, loose we now, loose Loose we now, loose we now, loose Loose we now, loose we now, loose Loose we now, loose we now, loose
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
The justice system no tek it so light Nuff youth get mash up, nuff lose dem life It mention fe a time then it put one side Dat no right
Remember when them tek the street people them go dump Now them sitting quite easy pon them rump Them conscience want bury rotten it stink like skunk Them judgment
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Sometimes we have to wake up the ant's nest And don't give a damn who want vex A them mek the law and a them break it What a foolishness
Fe trouble ghetto youths that a Babylon style Cold blooded murderers and some alibis False statements cover up them lies, lies
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
You never know where the wind blows You never know, you never know One day and the dust might get exposed Then you deeds will show
Why you waste time put your finger inna ink? Politics promises gone as you blink Yow ghetto youth yu fe know who unu link Corruption ship must sink
Government and them nice fancy speech Them don't really practice what them preach Them inside dirty though them outside clean Them disguising
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Law makers a break it Poor people the target Some problems them sweep it Like dust under carpet
Like dust under carpet Like dust under carpet Like dust under carpet ...
Gold spoon inna mouth, me never get none More time nothing to eat, not even bread crumb Drink the water from my eye when it a run down Quench my emotions
Confuse, so me tek up all a big gun Robbing people for needs that is not fun Babylon jailhouse, think me life done Five years detention
Jah will never give you more than you can bear It's so obvious and it's crystal clear now Jah will never leave I lonely He'll take me through the ruffest times
I will trust in the almighty, He will help me to get by Though the system is all messed up My meditation is very high, Jah will never leave I lonely He'll take me through the ruffest times
Look a work all now me no get none Me girl a breed and time it a come down No money, no cash, not a loan sum Goose over cook and burn
Hypocrites, backbiters, them all come Gun shot, turf war, mek me all run Loud noise, siren, dirty cops come Things take a different turn
Jah will never give you more than you can bear It's so obvious and it's crystal clear now Jah will never leave I lonely He'll take me through the ruffest times
I will trust in the almighty, He will help me to get by Though the system is all messed up My meditation is very high, Jah will never leave I lonely He'll take me through the ruffest times
Why medication so expensive? Tough luck life threatening diseases Hope Im not too interrogative Why if your money less that means you can live? Im talking health members Pharmaceutical companies, doctors, Manufacturers of drugs please remember Humanitys the key and not cash numbers
Chorus What have we come to? Let us look into ourselves We need a rescue Your conscience can be your hell Long time you a pressure me sister Tek it a little bit easy on me brother Can you ever try to change it mister Or is it human behaviour? Long time you a pressure me sister Tek it a little bit easy on me brother Can you ever try to change it mister Or is it human behaviour?
I no really have a problem with tax But when it gone too high thats whack Property owners cant relax Greed is the systems negative attack Food prices has no limit Products on shelves are not fixed They target things that sells quick Put on a dollar or two thats bullshit.
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Phone company pretenders Tricky bill instigators Deliberate miscalculators Start making phone with counters Warning to cellular makers Toxic materializers Useless batteries high numbers Recycling out the picture Chorus repeat
Have you ever wondered why you really paying tax Vague use of the money, now it's no surprise attack Budgeting for the war to come and all the weaponry Yet unbelievable poverty in your rich country
Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall one day Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall one day Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall
President of your country, a colored will never be Racial problems, why call it the 'land of free' Pentagon, CIA and KKK the history Assassination the answer when your system disagrees
Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall one day Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall one day Babylon wall will have to fall, Babylon wall
How long their wall shall stand up firm With each block that build it has pain, poverty Greed, starvation, disease, Yes, all of that have to go stop Crumble to the ground We have to go break down that
Girls dem plenty and the whole of them look good Trust me some no really act as they should Bad principles from birth to childhood Old dirty ways gone inna adulthood
Anytime you see a girl, you like investigate it Hard core no want no girl who bend up and switch Think me like fe call a girl skettel and bitch Who no have nu pride they deserve it
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world I do prefer girls than pearls It's my decision
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world I do prefer girls than pearls It's my decision
Some of them barefaced and want fe give you a jacket Tell them say it definitely can't fit Still insist, you ultimately park it When she touch the turf, tell her exit
Met few girls with a lot of bad habits All have in common, search yu pockets Wake up next morning can't find yu wallet Few hours away she's on a taxi
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world I do prefer girls than pearls It's my decision
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world Me prefer girls than pearls It's my decision
Every man wants a good Every man needs a good girl
Listen me yo I woulda walk a mile or two in my shoes just for you Everything you do, so true, you're so smooth You's a good girl, got me feeling like a lucky dude Good girl [Incomprehensible]
And I never said, never would I left you I be searching the world so every[Incomprehensible] That I love you my girl Look inside my empty arms and realize this is where you belong
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world I do prefer girls than pearls It's my decision
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world Me prefer girls than pearls It's my decision
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world I do prefer girls than pearls It's my decision
I do want a good girl, yes I do Plan to search the whole world Me prefer girls than pearls It's my decision, yeah
Sit with me awhile Let me tell you about a part of our country At the place Stony Gut back in 1865 Lived a man Paul Bogle who was everything a good man should be But they hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see They hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see. A man who followed Jesus And whose actions were in line with his teachings Who every Sunday morning The gospel would endeavour to preach Who understood the suffering of the people He plainly could feel But they hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see They hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see. With the men from Stony Gut Paul Bogle did come down that day |Through the bushes by the hills Until they reached the town of Morant Bay The reasons for his warnings and his actions they could not believe So they hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see They hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see. That was like yesterday, Still happening today History use to tell us That Paul Bogle was really a traitor Who murdered and rebelled Against the peaceful government of the day Now we can see clearly And we finally know the reasons indeed Why they hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see They hanged him by the courthouse An example for Jamaica to see. That was like yesterday, Still happening today Unu remember Michael Gayle, Braeton 7, Nuff youth from Tivoli, August Town, Rema and Jungle. Do you remember? Oh yeah Like yesterday things are happening just the same today Many get slain, I think its insane It happens on and on.
Countless times when things were rough and nothing but the heat Chances of jobs delete I remember well a point in time, I had nowhere to sleep My issues and the streets
The other day I had my last $30.00 in my empty pockets I wanted to buy something to eat to kill the hunger But then I remembered that my guitar needed two stings That were broken I prefer to feed my soul
How many mountains do we have to climb? How many rivers of tears to quench the pain? How long is the journey, it just seems endless But I have to hold on
Religion has been a stumbling block, it haunts me everyday Can I ever clear this way? I'm man enough to let you know at times I'm skeptical of that man called Christ even though He gave His life
How can I survive in a church, a refuge for my soul? When the levity unfold is different from the word being told How dare you justify your wicked ways with quoting from the scripture? You're the better, worse than anyone else
How many mountains do we have to climb? How many rivers of tears to quench the pain? How long is the journey, it just seems endless But I have to hold on
Unfortunately, I've been stereotyped on how to treat a woman I'm a product of a one night stand If you happen to be my father and you're listening to this song You're damned outright and wrong
My mom was just a sick woman, she lost her mind at twelve But you chose to satisfy yourself I lost a woman that I really loved, although I hardly knew My anger grew and grew
How many mountains do we have to climb? How many rivers of tears to quench the pain? How long is the journey, it just seems endless But I have to hold on
Oh, I have to hold on Yeah, oh, I have to hold on Yeah, oh, I have to hold on
Hunger is frequent, can't find food fi eat Can't pay the rent, some end up on the street Them tax we daily, system indiscreet Responsibilities, ends can hardly meet, hardly meet
We all know that certain things take time But not forever Comfort yourself by singing these lines of mine
Although the mountain is high I know that one day I will get by And although the bridges are low I'll take my chances To touch the troubled waters
Poverty done deya, It's a global thing Crime and violence mek we head start spin, oh, what a thing You see the homeless youths them, trust me, what a thing Exposed to abuses, chances very slim, very slim
We all know that certain things take time But not forever Comfort yourself by singing these lines of mine
Although the mountain is high I know that one day I will get by And although the bridges are low I'll take my chances To touch the troubled waters
Some ghetto youths see no choice but fi tek up the gun Some leave school with diploma Yet work them can't get none, oh, what a thing You think prison and death row system is such a fun, think again Suicide to me my view is fire burn, fire burn
Although the mountain is high I know that one day I will get by And although the bridges are low I'll take my chances To touch the troubled waters
Although the mountain is high I know that one day we will get by And although the bridges are low I'll take my chances To touch the troubled waters
You'll can take a chances To touch the troubled waters I'll take my chances To touch the troubled waters
Hunger is frequent, them tax we daily Can't pay the rent, poverty done deya [Incomprehensible] Responsibilities
