[Intro:]
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Before hi lay me down to sleep
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I pray the lord my soul to keep
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If I should die before I wake
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I pray di lord mi soul fi take
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Yow di city don't love me
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Mi know seh di city don't love me
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Mi don't have a job no money
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Lord di pain mi hungry
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[Chorus:]
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A just ghetto life
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Wi a search fi di paradise
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Da one yah name ghetto life
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Wi need a way to survive
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Hoowuhooowu
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A just ghetto life
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Wi a search fi di paradise
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Da one yah name ghetto life
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The system traumatize
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Listen to di elder
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[Verse 1:]
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Mi granny never tell mi no lie
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When shi seh di system it don't right
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Dem don't have no mercy society
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Yo don't listen to di ghetto youth voice
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Meck di ghetto youth dem strive
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Every body pikiny waan fi know life
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A di prison an di jail dem find
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Tell mi wa dem waan wi dead fa
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Every ghetto youth waan money yeh
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And dem waan buy a house for mommy yeh
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In di streets everyday don't funny yeh
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Mi no know when di hearse coming for me yeh
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Every ghetto youth waan money yeh
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And dem waan buy a house for mommy yeh
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In di streets everyday don't funny yeh
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Mi no know when di hearse coming for me yeh
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[Chorus]
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[Verse 2:]
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Colonial brutality
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Innocent youth get shoot Addi si
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Society no do nothing fi me
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Caw mi scheme never benefit through charity
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Ghetto youth have di true quality
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Marcus Garvey philosophy
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Something a go happen in a di inner city
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And mi granny seh di longest liver haffi si
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Every ghetto youth waan money yeh
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And dem waan buy a house for mommy yeh
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In di streets everyday don't funny yeh
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Mi no know when di hearse coming for me yeh
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Every ghetto youth waan money yeh
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And dem waan buy a house for mommy yeh
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In di streets everyday don't funny yeh
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Mi no know when di hearse coming for me yeh
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[Chorus x2]
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Ghetto Life
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Vybz Kartel |