[Intro: Dre Island] Right now its Roots and Chalice Yes I! This is strictly Roots and Chalice Well if you aint know now you will know It's Max Glazer and Federation Sound And I say, alongside Chronixx, man called Dre Island Oh yes! Right at di beginning [Verse 1: Dre Island] Hear what me say Dats why di streets getting hotta still Nuff people gun shot an k** Just fi see di pot a fill Nah stop till dem got a mil Me deh ya pon di spot a buil' A dodge dem red dot ya, 'til Me escape to di top a hill Where I can hol' a proper chill Things inna di streets a knock Louder dan a speaker box Cops find Peter Glock Tek him head and gi' it a crack Shub him inna di seat a back Him leak out, all beat a flock Before him get fi meet a doc' Aye! Dats why me tell you seh, a dissa my philosophy Everyting up inna dissa world ya a cost a fee Da dutty living ya mek me feel like me lost a sea A just a evil to di victim weh di boss a pree Yes Jah Jah know, say me nuh think, me and di masta 'gree Dats why di yutes dem in the streets a send cross a ki' And dutty Babylon dem wah fi see di loss a we A true di yutes dem find a way fi make a fasta dream Aye! [Bridge: Chronixx] Dream on Jah jah children you mus dream on Cause one day you dreams dem mus come true Nuh listen to nuh demon Cyaa lock me down, me is a free man [Hook: Chronixx] Higher di monkey climb, a di more him exposed Nuff a seh dem hot an a boast Wen you check it dem cold like a puppy nose [Verse 2: Chronixx] Yesterday me hear di sup', him announce Seh you fi come down a di station now Cah anyweh him buck you up outta road I seh, you done know a how it go Cause a John Wayne a your hero You live you life like a cowboy show A puddily pee, a puddily pie, a puddily pow You never hear when you granny warn you [Hook:] She seh di higher di monkey climb, a di more him exposed A nuff a seh dem hot an a boast Wen you check it out Wen you check it out dem cold like a puppy... Like a little....puppy nose They are so cold They are so cold They are so cold [Verse 3: Chronixx] Me nah go run go tek up nuh badness Me seh, me nah go run go tek up nuh donship Donship a sumn weh you cyaa play with Inna badness, as you slide, you slip Madden pick your up body like a bailiff Tek it from Dre Island, and di one called Chronixx Deh ya pon di mixtape, Roots and Chalice [Outro: Chronixx] A roots we roots Chalwa we chalwa Bright you bright And facety too A prefer di dawg more dan you