Damian Marley - Ghetto People lyrics

[Intro: Chronixx] Where you gonna run now that the Gideon start? (Where you gonna run now that the Gideon start?) When all the money that you rob from ghetto yutes ain't enough to fly you to Mars? The system you defend start break down like Lego and The whole world becomes a ghetto That's when you'll realize [Chorus] The whole a wi a ghetto people Ghetto people Suh tell mister boasty slave don't forget the people Ghetto people, ghetto people Call dem all Remember Haile Sela**ie never left the people No time at all, not even an inch [Verse 1: Chronixx] Gimmi a pound a the macka height and no grabber Mek mi cool and satta pon the riddim proper Every youth top shotta part the zig zagger Mek mi show you what a clock a strike in a Jamrock yah Politician dem a chat a tongue sharp like macka Dem nuh no vision dem a scammer Wi a wave the banner Wa kind a honor unuh naw treat the youth wid honor Mek mi show unuh a vibes Nuh true yo living up town when the banks fall down Then the whole a wi a ghetto youths A me poor you rich but when the pole shift Then the whole a wi a ghetto youths And me black, you white, but when famine strike Then the whole a wi a ghetto youths On that day when you trade yo Rolls Royce for a grain of rice That's when you realize seh [Chorus] The whole a wi a ghetto people Ghetto people Suh tell mister boasty slave don't forget the people Ghetto people, ghetto people Call dem all Remember Haile Sela**ie never left the people No time at all, not even an inch [Verse 2: Chronixx] Warning to all the future leaders Dem don't treat the youths like a different creature dem Seek a friend before you need a friend Those children in the streets a wi teacher dem Future soldiers and politician But a bet you cannot seet Mek mi adjust yo folly vision Yo eyes blurred by the guns and ammunition Suh mek mi show unnu a vibes When the night turn day White house turn grey Then the whole a wi a ghetto youths And me walk you drive But when there's no oil Then the whole a wi a ghetto youths And when you cyaa tell Liguanea different from Tivoli Then yuh si seh wi a ghetto youths When you cant tell Havendale from Downtown Parade Then a then you realize seh the whole a wi [Chorus] The whole a wi a ghetto people Ghetto people Suh tell mister boasty slave don't forget the people Ghetto people, ghetto people Call dem all Remember Haile Sela**ie never left the people No time at all, not even an inch