Sizzla - Subterranean Homesick Blues lyrics

Got to know yourself Burning fire, it's a burning fire For those in the basement Marijuana's the medicine And those on the pavement Burning down the false government The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off Says he's got a bad cough Want to get paid off Look out kid It's something you did Jah knows when But you're doing it again You duck down the alleyway, looking for a new friend The man in the coonskin cap in the big pen Wants eleven dollar bills, ya only got ten Maggie comes fleet foot Face full of black soot Talking that heat put Plants in the bed but The phones tapped anyway Maggie say that many say They must be in early May Orders from the D.A. Look out kid Don't matter what you did Walk on your tip toes Dont try No Doz Better stay away from those That carry around fire hose Keep a clean nose Watch those plain clothes You don't need a weather man To know which way the wind blows You get sick, then get well Hang around an ink well Things fell Hard to tell If anything is going to sell Try hard Get barred Get back, write Braille Get jailed Jump bail Don't stop, you don't fail Look out kid You're gonna get hit By users Cheaters Six-time losers Hang around theaters Girl by the whirlpool Looking for a new fool Don't follow leaders Watch your parking meters Oh, get born, keep warm Girls come, learn to dance Get dressed Get blessed Try to be a success Please her to please me Maggie, don't steal, don't shoplift Twenty years schooling And they put you on the day shift Look out kid They keep it all hid You come out from the dark zone Light yourself a fire torch Wear your sandals Try to avoid the scandals Don't wanna be a bum Get yourself a gun The pump don't work 'Cause the vandals took the handles For those in the basement Marijuana's the medicine And those on the pavement Burning down the false government The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off ...