Maxi Priest - They Don't Know lyrics

[Hook: Maxi Priest] They don't know, they don't know They don't know what we go through Everyday we keep on dying They don't care, they don't care Shut their ears and close their eyes Only God can hear us crying [Verse 1: Jahaziel] I'm from the bits where kids there have been known to disappear Some roam with knives and chrome 'cuz they live in fear While on the corners the poor man are sipping beer Begging for change, same pain just a different year Now come picture the landscape, victims of gang rape and kids trynna bag weight They flip like a pancake so, arguments end with arms extending peace but it's not a handshake They peel back and let the steel clap Some wanna escape but feel trapped, yeah this is real rap 'Cuz getting jobs ain't easy when you got no CV Just a record but not no CD I see these guys remaining in the same spot Instead of changing they're complaining what they ain't got Stop. Transformation's the job at hand They say "we can't" but my faith's in the God that can [Repeat Hook] [Verse 2: Jahaziel] It seems like we don't like love From streets to schools, neighbourhoods to nightclubs Too much of these young G's are on a hype bruv They done beef with just one squeeze and let the pipe bust And it don't help fi make the Uni fees rise up Hard enough already pon school leavers to find jobs And it ain't helping that there's preachers whose trying to thief from believers And make it hard for the people to find God Some find it odd they wanna know how come we move to the hood Most trynna move out from I'm showing dons on the council flats they can break outta the trap Without a ounce of crack And needing loot's an excuse that I won't give 'Cuz I know one too many youths doing life long bids And I know one too many Daddies who deny their kids That's why I'm standing in the valley screaming "dry bones live!" [Repeat Hook] [Verse 3: Jahaziel] Yeah Lord, only He can hear me holla Here today, no guarantee I'm a be here tomorrow Gotta celebrate life, every day another heart ceases If we can't see it, that's 'cuz we don't wanna Time to rediscover teachings that Jesus brung us Two things to watch, how we love God and how we treat each other Would we feed a brother if we see them suffer If we do then does that mean that our responsibility is covered? Plain and simple as I can put it Raised in a generation whose ways are sinful and crooked Played games 'til the bill came and I couldn't foot it Moved by grace, saw the route of escape and I took it It's a new day, lets do this ting The Lord switched up the ways that I used to think You can force any horse to the water But in order for the horse to see change gotta choose to drink