Deprivation

INTRO King Selassie I Jah You see and you know, how we feel We affi stand firm, pan di battle field ahh CHORUS A Deprivation, Limitation, Isolation with Intimidation, It hard, dah journey yah it hard A Elevation, Iditation, Inspiration with pure motivation It hard, yuh got to carry on VERSE 1 Mi see it clear and, mi no like what a gwan Too much evil powers pon di earth yah a perform A rage lika bull a tek di place by storm A time dem settle dong a teck seat and keep calm Rizing of the sun until the breaking of dawn Dem rather kill people dam fi mek pickney born Rasta tell di youth dem go out and plant corn Neva want dweet and see it the judgement tun on Dawn CHORUS A Deprivation, Limitation, Isolation with Intimidation It hard, dah journey yah it hard A Elevation, Iditation, Inspiration with pure motivation It hard, you got to carry on VERSE 2 Dem separate the youth dem from the basic essential No send dem go to school but come a ask fi credential A who build the soap toothpaste fi clean yu dental Courthouse them build a talk bout crime prevention When you go to school dem never pay no attention Save up unno money and dem rob up you pension Penitentiary dem go build fi detention But the truth and right weh dem figot fi mention Ras CHORUS A Deprivation, Limitation, Isolation with Intimidation It hard ah dah journey yah it hard A Elevation, Iditation, Inspiration with pure motivation It hard, you got to carry on VERSE 3 Rise up higher man and be counted Teck a little sip from the spring and the fountain’ Be aware and alert of all your surrounding Teck a meditation at the seat of the mountain Many are called but few are chosen’ Why nuff a dem just loose dem housing Hide dem precious jewelry up in the cloud ting Don’t get caught inna nuh lost and funky CHORUS X2 A Deprivation, Limitation, Isolation with Intimidation It hard dah di journey yah it hard A Elevation, Iditation, Inspiration with pure motivation It hard, you got to carry on