What Are You Standing For

Intro: Chorus: What are you standing for What are you fighting for Verse 1: Hear dem talk bout peace and unity How dem waan fi come build di community So dem campaign the trail just for you to see That dem come fi bring more opportunity But as soon as the cash start flow Dem a help dem self, dem a stack that dough Dem start get scarce, dem stop pass thru, Well what about the tings weh you say you wudda do I can hear dem stutter now, Dem rich, dem switch and dem bread dem butter now Different talk dem a utter now, Dem nuh business whofa son laying in the gutter yow Dem nuh care how the youths dem cope Nah mek nuh food reach di youths dem throat No investment fi the youths dem growth Just know you naw get my vote Chorus: What are you standing for What are you fighting for Verse 2: So you bring forth a yute And you post up the pictures a talk how dem cute But do you teach dem the right from the wrongs Respect and manners or the lies from the truth Do you teach dem them ABCs and them 123s Learning institute Or is it all about name brand shoes, Big chains and famous designer suit Teach your kids dem the value of life Watch out fi di predators day and night Your daughter worth more than her physical, Your son more than a gun or knife Make sure you a set an example Provide fi dem needs dem well ample The kids dem need more inna dem life Than sperm donors as example Chorus: What are you standing for What are you fighting for Verse 3: No more village naw raise the child dem The parents prefer to spoil dem So dem a run down the things of the world, But dem nah watch out fi di ole crocodile dem Mr. Big man a you mi a talk, Stop watch-out the teenage girls dem a walk Everything soon come out to light, All yuh secrets weh hide like a shadow after dark A bere things a gwaan pon di scene But nobody naw talk up nor intervene Mi naw lie, it hurt mi heart, When mi haffi ask… where is Jasmine Dean? Mi just cyaan take this no more Morals and values gone out the door Mi see it clear that's one thing fi sure Wi standards drop pon di floor Chorus: What are you standing for What are you fighting for