Warn Dem Lyrics

Tanya Stephens Warn Dem

INTRO
Things bad now but trust me them could get worse
Unless of course we come together and do something
first
And all mothers just gwaan pray cause it a go tek a lot
more than a politician to save the day
VERSE 1
When the youths dem need a buss give them opportunity
first
Cause if them siddung and a lust it nah go safe fi none
of us
And all the guns weh used to rust a go rise up from the
dust
Police and soldiers haffi duck when them hear the guns
a buss
War a gwaan in Iraq, meh nu have nuh time fi penny that
Me a watch the youths dem pon the block a rise the SK
and the Glock
It nuh safe gi go a shop, even pickney dem a drop
Now tell me what we gonna do about that?
HOOK
A long time me did a warn dem
Say the youths dem need fi eat some
food a that can calm dem
Dem never listen when dem hear a shot a drizzle, well
here comes the storm then
When the thunder start roll and get out of control we
can't disarm them
VERSE 2
When opportunity mean fi wait outside another brother
gate
And when nuh food nuh inna yuh plate, you know your
life yuh a go hate
Your value nah appreciate no matter how you hold the
fate
You end up crooked and a look it, it nuh pay fi live so
straight
Seven years after college
all now job no come
So you overqualified
still haffi live inna the slum
Father dead you haffi take care of your mother and your
son
And your grip it all a done, you load the clip inna
your gun
It hard fi smile with everybody weh yuh meet everyday
All when yuh do good
you still a get beat everyday
No have noten fi lose, yuh still deh pon the street
everyday
If you go prison at least, yuh get fi eat everyday
HOOK
VERSE 3
When we actions nuh mirror what a come from we lips
Simply means we must be a nation of hypocrites
Politicians come from among us, as far I can see
If somen wrong with them then some must be wrong with
we
A we meek them, a we elect them, and all the crap them
a dish a we a take them
So it's a little insane, when we start complaining,
when the bullets start raining
When a we the creator fi the harm them
HOOK
SPEAK
You know what? Me can't promise you
say the youths dem a go drop the baretta
Hell, me me can't even promise, you say me a go act
better
But one thing's for sure, we can mek a effort
And that at least we can do before we lef earth
HOOK
Every boy every girl every man man together we can
Every saint every sinner every politician together we
can
Every teacher every lawyer every doctor and every don
Together we can
warn dem.....