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'Cos It Isn't True

If I spoke in words you didn't understand Wouldn't that make me a better man Elocution class to lend a hand Get me a self-improvement plan [Chorus] I don't know, it seems to me Things I do best come easily I don't feel the need to say to you I'm bette...

After Tonight

I'm your key to set you free You can come to me anytime for cover Don't play shy, let me try It's you I really want and not another Baby, don't you fight Or you get your little self uptight, you know Baby, after tonight Baby, after tonight Baby, afte...

All I Want To Do

I don`t like the work but true I need the money My life is like a joke but to me is isn`t funny Peolpe all around, telling me what to do And all I want to do is stay at home with you Time after time I say to myself Working all my life isn`t good for my health...

Always There

I'm running away I've got to get home I'm lost in a crowd But I'm still on my own I'm looking ahead So I'm staying behind I'm not being cruel I'm just being kind I close my eyes It's no surprise I'm always there Can't count the times I've tried to...

As Always You Were Wrong Again

We`ll raise the price of parking fines A boost for the economy If that don`t work we close the mines And starve the poor of industry We proved again we rule the waves A blow for white democracy That britains never shall be slaves So long as they agree...

Baby

Baby be true and I`ll give my love to you, I need you baby. Treat me right and I`ll love you day and night, I mean it baby. When you`re down I`ll be around, To guide you baby. When you`re free just call on me, baby. I`ll give my heart to you , now babe...

Baby I Love Your Way

Shadows grow so long before my eyes And they're moving across the page Suddenly the day turns into night Far away from the city Well, don't hesitate, cause your love wont wait... Ooo, baby, I love your way, everyday Gonna tell you I love your way, everyday Wa...

Bling Bling

[Chorus:] Bling,bling...yeah..aweh mi simting, Bling,bling...emerald cut ring Bling,bling...yeah..aweh mi simting, Bling,bling chapparit and ting Fifty men dead for this golden chain Each link forged by a poor man's pain Mined from below with sweat &am...

Boom Shacka Lacka

Come and gather round children Lets get together and sing this song Got to settle down children Lets all join and sing this song sing it sing it Boom shaka laka laka Boom boom boom [x4] I’d like to take this time to thank you all Thank you from the soul...

Breakfast in bed

CHRISSIE: You've been crying your face is a mess Come in baby, you can wipe the tears on my dress She's hurt you again, I can tell I know that look so well ALI: Don't be shy, we've been here before Pull your shoes off, And I will lock the door And no-one has...

Bring It on Home to Me

If you ever change your mind About leaving, leaving me behind Oh, bring it to me, bring your sweet loving Bring it on home to me, yeah, yeah, yeah You know I laughed, when you left But now I know I've only hurt myself Oh, bring it to me, bring your swee...

Bring Me Your Cup

Did I ever say how I feel about you A thing I never found that easy to do The things that you do don't need to be heard You know your actions, baby, speak louder than words I've got the bottle, bring me your cup Pop the cork and try a sup And when you'r...

Burden Of Shame

There are murders that we must account for Bloody deeds have been done in my name Criminal acts we must pay for And our children will shoulder the blame I'm a British subject, not proud of it While I carry the burden of shame [Repeat] As a nation we're...

C'est La Vie

A woman came and said to me She'd seen a lady sell her baby For ten or twenty dollars maybe And everybody thinks she's crazy They're too blind to see She never failed to call attention To the things we never mention Real horror, daily, courtesy of your...

Can't help falling in love

Wise men say, only fools rush in. But I can't help falling in love with you Shall I stay? Would it be a sin? I can't help falling in love with you / (x2) As the river flows gently to the sea Darling so we go, some things were meant to be Take my hand take my...

Cause isn't true

If I spoke in words you didn't understand Wouldn't that make me a better man Elocution class to lend a hand Get me a self-improvement plan I don't know, it seems to me Things I do best come easily I don't feel the need to say to you I'm better 'cause i...

Cherry Oh Baby

Music : Eric Donaldson Lyrics : Eric Donaldson Cherry oh, Cherry oh, baby, Don`t you know I`m in need of thee? If you don`t believe it`s true, What have you left me to do? So long I,ve been waiting, For you to come right in. And now that we are togethe...

Come Back Darling

come back darling give me another try i'll make you satisfied don't you know, I need you badly and I'll give my poor heart gladly i need your love like roses need the rain don't let me cry in pain come back darling give me another try i'll make you sa...

Come Out To Play

He used to think that it was neat When he hung out on the street Now that it's his daily beat, he's not so sure Cause he's come to depend On a street with a dead end And he'll sell you his best friend, so he can score Boys and girls come out to play Th...

Contaminated Minds

Some people search for the holy grail Run round in circles and chase their own tails But you can't really blame them for clutching at straws For weeding some truth in our morals and laws Some people say that revolution will descend On this madness end th...

Cover Up

[Chorus:] Cover up With loving protection Guard your love In every direction Don't give up For fear of rejection Stand your ground and voice an objection [Verse 1:] Run away my sister and brother Be afraid of love when the lover Tries to read the book by the...

Crying Over You

Crying over you in the morning Crying over you in the evening Crying over you, don't know what to do You make me feel ashamed, people say It's all in the game, woman please let me explain Then I know you will be mine Everyday I pray To have you and to...

Crying Time

Oh, it’s crying time again you’re gonna leave me I can see that far away, look in your eyes I can tell by the way you hold me, darling That it won’t be long before it’s crying time Now they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder And that tears are...

D.u.b.

When me reach me yard me got one thing on me mind, To hold me little woman and fe make her feel irie. Be play album, dub plate, and forty-five For dat's the kind of riddim that keeps me alive. Me turn on fe me radio some a chat 'bout dat But I know more t...

Dance Until The Morning Light

Wake up in the mornin', bump this in your stereo In your car or blaze it in your disco People look confused, "What is this, yo?" Hip-Hop, a little bit a Reggae in it This one is for those who like the old school Try to hate on us, you new school fool Le...

Demonstrate

Well Jerry at de mike come fe Demonstrate Yes, Jerry at de mike me come fe Demonstrate Me come fe show de crowd a people dat great is great Right ya now Mr Jerry at go set tings straight No MC test Jerry in a ATE So listen dem ya styles I man originate F...

Desert Sand

You tell me there's no darkness While the sun shines down on you And just because your life is peaceful There's no fighting left to do For every cup that runneth over Many more are filled with pain You talk to me of sunshine When it's pouring down with...

Don't Blame Me

I think its only fair to say We'd welcome riches down our way No stigma knotted in my hair I want to be a millionaire Nevertheless I must insist A thought is spared for those who missed The handouts when it came to wealth To education and good health...

Don't Break My Heart

You shoot me down in flames you put me down a lot I'm giving you my heart go on take it. Please be careful not to break it just remember: It's the only one I've got it's the only one I've got. Don't break my heart - don't break my heart - don't brea...

Don't Do The Crime

Don't do the crime, If you can`t do the time It's said that it just don't pay. But what good's working hard When all they give you is your cards And you know there's not much you can say. So you take what they give You've no money to live And your fam...

Don't Let It Pass You By

There`s no-one coming with that freedom train. There`s nowhere you can go where you feel no pain. Take the blinkers off you eye`s, The power`s in your hand; Stop waiting for your ticket to the promised land. There ain`t no heaven and there ain`t no hell....

Don't Slow Down

You might believe, and still you feel the chase has just begun. That you must reach that horizon before the setting of the sun. You chase the light in front of you, nightfall close behind. If you stop to catch your breath, you know what you will find. Don't s...

Don't Want to See You Cry

I've got to tell you goodbye, babe... But I don't want to see you cry, babe... I'm leaving you behind, but it's just for a time... It's not my wish, that we must part... Don't worry baby I won't break your heart... I'm going to a faraway land... I'm going to...

Dream A Lie

Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a lie? There never was a better time for trying to set the words to rhyme (Why do I have to dream of you when I don't want to dream a li...

Drop On By

Drop on by when the sun goes down We can talk or just hang around Shoot the breeze, tell me what you found On your search for some common ground Think of me when the moon is high Counting stars in the clear night sky Think of me when the moon is blue S...

Dubmobile

Talking about the reel the reel the reel.... (echo: "talking about the reel the reel the reel...." in reverse!) Dubmobile Now I'm the main man at the microphone stand I chat two words just to make you understand I'm the main man at the microphone stand I...

Easy Snapping

Please Don't Make Me Cry You say you are going to leave me I'm begging you to stay My baby I can't get through any way No I can't And when I wake up in the morning You are gone Little pretty thing You know I'll be all alone Chorus You'll hear me cry...

End Of War

Mankind must put an end to war Or war will end mankind Ask just who you are fighting for And who's the mastermind Question what we're doing here How long can we sustain The guilt that feeds upon our fear We pass the buck but not the blame It's easy to...

Every Breath you Take

Every breath you take And every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you Every single day Every word you say Every game you play Every night you stay I'll be watching you Oh, can't you see You belong to me? How my poor hear...

Everything Is Better Now

Everything is better now Better than is was before Sunshine on a golden bough Darkness locked behind closed door Now I found a better place Somewhere I can lay my head Clean fresh air and open space Safe upon my feather bed I've been a mistake maker...

Everytime

In a little while I'll be on my way Got no words to express What I need to say [Chorus:] Every time I think about the first time We said hello You know when you know You never let go It's just not my style Something I can't do After all this time...

Falling In Love

Wise men say only fools rush in but I can't help falling in love with you (2x) Shall I stay would it be a sin but I can't help falling in love with you As the river flows surely to the sea darling so it goes; some things were made to be take my hand ta...

Fight Fe Come In

What a bam bam round the mike m.c. What a bam bam round the mike m.c. James Bond back up general CP We ram dance hall cork house party People come from all about just fe hear we Them just a fight fe come in Fight fe come in Them just a fight fe come in...

Folitician

(chorus) Hey folitician, me seh hey folitician Me seh hey folitician Mek you go long so. Hey folitician, me seh hey folitician Me seh hey folitician Mek you go long so. You come chatty chatty chatty run up you` mouth; (repeat) One man, one vote you he...

Food for Thought

Ivory madonna dying in the dust, Waiting for the manna coming from the west. Barren is her bosom, empty as her eyes, Death a certain harvest scattered from the skies. Skin and bones is creeping, does`nt know he`s dead. Ancient eyes are peeping, from his...

Forget The Cost

Multi-million dollar Exploration into space While in the name of progress This planet's laid to waste Nation takes on nation And is stepping up the pace And someone's got his finger On the button. [Chorus:] Forget the cost We've got to choose We're...

Freestyler

Say we a just freestyle it Because we wicked and wild it Because we know how fe run it And we just can't done it And you know say we like it And we have to excite it If you come a dance I say you might get frightin' Because you know say we live it And...

Friendly Fire

We were partners in crime Spending our days, serving our time In the usual way We went behind the lines To even the score I won the battle but you won the war I used to be a gun for hire Then I was killed by friendly fire I used to be a real high flyer Then I...

Good Ambition

I've spent eleven months and five days loving you And all these times I’ve spent forgiving you I don't want to be hurt I don't want to be hurt I don't want to be hurt, not any more I’m a man with a good ambition And I will never let you drag me down Yo...

Good Situation

That girl I'm gonna make her mine If it takes all night That girl I'm gonna make her mine If it takes all night Good evening sweet darling May I ask your name You seem to be lonely Well don't worry I'm feeling the same Oh it's a good situation A spl...

Gotta Tell Someone

I gotta tell someone,can anyone hear me The girl of my dreams told me that she loves me She whispered & I was consumed so completely Lost in the love that I feel whenever she's near me She's got me wishing for something that's missing Staring at star...

Groovin'

I get my kicks from watching people Running to and fro And if you ask them where they’re going Half of them don’t know They’re the ones who think I’m crazy But they don’t realise That I’m just grooving, oh grooving Grooving out on life I’m just groovi...

Guilty

Music : Tiger Lyrics : Tiger Well hello baby Come sit down, make your self comfortable Tell me somthing, how long have we known each other? About ten months huh? Say what`s that on your finger? An engagement ring? So you and john are getting engaged huh...

Guns in the ghetto

Daddy don't go out tonight Just stay home till morning light Me and mamma don't feel right Please hold us tight Daddy why did you go to work When you know just how much we love you so Please come back tomorrow Chorus They're giving out guns in the ghetto The...

Hand That Rocks The Cradle

Holidays are comin' The kids are getting fat Put another penny in the corporation hat There's computer consolation now For every boy and girl Coz the hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that rules the world Sony in the nursery, no need to turn the p...

Here I Am (come And Take Me)

I can't believe that it's real The way that you make me feel The burnin' deep down inside The love that I cannot hide I know it's you I need, baby and it makes this world go round I'm keepin' you in love with me, baby Laying all my troubles down. Here...

Here We Go Again

Wow. Check This. Huh We've lost our way And don't know which way to turn (Here we go again) We put trust in great man And still we get burnt (Here we go again) Why do we fall for the same old lines? Why do we fall for it time after time? We've lost...

Higher ground

Moon and stars sit way up high Earth and trees beneath them lie The wind blows fragrant lullaby To cool the night for you and I On the wing the birds fly free Leviathan tames angry sea The flower waits for honeybee The sunrise wakes new life in me. Chorus An...

Hip Hop Lyrical Robot

Can you dig it, alright I can dig it Cause i`m your hip hop lyrical robot and a red cool cat Yes i`m your hip hop lyrical robot and a red cool cat I want the girls to hear me rap Cause this mc has got the nack I`m your body-popping shell shocking Girls...

Hit it

1st Verse Somebody said what are you doin' down there Trying to make me a living All I want is to get my fair share I'm pleading but nobody's giving Maybe I'm wrong, and I don't see things clear But I know how I feel after all the these years I'll keep...

Hold Your Position

Now here comes the great musical thing called "hold your position" Rasta, them style ya a just levelment Uncle seen Hold me position, Just a hold me position I ya, hold me position, just a hold me position Go on, hold me position, just a hold me position...

Holly Holy

Holly holy eyes Dreams of only dreams Well I am what I am What I believe Holly holy Holly holy dreams Wanting only you Yes she comes And I run just like the wind will Holly holy Sing, sing a song Sing, sing a song of songs Sing, sing it out loud...

Homely Girl

When the boys used to say, you looked better in the dark. But now they`d give all they learnt in school To be somewhere in the dark with you The teacher would ask the questions And you, would always raise your hand But somehow you never got your turn A...

Hurry Come On Up

Hey, you, hurry come up See how fast you come down You run up your mouth You run out of luck You're running out of town Hurry come up now you're all alone You had to kick dirt on your stepping stone You lost your way across the land Foundations crumbl...

I Get Lifted

Sittin' here together, baby we're all alone Now I can tell ya, girl, you turn me on I get lifted up hi-high, hi-high I get lifted up hi-high, hi-high Bring out the lovin', lovin' desire, baby You got the match, oh that lights the fire I get lifted up hi-high,...

I got you babe

They say we're young and we don't know, won't find out until we grow well i don't know babe if that is true, cause you got me and baby i got you babe i got you babe i got you babe they say our love won't pay the rent before it's served our money's always spe...

I Knew You

I knew you before you knew Who you wanted to be Now I see the new you She's a perfect stranger to me Loves unkind, for I find If only saw, the best of you But my mind, not so blind Showed my heart the rest of you Scheming lies and alibis That butter...

I Love It When You Smile

I love it when you smile When you're with me honey It happens all the while How it kills me when you cry And you know my heart That's no word of a lie Verse one Everyday you show me something new about you Honestly I could never live without you Loo...

I Really Can't Say

I really can't say How I feel right now I would if I could But I don't know how Just give me some time And I'll come around I'll pick myself up I'll dust myself down Let's leave it at that I don't want to fight Don't say anything that you may regret...

I Shot The Sheriff

I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no! Oh! I shot the sheriff But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh.) Yeah! All around in my home town, They're tryin' to track me down; They say they want to bring me in guilty For the killing o...

I Think It's Going To Rain Today

Lonely, Lonely, Tin can at my feet. Think I'll kick it down the street, That's the way to treat a friend Broken windows and empty hall ways Pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecro...

I Wan'na Be Like You

Now I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle V-I-P I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what bothering me I wan'na be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I'm tired of monkeying around Oh, ooh, bee, do...

I Won't Close My Eyes

I won't close my eyes To the sufferers plight. In a world full of sadness I won't turn off my light. Our cries for justice are shots in the dark But our strength's in our bite And not in our bark It's time to stand And shout it out loud And the loude...

I Would Do For You

I didn't mean to be so late It's just that I got talking I had a drink with a couple of mates Missed my bus and wound up walking I tried to call and let you know It was busy and I couldn't get through I didn't want to let you down I know how much it hur...

I'll Be Back

You know If you break my heart, I'll go But I'll be back again 'Cause I Told you once before, goodbye But I came back again You'll never know I'm the one who loves you Yes, I really love you Whoa, oh Whoa, oh Whoa, oh 'Cause you Could find better things to d...

I'll Be On My Way

the sun is fading away, that's the end of the day. as the Junelight turns to moonlight i'll be on my way. just one kiss, then I'll go. don't hide the tears that don't show. as the Junelight turns to moonlight i'll be on my way... ...to where the wind...

I'll Be There

I never promised you romance I never said that I would dance And I’m not learning I never said I’d buy you rings I never promised you a thing And I’m not turning But I would put no-one above you And you will always know I care As long as you will let...

I'm Not Fooled So Easily

I've been listening to what you said And wondering if it could be true If it's as bad as you say out there I'll leave the going out to you Statistics prove its not too bright To walk the darker streets at night Or to talk to people you don't know My wo...

I'm On The Up

Thing's ain't so bad They sure could be better Thing's ain't so good But I'm sure it won't last Storm clouds above But I got my umbrella I would if I could I can't change the past [Chorus:] I'm on the up My futures tomorrow Why should I worry All...

I've Been Missing You

It's not because I've just been caught It's not as if I planned this I didn't give a single thought One big misunderstanding I see how things look from your side I see how you're hurting The reason that I didn't hide One big misunderstanding So I blew...

I've Got Mine

I can take the pressure hereI don’t walk the streets in fearI’m taller than I was last year’cause I’ve got mineWhat ya want? I’ve got mine!What ya want? I’ve got mine!No-one is gonna take from meFrame me or my family’cause if they do it’s plain to seeThat they...

If It Happens Again

If it happens again I'm leaving, I'll pack all my things and go If it happens again there'll be no looking back and I won't say I told you so, I won't say I told you so You did what you were told and you took the strain Been left out in the cold, got yourse...

Impossible

Giving my life the "highs" and "lows" love - I'm trying to hold weaker I get everyday lose control of the things that I say Tell me how can I get right like a day without his bite don't know which way to go don't know what I'm looking for meditate all...

Impossible Love

When we were together Those were the happiest time in all my life Now were separated I don`t know what I will do `cause I can`tlove another No matter how I try `cause I know: it`s impossible Wherever you may be I hope you`ll hear my song Then maybe yo...

Instant Radical Change of Percetion

It's the stuff we think we know That stops us all from learning It's the wood that needs to grow That keeps your fires burning You can educate a fool You can wrap him up in learning You can read him all rules But you can never make him think [Chorus:...

It's A Long Long Way

It's a long long way from here Don't you worry yourself my dear It's a long long way from here Drought and famine in TV land Read the sunday papers credit card ina your hand Sing your song of freedom just to ease your troubled mind And save your guilty...

It's All In The Game

Many a tear has to fall But it's all in the game All in the wonderful game That we know as love You have words with him And your future's looking dim But these things Your hearts can rise above Once in a while he won't call But it's all in the game...

It's My Delight

I love you like I want you And I kiss you like I need you Every night I'll draw you close to me I'll tell you words of comfort It's my delight Darling I've grown to love you More every day And I've got a song to sing Each lonely night, oh yeah, oh yea...

It's True

It’s all true, girlI really and truely love youEven true the times I make you feel blue, you,You captured my heart and my mindOh my love the way you bump and grindYou, you light up my life every dayHow I love you and I really don’t say, stayThese times with me...

Johnny Too Bad

Walking down the road With a pistol in your waist Johnny you`re too bad Walking down the road With a ratchet in your waist Johhny you`re too bad (Chorus) You`re just robbin` and stabbin` And lootin` and shooting` You`re too bad(repeat) One of these d...

Just Another Girl

I know, and you know it true that This love is really really true and I know, and you know it true that This love is really really true and I want tell your friends, no other kinda way There's one thing you should know, you are just another girl Just another g...

Just Be Good

Just be good to each other...yeah Donate some peace of mind Invest in one another...yeah A love of all mankind Just be good to each other...yeah You know we don't get long It takes so much to recover...yeah And we can't get it wrong I'm the meanest,...

Keep On Moving

Lord I gotta keep on moving Lord I gotta get on down Lord I gotta keep on moving Where I can’t be found Lord, they’re coming after me I’ve been accused of a killing Lord knows I didn’t do For hanging me they are willing, yeah That’s why I gotta get on...

King

King, where are your people now? Chained and pacified. Tried in vain to show them how. And for that you die.d You had a dream of a promised land. People of all nations walking hand in hand But they're not ready to accept That dream situation, yet. Ki...

Kingston Town

The night seems to fade, But the moonlight lingers on There are wonders for everyone The stars shine so bright, But they`re fading after dawn There is magic in Kingston Town (Chorus) Oh Kingston Town, The place I long to be If I had the whole world...

Kiss and say goodbye

I had to meet you here today There's just so many things to say Please don't stop me till I'm through This is something I hate to do We've been meeting here so long I guess what we done, oh was wrong Please darlin, don't you cry Let's just kiss & say goodb...

Lambsbread

Ah who seh, sensimilla Ah who seh, lambsbread I till ya Ah who seh, sensimilla The wicked man, the wicked man deh'pon the street A whole heap of wind-ups deh'pon the street Thiefing, looting, lying, me seh dep'pon the street A hustling, a hustling deh'p...

Legalise It

Legalise it, yeah, yeah, Don't criticise it Legalise it, yeah, yeah, And I will advertise it Some of them call it tambi Some of them call it deh weed Some call it marijuana Some of them call it ganja Every man got to legalise it, yeah, yeah, Don't cri...

Let Me Know

Let me know, what I got to do Make it so, I can get it through to you Blow by blow accounts in black and blue Make it so, let it go, make it so... Any other time we would welcome you Right now there's something else we got to do We commiserate but were...

Light my fire

LIGHT MY FIRE You know that it would be untrue You know that I would be a liar If I was to say to you Girl, we couldn't get much higher Come on baby, light my fire Come on baby, light my fire Try to set the night on fire The time to hesitate is through No ti...

Lisa

I admire you from afar You've changed the way I see I used to think that I Should make you be like me But after this short time Watching what you do I realise that I Should strive to be like you Whenever I am near you I tread so awkwardly Afraid som...

Little By Little

Poor man`s anger rising.The ostrich hides his head.Soon the red blood will be boiling.And blue blood will be dead.While we say. (Chorus) Little by little by little,And stone by stone.Rich man`s mountain comes crumbling down Poor boy sleeps on straw,The ric...

Look At Me

Blame it all on me, you did nothing wrong I was running free but it took so long So long in fact that I Can't remember why I couldn't say goodbye If you ask yourself, did I think of you Oh so many times if you only knew Knew how you made me feel In d...

Looking Down At My Reflection

Looking down at my reflection In the puddle at my feet Things don't seem so real down there Or maybe I don't see I see no starvation I don't see any pain I see myself not helping Just a loner in the rain Looking down at my reflection In the puddle i...

Lost and Found

Anybody could be me, you could be standing here It's so very easy for me to disappear No-one seems to see me; it's as if I don't exist I'm going nowhere and I know I won't be missed I was lost, now I'm found Looks like finally, somebody up there's got a...

Love Is All Is Alright

Love Is all is alright But you left it a little to late Love is all is alright But you've got to find a little more hate. Take the man in the white cloak A pointed mask to hide his face Murders in the name of religion If you're not the right colour or...

Lyric Officer

Why do you have to force yourself with power and control Why do you have to live your life playing up a role Intimidating people with your wall of sight and sound You and your kind destroy our underground All the happiness you destroy All the brutal tacti...

Madame Medusa

From the land of shadows Comes a dreadful sight Lady with the marble smile Spirit of the night See the scourge of innocence Swinging in her hand Hear the silent suffering That echoes through the land From the tombs of ignorance Of hate and greed and...

Magic Carpet

Hey! Fly away with me to extacy Fly away with me to extacy Love can drive away your sorrows, yeah Love can drive away your fears Now let me take you somewhere where tranquillity is the key You and I alone baby making sweet love, you know Take a ride up...

Man Next Door

There is a man that live next door In my neighborhood In my neighborhood And he gets me down... He gets in so late at night Always a fuss and fight Always a fuss and fight All through the night I've got to get away from here This is not a place for...

Many Rivers To Cross

Many rivers to cross But I can't seem to find my way over Wandering I am lost as I travel along The white cliffs of Dover Many rivers to cross and it's only my will That keeps me alive I've been licked, washed up for years and, I merely survive because of my p...

Matter Of Time

Just a matter of time, till you run out of breath Money mountains you climb, never hedging your bets But your luck can run out, you'd better watch your step Just a matter of time Just a matter of days, till the factory's done When they shut down the lath...

Maybe Tomorrow

I don’t know how many stars there are Up in the heavenly sky I only know my heaven is here on earth Each time you look into my eyes You’re all I need to get by No-one else can make me cry The way you do baby My beutiful bird you have flown away I held...

Mi Spliff

You can't de'pon mi spliff because mi spliff dep already You can't de'pon mi spliff mi have the hash-ish leb and sensi Yes people smoke the herb yeah all over the world some bway name Peter and girl name Pearl (repeat) All the weed ina the world belongs...

Middle Of The Night

It came out of the darkness In the middle of the night A black and winding serpent With flashing crimson eyes The camera lights the innocent Their faces frozen in time With fearful expectation of Where next the beast will strike It rumbled through the...

Mr Fix It

If you're feeling lonely Cause your one and only Boy has found a girl And gone away Just you reach for the phone I'll be there at home My name is Fix It And I'll be there If your heart's been shattered The pieces are scattered All across the ground...

Music So Nice

When the dancehall jus ram, some people call it confinement But if you're with your woman or your man, it's pure excitement When you see the girls groove, they get right in the mood for loving And if the weedman in the place, there's no time for pushing and...

My Best Girl

I'm gonna tell my friends about you Tell them about the things that you do to me Tell them you're my best girl and best you'll always be Tell them you're everything that's good so good to me I want to be always close to you To give a helping hand if ever...

My Way Of Thinking

Give me all you have (come over) All you got to give (come over) Save your guilt till tomorrow (come over) Wont be that hard to live with Satisfy my need (come over) Wont be that easy (come over) You gonna have to try a little harder baby (come over) A...

Never Let You Go

[Chorus:] I will never let you go I will never I will never let you go I will never I've got to hold on, every day In every way, but the things you will say Just couldn't be that way You'll never, ever reach If you don't try Instead you keep on telling all Th...

Nothing Without You

When I'm with you I'm valuable Original and fashionable I'm totally formidable When I'm with you When you're with me invincible I'm bullet-proof unsinkable A one off individual That's why you're with me When I caught you unmissable So loveable and k...

Now And Then

Now and then I must admit I wonder if I had the chance To vanquish foes with nothing more than just a glance How perfect every single day would be To never wait in driving rain For the bus that never came Not to be the one to blame For anybody else's m...

Oh America

Oh America, land of the free Your flag is flying, but it looks dirty to me Oh America, home of the brave Anywhere you go you're leaving too many graves The chest is so big but the brain is too small The whole world's crying out 'just stop the wars' Don'...

Once Around

Once around was all I ever needed And in my dreams you take me by the hand And I know that you will be with me forever As the wheel takes us both once more around Once around the wheel begins revolving Our bodies slowly lifted from the crowd The hustle...

One In Ten

I am the one in ten A number on a list I am the one in ten Even though I don`t exist Nobody Knows me Even though I`m always there A statistic, a reminder Of a world that doesn`t care My arms enfold the dole queue Malnutrition dulls my hair My eyes a...

One Woman Man

I’m a one woman man after all these years I’ve sailed with the tide and I’ve seen your tears New port in a storm, I’ve made it my home In the arms that I wanted when I was alone And when the moon was dark I would dream of when Into the night, until anoth...

Only Fools Rush In

Wise men say Only fools rush in But I can't help Falling in love with you (2x) Shall I stay Would it be a sin If I can't help Falling in love with you As the river flows Gently to the sea Darling so it goes Somethings were meant to be Take my h...

Oracabessa Moonshine

Oracabessa moonshine Is washing over me The Jacaranda tree And bathing in the sea Oracabessa sun up Will chase the night away Across the Lada bay And back to yesterday A warm Blue Mountain raincloud, welcomed by the land Made the morning cooler, left...

Orchestral Dub

When me reach me yard Me got one thing on me mind, To hold me little woman And fe make her feel iree. Be play album, dub plate, and forty-five For dat's the kind of riddim that keeps me alive. Me turn on fe me radio Some a chat 'bout dat But I know mor...

Please Don't Make Me Cry

You say you are going to leave me I'm begging you to stay My baby I can't get through any way No I can't And when I wake up in the morning You are gone Little pretty thing You know I'll be all alone (chorus) You'll hear me crying (mmmmmmm) Please don't make...

Plenty More

Silence falls in no man's land To echo on uncertain steps Sharp of eye & quick of hand Advancing forward to regrets Underfoot the bombs & mortars Sleep awaiting coded warnings From the top the barking orders Light the sky on these dark mornings...

Present Arms

You got no job you got no pay Join the military, sign today They'll take you off to fight on foreign shores You'll be your mother's pride and joy Her armed and dangerous golden boy A uniformed hero that shows no fear The khaki ranks of flesh and steel...

Promises And Lies

All the sorrow and the pain All the sacrifice in vain I was much too blind to see You make a loser out of me You put me down for oh so long While you sang your serpent's song The rest is history You can do no more to me I've been down so low Had nowh...

Rainbow Nation

In our youthful condemned nation The truth speaks for itself That in a time of darkness Someone cried for help So we told a simple story Of innocence and lies How the truth became so twisted In a single judge's eye A brave new rainbow nation Was floa...

Rat In My Kitchen

(chorus) There`s a rat in my kitchen what am I gonna do? There`s a rat in my kitchen what am I gonna go? I`m gonna fix that rat that's what i`m gonna do, I`m gonna fix that rat. When you open your mouth you don`t talk, you shout And you give every body the...

Really

couldn't really put it any better than this The love that I feel, in your tender kiss. And something about your body girl I can't resist It don't get no better, no better than this. You know I love you - with all my heart and soul You put me in a spell -...

Reasons

Reasons why I love you - One You light my day, you are my sun Reasons why I love you - Two I cannot get enough of you Reasons why I love you - Three I know that you'll be true to me The reason I will stay with you I know that you love me too! CHORUS The reaso...

Reckless

You make me reckless, reckless everyday You make me reckless Standin' by the disco floor Spot this girl My heart jump and move Yeah, yeah Walk over said to her Lovely things She said I was a fool Oh no She said This is not the right time baby I cam...

Red red wine

Red red wine goes to my head Makes me forget that I still need her so Red red wine It's up to you All I can do I've done Memories won't go Memories won't go I have sworn that with time Thoughts of you would leave my head I was wrong, now I've found...

Reggae Music

I said we friendship come first, the band did come second And that's why I decided to put it in a song So listen crowd of people and throw up unnu hands If you love dem their style and you love dem pattern (chorus) Reggae music can't refuse it So give...

Riddle Me

[Chorus:] Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer me this Who owns the chains that bind your wrists Riddle me who, riddle me why, answer again Riddle me who built the machine That washed your brain Like parents did before them Your parents did the same They said...

Rudie

Hold it down Rudie enough is enough Kill it with kindness, kill it with love No more deceiving; so throw off the gloves Kill them with kindness kill them with love. Fill them with feeling straight from the heart Dealing with healing will set you apart R...

Sardonicus

A human statue made of living stone A paradox etched in human bone If you could see behind his thin disguise There`s a hidden glint of madness in his eyes. Many men are fooled by his smile His superficial grace his charm his style Sardonicus is everybod...

Seasons

Like the seasons you change your mind It seems like loving you is a crime. I remember those days Oh, so long ago Like the first time I took you To a picture show Or the first time I kissed you Beneath the moonlit sky I put my hand on my heart I thoug...

Securing The Peace

[Chorus:] Securing the peace then preparing for war And the people don't know what they're fighting for Securing the peace then preparing for war And the people don't know what they're fighting for In peacetime sons bury their fathers In war fathers bur...

She Caught The Train

Another night of loneliness. My love is gone She made a fuss and she was wrong, yet she is gone I asked her friends if they'd seen her They said she'd take the train I ran to catch the train, Oh my, the train is gone Another night of loneliness. My...

She Loves Me Now

She loves me now And that just means I can't complain She loves me now And I must admit I feel the same Listen now Early one Sunday morning As I took up my paper and decided to read The phone rang with a little voice saying "You might not remember me...

Silent Witness

The neon haze of city lights The tribal sound of marching feet Cuts through the gloom on cold dark nights The tired and homeless roam the streets The sirens wail the engines roar A shadowed man just glances around A victim of life's mindless toil Lies c...

Sing our own song

The great flood of tears that we`ve cried For our brothers and sisters who`ve died Over four hundred years Has washed away our fears And strengthened our pride Now we turn back the tide We will no longer hear your command We will sieze the control from your h...

Singer Man

Singer man sing me a song [3x] Do you want soul? [3x] I hear you singing - sing a morning [3x] Do you really want soul? [3x] Singer man sing me a song [3x] Do you really want soul? [3x] I hear you singing - sing a morning 

Sins Of The Father

Once upon a time And not so long ago When things were much more simple And time would travel slow There came a righteous stranger With a bible in his hand To educate the sinners And liberate their land CHORUS The sins of the fathers Are visited from...

Smile For Me

Girl I don't want to waiste time, me just love the profile You have the General going wild Degree love it when you smile Smile for me, you fill my heart with pleasure Can't you see, you make me feel a whole lot better Just smile for me. Just keep that sm...

So Destructive

It's so destructive Counter productive How we gonna make it When we do not know where love lives [2x] I'm not seeing what you're saying All the games that you are playing Look like tactics for delaying While we're on our knees and praying Making and breaking...

So Here I Am

Seven on a Monday morning. And it's a sunny day. It's just too hot to be working But you've got to pay your way. [Chorus:] So here I am sitting at the bus stop Wishing I was somewhere else Where I didn't have to work my rocks off Wishing I could please myself...

Someone Like Me

We dont need to make excuses Together we are free To throw away the rule book And start with ABC We can go to all the places We always wanted to be It takes a bad girl like you To love someone like me If you're looking for a daddy You won't get that from me T...

Someone Like You

There must be some place we can go There must be someone that you know Where can I go, and who you know worries me Oh lord Where can I find someone like you to love Where can I find someone like you, my love There must be something we can try There mu...

Somethin' Stupid

I know I stand in line, until you think you have the time To spend an evening with me And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance You won't be leaving with me And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place And have a drink or two And then I...

Something More Than This

I said, there must be something more than this Green environmentalist Back street agriculturist Scientific herbalist Herbalistic socialist T.H.C dialysis Grow your own psychiatrist Smoking self-analysis Said there must be something more than this There must b...

Sorry

Please don't say sorry Presuming a respect for what you say If in your heart you mean it Then you'll understand me feeling You must prove it; sign the cheque without delay Most humbly yours, four hundred years back pay (chorus) I'm not begging charity Don't...

Soul Rebel

I'm a rebel, soul rebel I'm a capturer, soul adventurer See the morning sun, on the hillside Not living good, yeah You better travel wide You better travel wide Said I'm a living man I've got work to do If you're not happy, children Then you must be blue I sa...

Sparkle Of My Eyes

Many a girl has caught my eye, Many a girl and that ain't no lie. But girl to me, you top them all, So beautiful with no effort at all. [Chorus:] Sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes, sparkle of my eyes. Girl in you eyes I see the stars...

Stand Out

Open up your eyes take a look at me Get the picture fixed in your memory I am driven by the rythm like a beat of a heart And I wont stop untill I start To stand out To stand out Some people settle for the typical things Living all their lives waiting i...

Stay A Little Bit Longer

Stay a little bit longer Hold on I'm coming Stay a little bit longer Hold on I'm coming It's getting late darling What will your mamma say Stay a little bit longer Hold on I'm coming Stay a little bit longer Hold on I'm coming Stay a little bit longer Hold o...

Stick By Me

Stick by me and I'll stick by you Stick by me and I'll stick by you My life here on earth would be useless can't you see If I didn't have you to stick by me I love you darling and that's no lie Stick by me and I'll stick by you When you cry I cry too Stick by...

Strange Fruit

Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallant south These bulging eyes and the twisted mouth Scent of magnol...

Style

Now here comes a musical shack attack Really on truly design to make you rock Whether you white or black In a pants or frock Round a front or back Down an bottom or on top Is Pablo Ranks round the microphone a chat On the musical shack attack seen (Dre...

Superstition

Very Superstitious, writings on the wall Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall Thirteen month old baby. broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past When you believe in things that you don't understand Then you suffer...

Sweet Cherrie

I`ve got to find sweet cherry She`s gone away from home I`ve got to find sweet cherry She`s left me all alone (chorus) Cherry, cherry, Don`t go and leave me alone Don`t go and leave me alone My thoughts are always with you The emptiness leaves me blue If yo...

Sweet Sensation

I can feel those thrill`s walking over When you hold me tight Now I feel those pains aching over When you say goodnight (chorus) Oh what sweet sensation Lord what strange devotion You`ve got love and devotion And I won`t forget your charm Now there`s nothin...

Swing Low

Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot Coming for to carry he home I looked over Jordan and what did I see Coming for to carry he home A band of angels coming after me Coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chario...

Tears From MY Eyes

Ref:.Tears from my eyes keep on falling cause you are leaving, leaving with another Things that we've done together I'll always remember though you're with another, baby. /x2 I've done everything one man can do, girl Said every word one man can say The thing...

Tell It Like It Is

[Chorus:] I sus' a tell it like it is, yeah I sus' a tell it like it is, oh yeah I've got to be blatant in this time Jus' like I know 1 + 1 no make 9 [Repeat] Now what was I saying about being blatant You got to be blatant in an argument You got to make sure...

Tell me is it true

Tenderly she smiles Forgiving my mistakes Getting her to love me Was my biggest break Every place I go, she's inside of me Giving up her love unconditionally She shines the sun She pours the rain She touches me in places that I can't explain She's got a power...

The Buzz Feeling

Well the man like general slinger Sa live the life you love and love the life you live Cause what is in my hart is design to give But special request is to all back stabber should be stuck in asieve When I and I smoke senisman give thanks and praise to the ful...

The Day I Broke The Law

Tomorrow I'll be coming home I hope to find you all alone With open arms to greet me at the door. You cried as I was led away It seems like only yesterday But after all these years I can't be sure [Chorus:] While I've been dreaming dreams of you Not k...

The Earth Dies Screaming

A warm dry wind is all that breaks the silence The highways quiet scars across the land People lie, eyes closed, no longer dreaming The earth dies screaming The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screaming) The earth dies screaming (The earth dies screa...

The Elevator

1st floor decide what you'll be one day With a head full of comment and nothing to say 2nd floor mixed up it happens that way Soon you realize that listening don't pay 3rd floor in limbo, no easy moves Up or down it's time to choose [Chorus:] The eleva...

The key

Trenchtown Jamaica Gave the Wailers their soun' Like a steppin' razor The Brother Tosh 'im come aroun' Yellow Man and Eek-A-Mouse Dem a trod 'pon newer groun' While Scratch and The Scientist Dem jus' keep on mixin' down. The mighty General and Eastwoo...

The King Step

To all the entertainers in the world I man show nuff respect Nuff respect, cause every entertainer is select And right ya now me a go show you how to do the king step [Chorus:] Me a go show you how to do the king step left right, Me a go show you how to do th...

The Pillow

A smile for every passing car And when they stop with door ajar She shrugs and whispers que sera And turns her thoughts to the pillow Her face is etched with memories She finds now joy amid the sleaze It's hard when you've been paid to please So she tur...

The Piper Calls The Tune

He wields his flute with an expert hand And then, all too soon The dancing stops and the children stand The piper calls the tune. He holds their future in his palm An old and powerful man With missiles poised and bombs at hand They wait for his command...

The Prisoner

A misfit who is old before his time Poverty has turned him to crime Boredom gives him too much time to think He pours another drink. A burning, bitter taste of irony A prisoner in the land of the free. He wonders why his landscape looks so strange Bur...

The Road

The roadmap to freedom Translates as a fake Handshakes and mistakes Turned into heartaches When losers have lost All their give and their take and check a mistake turn to heartache [Chorus:] Five hundred thousand forced to flee A million square miles...

The Time Has Come

There is no time to sit around and wait Don't you know the world, it is of love and of hate We can't go wrong Because the time has come, the time has come To be free can't you see Shup doo doop, shup doo doop doop doo doo doo Shup doo doop, shup doo doop doop...

The Tracks Of My Tears

People say I'm the life of the party Because I tell a joke or two Although I might be laughing loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue So take a good look at my face You'll see my smile looks out of place If you look closer, it's easy to trace The tracks...

The Train Is Coming

I said, the train is coming baby I said, the train is comin' now I said, the train is coming baby I said, the train is comin' now So long I've been waiting Waiting for you, oh yeah Now the time has come And its between me and you, oh Lord' I said, the train...

The Way You Do The Things You Do

Music : Robinson / Rogers Lyrics : Robinson / Rogers You got a smile so bright You know you could have been a candle I`m holding you so tight You know you could have been a handle The way you swept me off my feet You know you could`ve been a broom And babe you...

Things Ain't Like They Used To Be

Are you wondering why No one talks any more And all you hear Is the cry for war Are you wondering if There are people who Hurt inside the same as you There are grey-faced men always telling me Things ain't like they used to be You kids have got no self respec...

Things You Say You Love

Lose, you're gonna lose Things you say you love You're gonna lose Can't last too long The way you are shaping Can't last too long The way you're vibrating Lose, your gonna lose Things you say you love You're gonna lose Can't last too long The way...

This Is How It Is

This is how it is This is how it goes You come into this world alone And travel down this road You try to do the best you can But there's no guarantees So one day you'll be flying high The next down on your knees [Chorus] I guess were on our own I k...

Two In A One feat. Pablo & Gunslinger

[Chorus:] Intelligent, we chat intelligent Intelligent, we chat intelligent Intelligent, we chat intelligent Intelligent, we chat intelligent Jackpot is when you win plenty at money Jail is a place I don't want to go January the first month of the year...

Tyler

Appeal to the governor of Louisiana You may get an answer the process is slow Federal government too much to help him It`s been nearly five years And they won`t let him go (Chorus) Tyler is guilty the white judge has said so What right do we have to say it`...

Until My Dying Day

Now I know your secret I promise that I'll keep it So confidentially Between just you and me, I'll never leak it I'm the specialist I know you can't resist I'll bypass your alarm No need to twist my arm, I insist If you're looking for a war There's...

V's Version

Dais a de start and not the finish na go deal it with ace I like to ride up in the ridim wid de treble and the base Not a courtroom could a hold me cause they wouldn`t have a case So don`t you hurry don`t rush me no in a no haste Me na go chat dais one fas...

Version Girl

[Chorus:] Version Girl, what's your name? Oh you come and you go, Version Girl, what's your name? Just like the morning sun. It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me. oo-ee oo-ee oo-ee Version girl, what's your name? Don't you know I...

Walk On Me Land

[Chorus:] Tell me somethin' How come you walk on me land so? How come you walk on me land so? And tell me that it's yours [Chorus] For you to use as you see fit So me and mine are forced to quit And watch you devastating it And tell me it belongs to...

Walked In The Rain

I've been away High on a breeze Tasted the salt of the seven blue seas Washed upon shores Sun in my eyes Stayed long enough just to say my goodbyes... I walked in the rain Wet me through and through Following rainbows that lead me back to you I've al...

War Poem

Silence falls in no man's land To echo on uncertain steps Sharp of eye & quick of hand Advancing forward to regrets Underfoot the bombs & mortars Sleep awaiting coded warnings From the top the barking orders Light the sky on these dark mornings...

Watchdogs

You try to close your ears And you try to close your eyes But the blasphemies keep coming Tempting you with lies Give thanks for your protection Your watchdogs of the night Who hold the hungry wolves at bay And keep them out of sight, out of sight Yo...

Waw Waw Waw feat. Lt Stitchie

Well certain thing you don't act man and you can't take it back you understand me a say, but certain things you have to look on an other thing, hm..... , me can't understand what I say Me nah understand what we a say, me not understand what we are chat a...

Wear You To The Ball

I`m gonna wear you to the ball tonight Put on your best dress tonight Did you hear what the man said baby Well be your best `cause this Gonna be a musical test So come to school, and I take up the musical rule Give me soul brothers and give me soul sist...

Wedding Day

Where were you on our wedding day I got the bad news that you went away Now where were you little girl I say Where were you on our wedding day Oh yeah, give me back my ring, oh Oh, I ain’t gonna let you keep a thing, oh no Now where were you when I sai...

Where Did I Go Wrong

I'm sitting here praying that you weren't just saying Leaving tomorrow was what you had planned No point in pretending, I know that it's ending I just want to know where the ending began refren: Where did I go wrong to make it like this No warmth in your body...

Who You Fighting For

Queen & Country, freedom cry God & Glory, Do or Die Propaganda, Spin and Lie Who are you fighting for. CHORUS You do the shooting - they do the looting You do the killing - they do the drilling You do the dying - they do the lying All the way...

Write Off The Debt

Write off the debt Me say write off the debt Me say write off the debt And stop the third world a fret I say the imf put on too much interest Certain man pon the streets can't even buy a little vest I said the east and the west them just a build up dem...

You & Me

You and me, me and you Lots and lots for us to do Lots and lots for us to see You and me, me and you 

You Could Meet Somebody

You could meet somebody, you never know From brief encounters habits grow Into giant oaks that hide the sun Life in the shadows ain't no fun It's easy getting up there Never think of coming down Not hard to say "I want you" When you're floating on a cl...

You're Always Pulling Me Down

I thought I knew you well, your right and wrong Thought I could steal your secrets and put them in a song I thought that you'd be waiting patiently for me That only I could see You build me up and tell me lies You hold my hand, say close your eyes You'...

You're Not An Army

We can drag you out of bed in the middle of the night Drive tanks along your street looking for a flight We can put you in a cell an dash away the key Make you stand against the wall torture chamber stylee The reason is simple, it's obvious to see We can...

Young Guns

Hey hotshot, your're a one man band The Don on the block with a glock in your hand With the girl and the ride, you dont't wanna hear Think you're getting respect, all you've found is fear The one damn thing you're sure to find Is another gun, where you go...

Your Eyes Were Open

Oh doctor help me please I'm dying, crippled with disease My Body's aching limb to limb My bones are glowing through my skin When I look up into black skies Mushrooms grow before my eyes Doctor save me if you can I'm a desperate man [Repeat] As he la...