One Time

I was walkin' on the 145 Saw a boy with a spliff and a jinky red eye Little time lost now all he waan fi do is rise Mi a think an' pick a script up, New Jersey drive Real gangsta youth love to steal people ride In da belly of the beast is what you do to survive Him a bad man, slash gun man Stash pocket fi gon' hide dem contraband Trap, house, and outta Babylon Usual suspect 'cause him a rastaman You think it's funny but don't you dare laugh You think you know di story you don't even know di half One time, one time Mi only are gon' tell ya this one, one time One time, one time You get away with things but only one, one time One time, one time Mi only are gon' tell ya this one more time One time, one time Mi swear mi nuh gon' tell ya this one more time Father gone, momma work hard Three jobs she have left him alone has she have Teach him good t'ings 'til him turn out bad See all di youth dey move like dem nuh 'fraid of God Nuh argue with people a bram-bram-bram A pagon picture pon him Instagram No matter what ya say it's like him nuh understand An' want to live more life in a police station And everyday and every night Him in a situation might take his life He really don't care about wrong or right Really think him invincible and that's not right, but One time, one time Mi only are gon' tell ya this one, one time One time, one time You get away with things but only one, one time One time, one time Mi only are gon' tell ya this one more time One time, one time Mi swear mi nuh gon' tell ya this one more time From the boy in the diapers You swear you wouldn't end up in a riot 'cause They said a you too hyper Ya reason with them, 'came a fighter Build up nuff anger Them wanna swear, seh a him killmonger No school, no guidance, no rule 16, walkin' round with a tool Hothead that ya cyaan keep cool Seh sumtin that them nuh like, dem turn fool Granny share a prayer and pray for him Fi Father God fi make another way for him While Babylon await and await for him A prison cell that them gonna prepare for 'Cause it's nuh funny so don't you dare laugh You think you know di story you don't even know di half, so One time, one time Mi only are gon' tell ya this one, one time One time, one time You get away with things but only one, one time One time, one time Mi only are gon' tell ya this one more time One time, one time Mi swear mi nuh gon' tell ya this one more time