Youths of Today

Come follow me now man Listen da one yah from Jah Version Fi all di future generation Make we show dem di right direction Hear wha! From whe day Me a check a likkle youth inna di street Muma deh, but di puppa never deh so fi di kid Now him gweh fi di badness cau' di belly haffi feed All because him have no one fi lead Me see di youth a play With di gun dem and di whole killa kit So one day if a murder that you know seh him a dweet Gone astray cau' di right fi do things him never meet You see it! We must help di likkle youths grow, grow, grow Make di youth dem shine up and glow, glow, glow We deh deh from dem likkle and a grow, grow, grow A that we make dem know, know, know Di youths of today are di future of tomorrow How dem steal a deal with di pain and di sorrow Not even a smile some of dem couldn't borrow How di thing a gwaan just a keep di youths parrow Well some of dem a strive, some a fight fi stay alive Some of dem a thrive, some a work 9 to 5 What a life, me see di ghetto youth try survive Some nuh reach 25 We must help di likkle youths grow, grow, grow Make di youth dem shine up and glow, glow, glow We deh deh from dem likkle and a grow, grow, grow A that we make dem know, know, know From whe day Me a check a likkle youth inna di street Muma deh, but di puppa never deh so fi di kid Now him gweh fi di badness cau' di belly haffi feed All because him have no one fi lead Me see di youth a play With di gun dem and di whole killa kit So one day if a murder that you know seh him a dweet Gone astray cau' di right fi do things him never meet You see it! We must help di likkle youths grow, grow, grow Make di youth dem shine up and glow, glow, glow We deh deh from dem likkle and a grow, grow, grow A that we make dem know, know, know Come follow me now man Cho! You see it!