Tell Me How Come

Ah

If it wasn't for Rastafari (Rastafari)

I and I would have no strength to survive

Hey, let us take a look around (Take a look around)

See what's coming down

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah

Yo, tell me how come

Here in Jamaica so many people still a fight Rasta?

Tell me how come

Down a East West them never charge Beenie Man but them charge Sizzla?

Tell me how come

People a suffer outta street

Nuff no see the love dem prime minister

Tell me how come those in power don't seem to care?

It's 'cause life is so unfair

In this sweet paradise, this is what we swear

Out of many one people, can you see or see that anywhere?

Everyone treated equal

And this is why so many die

Leaving so many to cry

Tell me how come

There's so much guns in the streets

And none of them go deh never make ya

Tell me how come

AIDS is spreading wild, taking over this sweet paradise of Jamaica

Tell me how come

The dollar value's going down (Down)

And everything's going up around town (Town)

Tell me how come Mother had to get gunned down

'Cause life is so unfair

In this sweet paradise, this is what we swear

Out of many one people, can you see or see that anywhere?

Everyone treated equal

And this is why so many die

Leaving so many to cry

Tell me how come

The youth dem downtowns can't receive

The education like the youth dem uptown

Tell me how come

Jack Huoh deh a jail and the prosecution

Know he's innocent and shouldn't be there

Tell me how come

So much hungry belly outta street

And Babylon a gwan like say dem no see it

Tell me how come people see it and nah speak

'Cause life is so unfair

In this sweet paradise, this is what we swear

Out of many one people, can you see or see that anywhere?

Everyone treated equal

And this is why so many die

Leaving so many to cry

Life is so unfair (So unfair)

In this sweet paradise, this is what we swear

Out of many one people, can you see or see that anywhere?

Everyone treated equal

And this is why so many die

Leaving so many to cry

Tell me why it's so unfair

So many cry

Oh, yeah

Oh, yeah