I am the shadow warrior for creation

And I stand amidst the flames with my sword in my hand

Chanting down the hypocrites who pop up out of the bag

You know I give you some, you sell the people their war

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

The shadow warrior, the ragamuffin soldier

That's the one with the big gun deh pon mi shoulder

Fire bomb fi warm your heart so you no fi get colder

As times getting dread, they say we must get bolder

Let's move together in the right direction

No matter where you're from, no matter your complexion

From every nation and people of all religions

Just want food and shelter, love and affection

Let's throw away the bombs and put down the knives and guns

Though we all hate the war, we got to love the victims

Love the youth 'cause though you hate the prostitution

'Cause they hold that we are sinners

But we all know the right from wrong

Yeah, I said we all know the right from wrong

Lord, oh yeah, we all know the right from wrong

I said we all know the right from wrong

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

I creep through the shadow with my so-called reason

On my mission from creation to declare open season

On hatred, fear and jealousy and chop up the demons

As I slice through the darkness with my truth sword beaming

Do you remember the Garden of Eden?

I recall it so clearly and that's my inspiration

Just to remind you, that's my motivation

'Cause together, we got the power to arrange the situation

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

I creep inside, the fickle lick played the shot

I got to move fast because the run is getting hot

So if you want to overtake, you fi follow the plot

You try to chop it up, but it's just one dot

And every word I drop is like a golden god

'Cause you got to chop down the suckers, get off the pot

And every good deed is like a coin in a slot

If you play long enough, you bound fi hit the jackpot

I never try fi tell you that I am, but I'm not

So all politics, they have fi run like a rat

Some of them try fi buy me and some weh hate start

Some take you for a game, some take you for a cop

But no matter where they run, they never find a safe port

Them have fi find themselves guilty in the ultimate court

You can't follow this if your intentions too short

'Cause Jah Jah is my shield and Jah Jah is my fortress

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

Hear wisdom cries out in the streets

Hear her voice in the square

Hear her tears in the market

Stand out as a guest in the city

See others a word say

How long will you simple ones laugh being simple?

How long will you fools acknowledge as I would say?

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason

Sometimes you got to stay out late

You got to stay up

If you want to reason