Footprints

Cry, cry, cry Wan set ah footprints eena di sand An yu ah grumble an ah suh yu tink ih shud ah bi tuu 'Member wan ting mi yute, ah Father God hab di plan Suh wen yu si wan set ah footprints, ah God ah kyarri yu "Hurry up and come back" Was the last thing she said to her son The day his life was taken She didn't know he wouldn't come back He died from the bullet of a gun And now her little boy is gone She said, "Help me, Lord help me" And she looked up to the sky And she heard a voice reply When you cry, I cry I cry along with you When you smile, I smile I smile along with you When you cry, I cry I cry along with you When you smile, I smile I smile along with you Another baby left homeless Abandoned when he was two So the street side kids at the shopping mall was the family he knew It's not easy being homeless Sometimes you have to do what you have to do And he didn't have a mum or dad to help him get through He said, "Help me, Father help me" And he looked up to the sky And he heard a voice reply When you cry, I cry I cry along with you When you smile, I smile I smile along with you When you cry, I cry (based on a true story) I cry along with you (my condolences) When you smile, I smile (keep yuh head up, yeh) I smile along with you It was early Sunday mawning, mi get up an watch di news Den mi ier seh laas nite ah sea view dem kill ah yute Den mamma tel mi seh har choch sister Jacqueline Jus luuz har brother ova sea view garden Wen shi tel mi, Jah Jah kno ih mash mi up, nuh tel mi lie Buh yuh kno seh mon ah thuggist suh yuh nuh guh si mi cry Evri daii an evri nite shi still ah aks di Father why Har brother had tuh die, shi ier ah voice reply When you cry, I cry I cry along with you When you smile, I smile I smile along with you When you cry, I cry I cry along with you When you smile, I smile I smile along with you When you cry, I cry I cry along with you When you smile, I smile I smile along with you When you cry, I cry I cry along with you When you smile, I smile I smile along with you