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Destiny was released on November 18, 1997 by VP Records as a part of the album Inna Heights

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Buju Banton

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Donovan Germain

Donovan Germain

Songwriter

Lowell Dunbar

Songwriter

Mark Myrie

Songwriter

Steven Marsden

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Donovan Germain

Donovan Germain

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]

There was good and evil, we chose good

Why raise the time of the most high

His sons of men

[Verse 2]

The rich man's wealth is in the city. yeah

Destruction of the poor is his poverty, Lord

Destruction of your soul is vanity, yeah, ay, yeah

Do you hear?

I and I, I wanna rule my destiny, yeah

I and I, I wanna rule my destiny

[Verse 3]

Destiny, mama look from when you call me

Destiny, mama look from when you calling

I wanna rule my destiny

Yeah, yeah, oh help I, please

Jah Jah mek mi rule my destiny

[Verse 4]

I've been blessed I've been touch I love Jah so much

They keep fighting me I'm not giving up

May the realms of Zion fill my spiritual cup

Wisdom overstanding must never be too much

Give I protection Day and night

From even the pestilence that war get a daylight

[Verse 5]

Destiny, mama look from when you calling

Destiny, mama look from when you calling

I wanna rule my destiny

Yeah, yeah, oh help I, please

Jah Jah mek mi rule my destiny

[Verse 6]

Cast away their cords from us, Lord

You have them in the region in the valley of decision

Restraining the heathen with a rod of iron

You know not the destiny of a next man

Why hold him set him free for too long

I, I wanna rule my destiny

Oh yeah, I and I really wanna rule my destiny

Hear me call, call, call

[Verse 7]

Destiny, mama, look from when you calling

Destiny, mama, look from when you calling

I wanna rule my destiny

Oh yeah, help I, please

Really wanna rule my destiny

[Verse 8]

My destination is homeward bound

Though forces try to hold I down

Breaking chains has become the norm

I know I must get through no matter what a gwaan

[Verse 9]

Destiny, mama, look from when you calling

Destiny, mama, look from when you calling

I wanna rule my destiny

Lord, and I tell you once more

[Verse 10]

The rich man's wealth is in the city, oh

Destruction of the poor is our poverty, yeah

Destruction of your soul is vanity, woah

Do you hear, do you hear?

[Verse 11]

Destiny, Destiny

Written by: Donovan Germain, Lowell Dunbar, Mark Myrie, Steven Michael Marsden

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