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How Much More
779
Reggae
How Much More was released on July 11, 1995 by Virgin Records as a part of the album Boombastic
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Release DateJuly 11, 1995
LabelVirgin Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM190

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Shaggy
Shaggy
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Anthony Kelly
Anthony Kelly
Songwriter
Orville Burrell
Orville Burrell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Colin "Bulby" York
Colin "Bulby" York
Mixing Engineer
Robert Murphy
Robert Murphy
Recording Engineer
Anthony Kelly
Anthony Kelly
Producer
Garfield
Garfield
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now every day another youth hitch up in a gutter, mmm
Now I man talk and I man stutter
Can't understand say you fi try and help the youth them make them get big, what
[Verse 2]
Say how much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Have fi live together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
[Verse 3]
Me say
Mmm, Jah pon the land a so we live a so we die
Can't find the answer to the question why
Me say the sky is the limit so you try touch the sky
Put your trust in the God now Jah Rastafari Selassie
Hear how me cry and give me a bly
Never trouble you so why you want shoot the I
Too much wicked man deh 'bout ya oh me oh my
Now feel it ina me heart when a siren a cry
[Verse 4]
How much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Have fi live together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
[Verse 5]
Me say
Easy no youth, you love fi shoot
Now you deh a prison a suck off man flute
Mama say you brut you living like a coot
Jah Jah never send no life pon no parachute
Bad company make the I take the wrong route
Now you deh behind the bar in a crisp stripe suit
And everyday another man a try pick your fruit
Now them have you pon them nosel like a brand new recruit
[Verse 6]
How much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Happily together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
[Verse 7]
Like a butter pon a piece of hot bread
I saw your blood run when a shot lick your head
Don't you think it's better living than it is to be dead
And in the Bible it is written and so it should be said
Thou shall not kill neither blood must shed
And yet still you wouldn't mind full me up the lead
And tell me if your conscience no burn you when you go a bed
And now you can't sleep you de a think 'bout the dead
[Verse 8]
How much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Have fi live together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
[Verse 9]
Life it rough ina the ghetto
Everyday me neighborhood a run like Soweto
Over the badness is like you no let go
The other day them shot me bredrin in front of Esso
Take away him wallet with about twenty peso
After them shot him them dump him over there so
And all me a warn is like me never say so
[Verse 10]
How much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Have fi live together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
[Verse 11]
Me say
Mmm, Jah pon the land a so we live a so we die
Can't find the answer to the question why
Me say sky is the limit, so you try touch the sky
Put your trust in the God now Jah Rastafari Selassie
Hear how me cry and give me a bly
Never trouble you so why you want shoot the I
Too much wicked man deh 'bout ya oh me oh my
Now feel it ina me heart when a siren a cry
[Verse 12]
How much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Have fi live together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
[Verse 13]
Me say
Easy no youth you love fi shoot
Now you deh a prison a suck off man flute
Mama say you brut you living like a coot
Jah Jah never send no life pon no parachute
And bad company make the I take the wrong route
Now you deh behind the bar ina one crisp stripe suit
Everyday another man want now try pick your fruit
And now the they have you pon them nosel like a new brand recruit
[Verse 14]
How much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Have fi live together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
[Verse 15]
Like a butter pon a piece of hot bread
I saw your blood run when a shot lick your head
Don't you think it's better living than it is to be dead
And in the Bible it is written and so it should be said
Thou shall not kill neither blood must shed
And yet still you wouldn't mind full I man up a lead
And your conscience no burn you anytime you go a bed
And now you can't sleep you a think 'bout the dead
[Verse 16]
And how much more ghetto youth have fi suffer
How much more live without bread and butter
How much more body we a go discover
Have fi live together every brother and we sister
Stop suffer
Written by: Anthony Kelly, Orville Burrell
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