In this life,
in this life, in this life,
In this, oh sweet life:
We're (we're
coming in from the cold);
We're coming
in (coming in), coming in (coming in),
coming in (coming in), coming in (coming in),
Coming in
from the cold.
It's you
- it's you - it's you I'm talkin' to -
Well, you
(it's you) - you (it's you) - you I'm talking to now.
Why do you
look so sad and forsaken?
When one
door is closed, don't you know other is open?
Would you
let the system make you kill your brotherman?
No, no, no, no, no, no! No, Dread, no!
Would you
make the system make you kill your brotherman?
(No, Dread, no!)
Would you
make the system get on top of your head again?
(No, Dread, no!)
Well, the
biggest man you ever did see was - was just a baby.
In this life
(in this life),
In this (in this life, oh sweet life):
Coming in
from the cold;
We're coming
in (coming in), coming in-a (coming in),
coming in (coming in), ooh! (coming in)
Coming in
from the cold!
It's life
(it's life), it's life (it's life), it's life (it's life):
it's - wa - well! - coming in from the cold!
We're coming
in (coming in), coming in (coming in) -
ooh (coming in), hey! (coming in),
Coming in
from the cold!
It's you
- you - you I'm talking -
Well, yes,
you, bilyabong! (it's you);
ew! - you I'm talking to now.
We-e-ell,
why do you look so - look so - look so sad -
look so sad and forsaken?
Don't you
know: When one door is closed - when one door is closed,
many more is open?
We-e-e-ell,
would you let the system get on top of your head again?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Dread, no!
Would you
let the system make you kill your brotherman?
No, Dread, no!
We-e-e-ell,
would you make the system get on top of your head again?
(No, Dread, no!) No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Well, the
biggest - biggest man you ever - ever
Did-a see was-a - was-a once a baby.
In this life,
in this life, in this life,
In this, oh, sweet life,
We're (coming
in from the cold) from the cold!
We're coming
in (coming in), coming in (coming in),
coming in (coming in), wo-o! Yea-ea-eah!
Coming in
from the cold
We're coming
in-a, coming in-a, coming in-a, coming in-a!
Yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yea-ea-ea-eah!
Coming in
from the cold
Coming in
(coming in), coming in (coming in) -
(coming in) (coming in)
(coming in)
from the - from the cold!
Check out
the real situation:
Nation war
against nation.
Where did
it all begin?
When will
it end?
Well, it
seems like: total destruction the only solution,
And there
ain't no use: no one can stop them now.
Ain't no
use: nobody can stop them now.
Give them
an inch, they take a yard;
Give them
a yard, they take a mile (ooh);
Once a man
and twice a child
And everything
is just for a while.
It seems
like: total destruction the only solution,
And there
ain't no use: no one can stop them now.
There ain't
no use: no one can stop them now;
Ain't no
use: no one can stop them now;
There ain't
no use: no one can stop them now.
Check in
the real situation (check it out, check it out):
Nation fight
against nation
Where did
it all begin? Wo-oo-o-o-oh!
Where will
it end?
Well, it
seems like: total destruction the only solution.
Mmm, no use:
can't stop them;
W'ain't no
use: ya can't stop them;
Ain't no
use: no one can't stop them now;
Can't stop
them now (no one can't stop them now).
There ain't
no use: no one can't stop them now.
Everybody
strugglin': ain't no use - ain't no use -
Ain't no
use you even try;
Ain't no
use: got to say 'bye-'bye!
Ain't no
use! Ain't no - ain't no use: no one can stop them now
(No one can
stop them now)
You a-go
tired fe see me face;
Can't get
me out of the race.
Oh, man,
you said I'm in your place
And then
you draw bad cyard -
A-make you
draw bad cyard,
And then
you draw bad cyard.
Propaganda
spreading over my name;
Say you wanna
bring another life to shame.
Oh, man,
you just a-playing a game
And then
you draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you
draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you
draw bad cyard.
I want to
disturb my neighbour,
'Cause I'm
feelin' so right;
I want to
turn up my disco,
Blow them
to full watts tonight, eh! -
In a rub-a-dub
style, in a rub-a-dub style,
In a rub-a-dub
style, in a rub-a-dub style.
'Cause we
guarding the palace so majestic;
Guarding
the palace so realistic!
Them a-go
tired to see we face (oh yeah!),
Me say them
can't get we out of the race;
Oh, man,
it's just a big disgrace.
The way you
draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
The way you
make wrong moves (make wrong moves);
The way you
draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you
draw bad cyard (draw bad cyard);
A-make you
draw bad cyard -
In a rub-a-dub
style, rub-a-dub style,
In a rub-a-dub
style
We no know
how we and dem a-go work this out, oy!
We no know
how we and dem a-go work it out.
But someone
will 'ave to pay
For the innocent
blood
That they
shed every day,
Oh, children,
mark my word;
It's what
the Bible say, yeah! yeah!
Oh, we no
know how we and dem a-go work this out;
We no know
how we and dem a-go work it out.
But in the
beginning Jah created everythin' (oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh),
Givin' man
dominion over all things.
But now it's
too late,
You see,
men has lost their faith (oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh), hey-ey-hey!
Eating up
all the flesh from off the earth, eh!
We no know
how we and dem a-go work this out (we no know);
We no know
how we and dem a-go work this out (no, we don't know);
Dub-da-dub-da-dub!
Dub-a-dippidi-doop-de-doo!
Nim-a-nummany
num-na-noo!
Num-a-nummana-num-da-nay!
Dippy-dippy-dippy:
dip-de-dub-de-day!
Dip-a-dubbada-dub-da-day!
But I say:
we no know how we and dem a-go work it out:
them a flesh and bone!
We no know
how we and dem a-go work it out.
But we now
have no friends
In-a high
society, yea-a-eah!
We no have
no friends;
Oh, mark
my identity;
We no have
no friends. Oh-oh! Yeah!
We no know
how we and dem a-go work this out (no, we no know);
We no know
how we and dem a-go work this out (we no know);
We no know
how we and dem a-go work it out (no, we don't know);
(We no know
how we and dem a-go work this out.) Rasta!
(We no know
how we and dem a-go work this out.) Ilyabom!
We, Jah people,
can make it work;
Come together
and make it work, yeah!
We can make
it work;
We can make
it work.
Five days
to go: working for the next day;
Four days
to go: working for the next day;
Say we got:
three days to go now: working for the next day;
Two days
to go (ooh): working for the next day, yeah.
Say we got:
one day to go: working for the -
Every day
is work - work - work - work!
We can make
it work;
We can make
it work.
We, Jah people,
can make it work;
Come together
and make it work.
We can make
it work;
We can make
it work.
We got: five
days to go work, oh! - working for the next day, eh!
Four days
to go: working for the -
Three days
to go now: working for the next day, yeah!
Two days
to go: working for the next day
Say we got:
one day to go now: working for -
Every day
is work, wotcha-wa!
(Work!) I
work in the mid-day sun;
(Work!) I
work till the evening come!
(Work!) If
ya ain't got nothing to do!
(Work!) Ooh-ooh-ooh-oo-oo-ooh!
(Work!)
Zion train
is coming our way;
The Zion
train is coming our way;
Oh, people,
get on board! (you better get on board!)
Thank the
Lord (praise Fari) -
I gotta catch
a train, 'cause there is no other station;
Then you
going in the same direction (ooh-ooh).
Zion's train
is coming our way;
The Zion's
train is coming our way.
Which man
can save his brother's soul? (save your brother's soul)
Oh man, it's
just self control. (oo-hoo-oo!)
Don't gain
the world and lose your soul (just don't lose your soul)
Wisdom is
better than silver and gold -
To the bridge
(ooh-ooh!)
Oh, where
there's a will,
There's always
a way.
Where there's
a will,
There's always
a way (way, way, way, way),
Soul train
is coming our way; er!
Zion train
is coming our way.
Two thousand
years of history (history)
Could not
be wiped away so easily.
Two thousand
years of history (Black history)
Could not
be wiped so easily (could not be wiped so easily).
Oh, children,
Zion train is comin' our way; get on board now!
They said
the Zion train is comin' our way;
you got a ticket, so thank the Lord!
Zion's train
is - Zion's train is - Zion's train is - Zion's train -
They said
the soul train is coming our way;
They said
the soul train is coming our way.
She love
to party, have a good time;
She looks
so hearty, feeling fine;
She loves
to smoke, sometime shiftin' coke;
She'll be
laughin' when there ain't no joke.
A pimper's
paradise: that's all she was now;
A pimper's
paradise: that's all she was;
A pimper's
paradise: that's all she was now;
Pimper's
paradise: that's all she was.
(Every need
got an ego to feed;
Every
need got an ego to feed.)
She loves
to model up in the latest fashion (oo-bee doo-be doo);
She's in
the scramble and she moves with passion (oo-bee doo-be doo),
She's getting
high, trying to fly the sky (oo-bee doo-be doo)!
Eh!
Now she is bluesing when there ain't no blues.
Wo-o-o-oh!
A pimper's paradise: that's all she was now;
A pimper's
paradise: that's all she was, oh-ho-ho-ho-ho!
A pimper's
paradise: that's all she was now;
A pimper's
paradise: that's all she was.
(Every need
got an ego to feed;
Every
need got an ego to feed.)
Wo-ho-o-oh!
A pimper's paradise: that's all she was now, wo-oo-o-oo! Wo-oh!
A pimper's
paradise: that's all she was. We-e-e-ell-a!
A pimper's
paradise: I'm sorry for the victim now;
Oh, now soon
their (pimper's paradise) - soon their heads - soon their -
Soon their very heads will bow.
(Pimper's
paradise) Don't lose track - don't lose track of yourself, oh no!
(Pimper's
paradise) Don't be just a stock - a stock on the shelf -
stock on the shelf, oh-oh!
(Pimper's
paradise) that's all she was now. Wo-oo-o-oo-o-oo ...
Could you
be loved and be loved?
Could you
be loved and be loved?
Don't let
them fool ya,
Or even try
to school ya! Oh, no!
We've got
a mind of our own,
So go to
hell if what you're thinking is not right!
Love would
never leave us alone,
A-yin the
darkness there must come out to light.
Could you
be loved and be loved?
Could you
be loved, wo now! - and be loved?
(The road
of life is rocky and you may stumble too,
So
while you point your fingers someone else is judging you)
Love your
brotherman!
(Could you
be - could you be - could you be loved?
Could
you be - could you be loved?
Could
you be - could you be - could you be loved?
Could
you be - could you be loved?)
Don't let
them change ya, oh! -
Or even rearrange
ya! Oh, no!
We've got
a life to live.
They say:
only - only -
only the fittest of the fittest shall survive -
Stay alive!
Eh!
Could you
be loved and be loved?
Could you
be loved, wo now! - and be loved?
(You ain't
gonna miss your water until your well runs dry;
No
matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied.)
Say something!
(Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?
Could you
be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
Say something!
(Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
(Could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
Say something! (Say something!)
Say something!
Say something! (Could you be loved?)
Say something!
Say something! Reggae, reggae!
Say something!
Rockers, rockers!
Say something!
Reggae, reggae!
Say something!
Rockers, rockers!
Say something!
(Could you be loved?)
Say something!
Uh!
Say something!
Come on!
Say something!
(Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
(Could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
(Could you be - could you be - could you be loved?)
Say something!
(Could you be - could you be loved?)
Wo-o-o-o!
Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya! Woy-oh!
Yeah-yeah-yeah,
yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah! Oh!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah;
We'll
be forever loving Jah!)
Some they
say see them walking up the street;
They say
we're going wrong to all the people we meet;
But-a we
won't worry, we won't shed no tears:
We found
a way to cast away the fears,
Forever,
yeah!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) We'll be forever!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) Forever, yes, and forever!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) There'll be no end.
So, old man
river, don't cry for me;
A-have got
a running stream of love you see.
So, no matter
what stages - oh stages -
Stages -
stages they put us through,
We'll never
be blue
No matter
what rages, oh rages,
Changes -
rages they put us through,
We'll never
be blue:
We'll be
forever, yeah!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) We'll be forever!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) Forever, and ever, yes, and forever!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) 'Cause there is no end.
'Cause only
a fool lean upon -
Lean upon
his own misunderstanding, oh ho, oh, yeah!
And then
what has been hidden
From the
wise and the prudent
Been revealed
to the babe and the suckling
In everyt'ing,
in every way, I say, yeah!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) We'll be forever!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah)
'Cause just
like a tree planted - planted by the rivers of water
That bringeth
forth fruits - bringeth forth fruits in due season;
Everything
in life got its purpose,
Find its
reason in every season,
Forever,
yeah!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) We'll be forever!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) On and on and on!
(We'll be
forever loving Jah) We'll be forever, yes, yes -
we'll be forever.
(We'll be
forever loving Jah)
Old pirates,
yes, they rob I;
Sold I to
the merchant ships,
Minutes after
they took I
From the
bottomless pit.
But my hand
was made strong
By the 'and
of the Almighty.
We forward
in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you
help to sing
These songs
of freedom? -
'Cause all
I ever have:
Redemption
songs;
Redemption
songs.
Emancipate
yourselves from mental slavery;
None but
ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear
for atomic energy,
'Cause none
of them can stop the time.
How long
shall they kill our prophets,
While we
stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say
it's just a part of it:
We've got
to fulfil de book.
Won't you
help to sing
These songs
of freedom? -
'Cause all
I ever have:
Redemption
songs;
Redemption
songs;
Redemption
songs.
---
/Guitar break/
---
Emancipate
yourselves from mental slavery;
None but
ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have
no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none
of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long
shall they kill our prophets,
While we
stand aside and look?
Yes, some
say it's just a part of it:
We've got
to fulfil de book.
Won't you
help to sing
Dese songs
of freedom? -
'Cause all
I ever had:
Redemption
songs -
All I ever
had:
Redemption
songs:
These songs
of freedom,
Songs of
freedom.
