Tada tada ta tata
Fi di yute dem inna di struggle
Oooh.. tat tada tada
Ghetto yute like di teacher, ya dig!
Tada tada ta tata
But we love life now
Oooooooooo
Oooh.. tat tada tada

Mi grow wid four sista, one bredda
Madda an' mi fadda weh keep we togetha
Although ghetto life tough like leather
Strong family will survive any weather
To mi family 'pon di corna
We siddung an' bill an' burn marijuana
Three man a wish one day fi get rich
Gyal stop call mi 'addy now ah Mr. Palmer
Fi di yutes dem weh sleep 'pon di streetside
Di gyal dem weh dance gogo gyal still keep you pride
Clothes and food haffi buy
Nuh man nah gi you nut'n, di system nah provide
Fi di prisoner a GP, Spanish Town,
Horizon, guncourt, di boatside
Di deathtrap you fi avoid from you have life
House we live in an' big bike we ride
That's why mi shed a tear
Fi all di thugs dat have died
Sing along with me
That's why mi shed a tears
Fi all di thugs dat have died
Sing we miss you
That's why mi shed a tears
Fi all di yutes dat have tried
That's why mi shed a tear
Mi know dem try
Mi love life

Tada tada ta tata
Oooh.. tat tada tada
Cherish di life you live
Tada tada ta tata, hmm..
Tat tada tada
Di most precious ting to mi

Wen mi ah drive inna di lexxus
Fi link ah gyal fi mek a flex just
Like dat! Mi mind flash right back
Too di days wen mi ah walk up
An' down an' haffi tek bus
Notnice
Dem expect us fi tun statistic
Drop offah di census
Ghetto yute dem wah fi kill first
Di leaders of society
But a who a build us
Gimme a light too, fi light mi spliff first
Babylon cyaan trick us
We guh school dem ah kick us
We rent room dem evict us
But mi meditate like dis
Mi meditate like dis
Nuh matter wah gwan inna mi life
From mi have life everything kriss