I Know Why

No one should be blamed but dem
(Hey ghetto youths)
Dey a treat di poor below average
(Tell dem what we need now, talk up, speak up)
Shall perish, and throw away like garbage
(Nuh hold back, nah nah nah)

A di Professor mi talking fi di people
Mi nuh go mek dem drive around like nuh vehicle
Words dem nuh deal with di rights
We nuh go give up without put up a fight

I know why di youths a rebel
Unuh story of di ghetto now tings nuh look well
Di dutty works for dem a preach dem a go dead an go a hell
Yuh a fi tek weh all di tings and went di street and have a sell
I know why the place nuh run merry
Why mek your tings everyday another one a bury
It setup to wi survive any means necessary
You split up all di ghettos in a wild territory now

Dem a di cause fi youths bruk out bad
A you issue di guns fi di youths dem go rob
Di garrison dem wan treat like a completely daft
But di ghetto fulla star like American flag
Mi believe in di ghetto I swear
Dem only promise tings weh dem nuh mean cau' dem nuh care
Dis a di warmth to my brothers and mi sisters
So mi look to Jah come mi chant a di scriptures

I know why di youths a rebel
Unuh story of di ghetto now tings nuh look well
Di dutty works for dem a preach dem a go dead an go a hell
Yuh a fi tek weh all di tings and went di street and have a sell
I know why the place nuh run merry
Why mek your tings everyday another one a bury
It setup to wi survive any means necessary
You split up all di ghettos in a wild territory

Oh, it's so easy a fi dem harder fi wi
Di world need education so I can be free
Mi wan see elevation for di nation
Stop confuse di youth dem mind with your tel-lie-vision
And technically speaking,
Mi beg you unuh put dis inna unuh mind
And Jah fi meeting
Corruption stop, dem must dem get deleting
Dem biggest plan is to get rich
Dem gaining interest while dem in dead sleeping

I know why di youths a rebel
Unuh story of di ghetto now tings nuh look well
Di dutty works for dem a preach dem a go dead an go a hell
Yuh a fi tek weh all di tings and went di street and have a sell
I know why the place nuh run merry
Why mek your tings everyday another one a bury
It setup to wi survive any means necessary
You split up all di ghettos in a wild territory

Dem a devil dem a devil (devil)
Dem a walk with di devil (fi real)
Dem nuh wan see youths rich (rich)
But we nuh know a name quick
True dem see youths a mek progress (step up)
And a why we show wi best (seal up)
But a we victorious
Ghetto youths call pon Jah fi di??

I know why di youths a rebel
Unuh story of di ghetto now tings nuh look well
Di dutty works for dem a preach dem a go dead an go a hell
Yuh a fi tek weh all di tings and went di street and have a sell
I know why the place nuh run merry
Why mek your tings everyday another one a bury
It setup to wi survive any means necessary
You split up all di ghettos in a wild territory