Run Dem Whey

Youths dem fi go through
True, true
Jah Know Star

Believe me nuh man
Oh, ay, iyah
Argh, God's Heritage

Oh, ay, iyah
Dreets dem
Peace
Oh, ay, iyah
Street side knowledge, yeah
Argh, God
Aye

Person never make fi dog
A that dem tell me say
System, it a fight we hard
A that me tell dem say
After dem work we so hard
And then dem dash we 'way
What dem expect we to do?
Ah, ah
Huh, huh

Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
Buck, buck, buck
Police and soldier a fire right back
Sound it!
How can they expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah buck)
Bun dat
Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot

Police and soldier a fire right back
Street side!
How can they expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (After we run in)
Bun dat

How can a man rape little children?
Eep!
Dem same one shot the innocent outta street
To rip
What kind of man would arms up the youth dem?
Give dem nuff gun, nuff gun dem give dem fi go beat
How can a sufferer rob a next sufferer?
Rob the handcart man, that no sweet, no

Jah Know
How can the rich take from the poor?

When dem know damn well say education no free
That's why...

Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
Buck, buck, buck
Police and soldier a fire right back
How can they expect the population

To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah run riot)
Bun dat
Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
System
Police and soldier a fire right back
Buck, buck, buck
How can you expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just...
Aye!

To how the system treat we bad, we n'even a pretend it
No
That's why the youth dem outta road and dem a defend it
Eh
When dem lace up Wallabees and dem a step in it

Trigger pressing it
The pressure pon the youths, me a beg unuh lessen it
Youths want more positivity
Bigger heads, we no need no negativity
No, sir
Dem nah show longevity
Dem nah show no sympathy

No!
Youths want food fi full up dem pot
You treat dem bad

So, why the hell you think dem won't react now?

Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
Police and soldier a fire right back
How can they expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah run riot)
Bun dat
Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
Police and soldier a fire right back
How can they expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah buck)
Bun dat

How can they expect this war to cease?
When dem same one bringing the heat, yeah
Leaving fatherless children to roam the streets
Yeah, yeah
Now, Busy, why you tell dem say again?
We want the youths dem fi wise and elevate
No more police we no want fi interrogate
No

Now is the time for love, not hate
It's no time to separate
The youths fi unite and live great!
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Peace!

Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
Police and soldier a fire right back
How can they expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah buck)
Bun dat
Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
Argh, God's Heritage

Buck, buck
Police and soldier a fire right back
Sound it!
How can they expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah buck)
Bun dat
Argh, God's Heritage
Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot

Busy, we sending positive messages
Messages, yeah
How can they expect the population
Street signal!
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah buck)
Street signal!
Bun dat

We nah go sit down and take dem a...
Bun dat
A politician power dem a...
Bun dat, yeah
Bun dat
Bun dat
Bun dat

Rude bwoy outta street a lick shot
Police and soldier a fire right back
How can they expect the population
To sit back, kick back, and just relax? (We nah buck)
Argh, God's Heritage

Bun dat, yeah
Believe me nuh man

Ghetto youths haffi rise
Bun dat, yeah
And give dem a surprise
Violence need fi cut out
And we not just...