Circumstances

[00:13.04] Circumstances made me what I am
[00:17.22] Was I born a violent man
[00:19.67] Circumstances made me what I am
[00:24.08] Everyone should understand
[00:26.30] Circumstances made me what I am
[00:30.44] Was I born a violent man
[00:32.80] Circumstances made me what I am
[00:37.27] Everyone should know
[00:39.06] May sound strange, might sound foolish
[00:41.17] But things ain't getting better
[00:42.67] Everyday another fall victim to the beretter
[00:45.83] Why is there so much violence
[00:47.70] Killing we one another
[00:49.13] Let us learn to live and let that light shine brighter
[00:52.70] Bad influence through influence the youth dem get slaughter
[00:56.02] As bad as badman use to be
[00:57.63] Dem respect dI father
[00:59.34] is like no eyes no realize seh
[01:01.14] Times get harder
[01:02.61] MI talk all night with all mI might
[01:04.26] But still is laughter
[01:05.98] Circumstances made me what I am
[01:10.06] Was I born a violent man
[01:12.59] Circumstances made me what I am
[01:16.38] And everyone should know
[01:18.75] Him say, when I try to cope
[01:21.18] Tell mI self there is hope
[01:23.24] It seems like the biggest joke
[01:26.12] Eh eh,
[01:26.12] And as I put down the gun
[01:27.78] Still dollars must run
[01:29.47] All now employment can't come
[01:32.74] Have mI a jam and a cool
[01:34.36] Want go back in a school
[01:36.45] The system lick mI
[01:38.54] There's no hope for those
[01:40.20] Who have not from the slum
[01:42.06] Take dI little much we have
[01:43.51] Still hunting we down
[01:45.17] I beg unu show some love
[01:47.03] Unu wI get back, he replied
[01:48.98] Circumstances made me what I am
[01:53.11] Was I born a violent man
[01:55.54] Circumstances made me what I am
[01:59.62] And everyone should know
[02:01.61] Well a no little cry
[02:03.06] Mama cry, papa cry too
[02:05.46] She warn the bwoy wth all heart
[02:07.15] And that couldn't do
[02:08.81] Now dem find him dead with a smith and wesson
[02:11.77] Six weeks and change
[02:13.23] Now mi hear him missing
[02:15.09] Why so much violence, too much violence
[02:18.63] It hurts my soul and I won't keep silent
[02:21.92] Circumstances made me what I am
[02:26.27] That was his reply I cry
[02:28.59] Circumstances made me what I am
[02:32.80] Everyone should know
[02:34.71] May sound strange, might sound foolish
[02:36.72] But things ain't getting better
[02:38.12] Everyday another fall victim to the beretter
[02:41.40] Why is there so much violence
[02:43.39] Killing we one another
[02:44.76] Let us learn to live and let that light shine brighter
[02:48.26] Bad influence through influence the youth dem get slaughter
[02:51.64] As bad as badman use to be
[02:53.21] Dem respect dI father
[02:54.97] is like no eyes no realize seh
[02:56.71] Times get harder
[02:58.22] MI talk all night with all mI might
[02:59.84] But still is laughter
[03:01.54] Circumstances made me what I am
[03:05.61] Was I born a violent man
[03:08.15] Circumstances made me what I am
[03:11.98] And everyone should know now
[03:15.33] When I try to cope
[03:16.76] Tell mI self there is hope
[03:18.85] It seems like the biggest joke
[03:21.79] Eh eh,
[03:21.82] And as I put down the gun
[03:23.56] Still dollars must run
[03:25.47] All now employment can't come
[03:28.35] Have mI a jam and a cool
[03:29.96] Want go back in a school
[03:32.00] The system lick mI
[03:34.07] There's no hope for those
[03:35.73] Who have not from the slum
[03:37.60] Take dI little much we have
[03:39.27] Still hunting we down
[03:41.05] I beg unu show some love
[03:42.62] Unu wI get back some now
[03:44.40] Circumstances made me what I am
[03:48.75] Was I born a violent man
[03:51.01] Circumstances made me what I am
[03:55.47] Every man should know
[03:57.61] Circumstances made me what I am
[04:01.86] Was I born a violent man
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