So u beat them So u mistreat them So u lock them down and u think that you've won
Chorus: But dem ah hole a mediation (Dem ah hold a mediation) Out inna I-ration (out inna I-ration) Dem a follow Rastafari and a live, ah live out right So tell me whe u a go do now (So tell me whe u a go do) Tell me wat u gonna do now (Tell me wat u gonna do) Tell me wat u gonna do now that di youth ah hold dem roots You can't water down and dilute You can't hide di trut from di yout You can steal di fruit not the root Cos di yout ah hold dem roots
Hey yeah yeaa..oh ohh (instrumental)
Give dem cartoons (Cartoons) to turn dem fool (Turn them fool) You poison their foods and u think that you've won
Chorus: But dem ah hole a mediation (Dem ah hold a mediation) Out inna I-ration (out inna I-ration) Dem a follow Rastafari and a live, ah live out right So tell me whe u a go do now (So tell me whe u a go do) Tell me wat u gonna do now (Tell me wat u gonna do) Tell me wat u gonna do now that di youth ah hold dem roots You can't water down and dilute You can't hide di trut from di yout You can steal di fruit not the root Cos di yout ah hold dem roots
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Come with yuh negative spirit But di youths dem nah feel it Come around with ur white lies trying to blind everyone's eyes
Chorus: But dem ah hole a mediation (Dem ah hold a mediation) Out inna I-ration (out inna I-ration) Dem a follow Rastafari and a live, ah live out right So tell me whe u a go do now (So tell me whe u a go do) Tell me wat u gonna do now (Tell me wat u gonna do) Tell me wat u gonna do now that di youth ah hold dem roots You can't water down and dilute You can't hide di trut from di yout You can steal di fruit not the root Cos di yout ah hold dem roots You can't water down and dilute You can't hide di trut from di yout You can steal di fruit not the root Cos di yout ah hold dem roots
Live up now yout, live yu now, live up now. Hey yea yea, live up now yout, live up now. Yout hold your root! Hey dem can't water down and dilute You can't hide di trut from di yout You can steal di fruit not the root Cos di yout ah hold dem roots