And it was written Up in the book of life That a man shall Endure forever more (Repeat)
Verse 1 Damian Marley a.k.a Jr. Gong: Well did you know the pen Is stronger than di knife And they can kill you once But they cant kill you twice Did you know destruction of di flesh is not di ending to life Fear not of the anti-christ Did you know that I Exist before the earth And did you know my eyes Are windows to the world Did you know you cant go ah Zion and ah wear jerry curls Cant tell the boys from the girls The bodys just a vehicle Transporting the soul Its whats inside the people Is beauty to behold Fear not of evil Everyday dem flesh it grow old Changes of the times take the toll
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse 2 Capleton: The one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder And love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer Live much longer Fear is in the eyes of di beholder And love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer Live much longer
Verse 3 Damian Marley a.k.a Jr. Gong: A vest around his chest and Rastafari is his name The gift of everlasting life for us to all sustain Blessing that you all be got Lessons taught you all forgot Rasta call it shit you not Do you remember Elijah And his chariot of flames Same blood that runs thru my veins
Verse 4 Capleton: The one ya name, fear is in the eyes of di beholder And love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer Live much longer Fear is in the eyes of di beholder And love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer Live much longer Careful how you entertain stranger Selassie never born inna nuh manger I'll never crucify as me savior Elect off himself inna the ruler Babylon ah nah malfunction well dem a failure So be careful of dem cellular and pager Cause I sign see dem I see danger So dem grateful Selaisse I pray to you
That a man shall Endure forever more Chorus
Verse 5 Drag-on: Hey dick you wanna lick upon shots Upon a bloodclot And fill the block with bummer ass cops Cops me dun talk you know you watch me walks in My black woman is getting raped across New York sand Before another brother's in chalk sand I 'magine somebody said that just a dead sam See us we do the crime we do the time Y'all get away scott free So police they gine pop you b'fore you pop me Cause if you get me you got me you shot me Know'll lot me carry shotty since moms slap me Cause my room sloppy The youngest nigga out the camp is me But nobody pampered me So you better don't ramp with me Fi see me, me don't play plenty Chicks me blazed many Raised plenty fi dollars Storm my impala Watch a bum holla Watch 'im run, hit the floor Told 'im come, come no Throw ya ganja pon de air 'plah!'
Stephen Marley: And it was written Up in the book of life That a man shall (Capleton: blaze it up, blaze it up) Endure forever more
Verse 6 Damian: Watch for sticks and stones Stumbling blocks in piles Life is one big road Miles on top of miles So blessed be the soul That always remains a child When most people don't even smile There's a natural mystic Blowing tru the air So keep it realistic And always be aware The truth is crying out And it's so loud and so clear But most people won't even hear Spiritual pollution in the atmosphere And with so much confusion Can one be happy here The gift of Rastafari is for all man to share But some would rather to be so unfair
Chorus And it was written Up in the book of life That a man shall Endure fore