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Jim Jones ft. Vybz Kartel Lyrics

Ghetto yute trivilation
Being from the ghetto comes with its own set of challenges and obstacles that other people may not fully understand.

We get a bad reputation
Society often perceives people from the ghetto in a negative way, as if all of us are criminals or delinquents.

But mi nah stop hustle fi d paper
Despite the negative perception, I am determined to keep working hard and making money for myself and my family.

Society nuh ask mi nuh question.
Mainstream society does not care about the struggles and challenges facing ghetto youth and doesn't ask about their experiences.

Mi a ask as a ghetto yute
Let me tell you from my perspective as someone from the ghetto.

Please listen my situaton
I want you to understand my struggle and what I go through on a daily basis.

Mi feel poverty and starvation
I am experiencing extreme poverty and hunger, and it's challenging to survive.

Weh u expect mi fi do
What do you expect me to do in this situation?

Mi waan food pon mi plate like any oda man
I, like anyone else, just want to be able to eat and provide for myself and my family.

Mi ah hustle and feds jus ah collar man
I work hard but the police are always trying to arrest me or harass me.

Mi afi get mi hand nurture fi a set a plan
I need help nurturing my skills and talents so that I can have a real chance at success in life.

So by nex year mi can be a better man
I am striving towards self-improvement, and I hope to be a better person in the future.

Ghetto yute affi wise like soloman
Ghetto youth need to be smart and shrewd like King Solomon in order to navigate the challenges of life.

Need a likkle bit a time dem a collar man
Sometimes we just need a little time and space to ourselves without the police constantly harassing and arresting us.

Remand remand from one jail 2 anoda one
We are often stuck in a cycle of being incarcerated, released, and then quickly rearrested.

Alla mi money gone inna mi lawyer hand
All of my money goes towards paying for lawyers to defend me from false accusations and charges.

Yuh honour
Addressing the judge in court.

Den if mi gone a prison
If I am sent to prison.

Ah who a gone care fi mi young son
Who will take care of my young son while I am locked up?

Babylon still ah fight ghetto yute
The police and authority figures are always against us and trying to bring us down.

But mi know one day better must come
I have faith that one day the situation for ghetto youth will improve.

From London city to Kingston
This struggle is not limited to a specific location - it affects ghetto youth all over the world.

Ah nuff juvinille get fling dong
Too many juvenile youth are thrown into the prison system.

D system nuh care if we live or die
The system doesn't care if we live or die - we are viewed as disposable and expendable.

Di system a pree me
The system is always watching and targeting me unfairly.

Dem ah seh mi is a don nuh call me so
The authorities label me as a criminal or gangster even though I am not.

Tru mi help ghetto yute when all fi now
I am targeted by the police because I try to help other ghetto youth in need.

Why you do dat mr.officer
Why are you treating me unfairly, officer?

Why yuh come n search inna mi house ah fah
Why are you invading my privacy and searching my home for no reason?

Weh u ah lock up shawty fuh
Why did you arrest my friend for no reason?

Yuh nuh see me wid nuh gun officer
I am not carrying a gun, officer - why are you accusing me of this?