Rasta Love
Ky-Mani Marley Lyrics

And she didn't know how to tell him
She didn't know how to express her love to the person she cared for

She was in love with a Rasta man
She had fallen in love with a Rastafarian man

Fire was burnin' and burning
She was anxious and consumed by her own feelings

To let out what she was holding in
To finally reveal her true feelings

I know her story before she say it
I already knew her situation before she even spoke to me about it

Daddy just want her cooperate
Her father only wants her to conform to his expectations

Find somebody that's corporate
Her father wants her to find someone who is more conventional and business-oriented

Suit and tie more appropriate (cha)
Her father thinks someone who wears a suit and tie is more suitable for her

Him say him nah make him daughter stray
Her father doesn't want her to deviate from his expectations

But Reggae music she start fi play it
She started listening to reggae music and was influenced by it

Ital food when she salt her plate
She started to eat strictly vegan food that is spiritually and culturally meaningful

Militant youth weh she want fi date
She wants to date someone who aligns with her newfound beliefs and lifestyle

And that is what she need
She wants to be with someone who shares her ideologies and principles

Marcus Garvey she start fi read
She was reading the works of Marcus Garvey, a significant Rastafarian figure

Hair stop comb and it start look neat
She stopped combing her hair and started keeping a neat, natural appearance

So him want keep her off the street from
Her father wants to keep her safe from being with someone that he doesn't approve of

Who she with and that be me
She is with the person she chooses, who is a Rastafarian man

More than a natty head is what she see
She sees more than just his long dreadlocks, she sees his true self

No lovers leap is not for me
She doesn't want a casual or temporary relationship, she wants a genuine, committed one

And she nuh waa keep it a secret
She doesn't want to hide her relationship from anyone

But she can't tell him who she sleep with
She is afraid to reveal her relationship to her father

And she wants to be free
She wants to be free from her father's restrictions and expectations

From all this captivity
From being trapped in a lifestyle that isn't true to who she is

So she'll be who she will be
She wants to be herself, and not what others want her to be

They can't tell her who she need
Others cannot force her to be with someone she doesn't love

They can't tell her who she want who she can't
Others cannot control who she loves or who she is attracted to

She talk her owner chant
She speaks her own truth and beliefs

Chart her owner apart
She charts her own course and follows her own path

And follow her owner heart
She follows her own heart and desires

Call me over her own apartment
She invites her partner to her home

Now as I answer the phone that's the tone she start with
She sounds happy and excited as she answers the phone

She know say she don't fi part with
She knows that she doesn't want to be separated from her partner

One like I even though so much impart it
She still loves her partner, even though her father has disapproved of him

So she haffi do her owner thing
She has to do what is best for her, regardless of what others think

'Cause she can never live life for them
She cannot let others dictate how she lives her life

Knowing that she would look back when
She understands that one day she will reflect on the choices she made

To the time weh she
To the time when she was deciding whether to reveal her relationship or keep it a secret

Couldn't explain to him 'cause then
She was unable to explain her feelings to him at that time