INTRO:
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CHO, WOOH, NAH, NA, NA, NA, NAH
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WOOH, NAH, NA, NA, NA, NAH
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WOOH, NAH, NA, NA, NA, NIGH, HEY
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WOOH, NAH, NA, NA, NA, NAH
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WOOH, NAH, NA, NA, NA, NAH
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WOOH, NAH, NA, NA, NA, NIGH
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CHORUS:
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CHO, LIFE IS ONE BIG ROAD, WITH A LOT A SIGN
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YOUTHMAN GROWING UP PON DI BORDER LINE
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BETTER YU LIVE IN LOVE AND NUH COMMIT NUH CRIME
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OH VENDERS BEENIE MAN A SEY IS YOUR TIME AGAIN
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LIFE IS ONE BIG ROAD, WITH A LOT OF SIGN
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YOUTHMAN GROWING UP PON DI BORDER LINE
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BETTER YU LIVE IN LOVE AND NUH COMMIT NUH CRIME
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OH VENDERS, WOOH NOW.
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VERSE 1:
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HOW COMES THE BABYLON A TALK BOUT ALL THE GUN THINGS
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FI DOWN
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WHEN DEM A STOP THE HUSTLING AND MEK NUH DOLLARS NAH RUN
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DI YOUTH DEM HAVE A TENDACY FI TUN TO DEM GUN
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FI TIE UP MR. CHIN AND ALL BRUCK HIM PLACE DOWN
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WELL DEM HAFFI WEAR THE LATEST BRAND WEY COME DOWN
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GHETTO BOYS AND GHETTO GIRLS DEM JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
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TO BIG UP ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SELL A ARCADE
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MOST A DEM A GHETTO PEOPLE AND DEM PEOPLE DEM NUH FRAID
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BUT WHA HAPPEN TO TEH YOUTHS DEM WEY CAN'T BUY NUH STALL
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WEY STRING UP PON DI SIDE WALK AND MEK A ONE CALL
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GOVERNMENT NUH MATTER BOUT DEM PEOPLE DEH A TALL
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DEM ONLY CATER FI DI PEOPLE WHO A MEK DEM TAX TALL
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REPEAT CHORUS :
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VERSE 2:
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THIS IS THE LOVE I'M PREACHING AND TEACHING
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TO ALL MY BRETHREN I HAVE TO BIG UP ALL MY SISTREN STILL
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WOH DEH DEH LORD ALL BAD MAN LISTEN WOH NAAH.
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LONG TIME AGO BACK IN A KINGSTON CITY
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LIFE WAS HARD BUT NOW THE LIFE SILLY
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MI HEAR SEY BILLY SHOT AFTA BARRY, FI WHA
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DI TWO A DEM A PAR AND DI TWO A DEM A NATTY
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OUT A TASTEE ONE GO BUY A LITTLE PATTY
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DI OTHER LOCKS A HALLAH FI A YATTY.
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REPEAT CHORUS:
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VERSE 3:
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WAN KNOW HOW DI GHETTO YOUTHS DEM A LIVE
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POLICE A BEAT VENDORS AND A TREAT DEM LIKE PIG
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ALL DI YOUTH DEM WEY LIVE IN A DI VILLAGE
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WOH A AFTA PAPER DEM LIVE SOME ALL A WIPE CAR GLASS
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MAN A LAUGH AND HAVE BIG TALK
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ALL GHETTO YOUTH A FI UNOO TIME NOW FI TALK
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STEP UP INNA LIFE AND MEK DI GOVERNMENT SEE
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ALL THE THINGS DEM DOING TO WE, BUT HEAR MI SING
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LIFE IS LOVE, LIFE IS LIVETY, LIFE IS LOVELINESS,
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LIFE IS HARNONY, LIFE IS FREEDOM, LIFE IS LONG LOVE
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GIVE THANKS TO ON TO HALLI SILASSIE BUT CHO.
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REPEAT CHORUS THEN GO FROM TOP.
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One Big Road
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Beenie Man |