How Could You Lyrics - Singles - Banton Buju

It is real, as real as it seem 

Don't you live on illusion 

And don't you ever try to live a dream 

I sing... 

Chorus 

Buju say how could you rise up every living day 

Telling your kids everything is OK 

When you look at life you'll see it slipping away 

Lord knows who feels it every moment every day 

Those why cry for the poor get neglected, rejected, put to death 

How much more will we take? 

Did you father work off his shirt, blood, sweat and tears 

Don't tell me that you forgot 

Being oppressed by the oppressors, all different types of stress 

For the sorrows of the poor, they don't even care less 

Refuse to deal with world atrocities, civil unrest 

Instead they're building penitentiaries as big as a bird's nest 

Saying we are to be blamed for whatever what mess 

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Some say, how are you going? They want to know if we are mine 

Not until we repossess what's rightfully mine 

Sitting down for so long we do believe it is time 

Everyone is entitled to food at mealtime 

'Til then, we'll struggle for rights, no more racial fights 

Degradation to the highest heights 

All obstacles as a people we have to cross 

With health and strength we all can get across 

Happenings of yesterday are just a thing of the past 

Chorus 

Don't you cry little one, wipe your tears, sing my song 

Though we're in a strange land with evil ones 

Help the weak if you're strong, iron sharpens iron 

When you're down take a look at where the help is coming from 

What about the masterminds with the foolproof plans 

What about the geniuses who achieve grade one 

Chorus 

Repeat verse 1 and verse 2