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Born & Raised lyrics with English Translations
[Intro] Father Romie Ghetto Godfather Know ghetto youths, worldwide Universal (the Teacha)
[Bridge] Society (the Teacha) forsake we (the Teacha) Dem no feel the pain we feel (yo, yah go see me mother cry) The system (the Teacha) no really care (the Teacha) If we live or we die We laugh or we cry If a sadness or joy
[Verse 1] Like the phone me, me life a flash The way time fly so fast, me no wear no watch Me youth waan go school, me no have no cash Me insane like the mad man weh search the trash Hey, me black empress a sell punash The way go-go club ram no collage match Police dem 'pon the ghetto youth like bandage patch A four month dem remanding fi the bag with stash Why, me haffi strap up every night so hard Me wonder if death pretty, cah life so hard Eternity a hell a must my reward Cah me a hustle fi me vehicle and must buy me yard Me have the number one criminal record A true Jamaica people poor, that's why life tek hard Every youth fi get a Visa fi gwaan abroad Cah we deh yah so a suffer like a maga dog
[Chorus] I was born and raised in the ghetto (the Teacha) Teacha was born and raised in the garrison (the Teacha) Nuff youths dead, more a suffer Ghetto youths deserve better (facts)
[Verse 2] Me decide say me nah turn cruff So me link Leng a Big Yard and buy some stuff Inna bills a fifty bag me wrapped dem up The first day me touch the road Feds lock me up But wha', me nah mek no bwoy... me up Me prefer hustle and rob fi that... me buss Me nah bow fi drive no car me prefer hop the buss Me poor, but sell out life is not fi us Down a McKinley Crescent, dawg, strap me fuss Cah food haffi ever inna pot fi us And a the road me a touch out... fi rust Me, love the youth dem so me teaching dem But no, not like the pastor with the preaching dem Me tell dem say don't rob nothing petty Rob sup'm fi you rich Like Matterlon unleashing dem
[Chorus] I was born and raised in the ghetto (the Teacha) I was born and raised in the garrison (the Teacha) Nuff youths dead, more a suffer Ghetto youths deserve better
[Bridge] Society forsake we Dem no feel the pain we feel (yo, yah go see me mother cry) The system no really care If we live or we die If a sadness or joy
[Chorus] I was born and raised in the ghetto (the Teacha) I was born and raised in the garrison (the Teacha) Nuff youths dead, more a suffer Ghetto youths deserve better
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