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Dem Story Lyrics by Junior Kelly

Tough Life

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[Intro]
Fire we deh blaze from long time
Every burned out fire 'pon Bablyon
We com' from 'bustion fi
Fire we de blaze from from long time
Ca' we burn down out di hypocrite di parasite di sign
[Chorus]
Ca' we sicka dem story, dem story, (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, we sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, we sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, we sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
[Verse 1]
Promises, promises is all dem giving
Say dem ready now to help us and dem willing
But all I see is just senseless killing
And di youth dem out deh scraping for the shilling
Youth dem graduate and cyaan get no employment
No money no inna dem pocket dem cyaan get no enjoyment
But its easier for a dry tree to bear a fruit
Than for dem heathen here to tell di youth di truth
[Chorus]
So mi sicka dem story, dem story, (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
[Verse 2]
Babylon only take away
Only know to substract
Yes we sick up, we sick up
Mi say we tired of dat
Mr. Fat Cat, Mr. Fat Rat
Only comi here so and a take mi people for idiot
Dem a curse! cause every ting dem say woulda get better get worse
Own offa slavery we no get reimbursed
Rastafari comi here so no frigh'n none us
Ca' dem no put Rastafari first
[Chorus]
So we sicka dem story, dem story, (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, we sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, we sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, we sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
[Verse 3]
No build up no hospital
Dem no build up no training school
No build up no factory fi di youth dem govern and rule
Nuclear armament is what dem invest in
Have di youth dem stressing from the start the end back to the beginning
No road; no light; not a water inna mi pipe
Mi no waan no hear no bag-a-talk
When hungry ah twist up mi tribe
Babylon rude when dem divide
So I'm running for my life
Mi nuh go stay here and pay the price
('cause)
[Chorus]
So mi sicka dem story, dem story, (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
[Verse 1]
Promises, promises is all you giving
Say yu willing now to help us yes you willing
But all I see is just senseless killing
And di youth dem out deh scraping for the shilling
Youth dem graduate and cyaan get no employment
No money no inna dem pocket dem cyaan get no enjoyment
But its easier for a dry tree to bear a fruit
Than for sum' a di heathen here to tell di youth di truth
[Chorus]
So mi sicka dem story, dem story, (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Sicka dem story, mi sicka dem story (iy, iy, iy, iy)
Credits
Junior Kelly

Junior Kelly

About “Dem Story” by Junior Kelly

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