No Woman, No Cry

A dedication to all the refugees worldwide One time Say, say, say I remember when we used to sit in the government yard in Brooklyn Oba-observing the crookedness as it mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had, oh, good friends we've lost along the way In this great future, you can't forget your past, so dry your tears, I say And to my peeps who passed away No woman, no cry No woman, no cry, say, say, say Oh, hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry Say, say, say I remember when we used to rock, oh in a project yard in Jersey And little Georgie would make the firelight as stolen cars passed through the night And then we'd hit the corner store for Roots, paper, and brew, brew My drink's my only remedy for pain of losing family But while I'm gone, shorty Everything is gonna be alright Everything is gonna be alright Fugees come to the dance tonight Everything is gonna be alright Everything is gonna be alright Oh, everything is gonna be alright The gunman's in the house tonight But everything is gonna be alright Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah (i'm high) Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah No woman, no cry No woman, no cry Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry Say, say, say I remember when we used to sit in a government yard in Trenchtown Oba-observing the hypocrites as they mingled with the good people we meet Good friends we had, oh, good friends we've lost along the way, hey In this great future, you can't forget your past so dry your tears, I say No woman, no cry No woman, no cry, say, say, say Hey, little sister, don't shed no tears No woman, no cry And to my peeps who passed away Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah Oh, ah, oh-ah