Tell Me How Come

Ahh, if it wasn't for Rastafari

I and I would have no strength to survive

Aye, let us take a look around

See what's going down

Wo-wo-wo-woye

Tell me how come here in Jamacia so many people still a fight Rasta

Tell me how come down a East Fest them never charge Beenie Man but them charge Sizzla

Tell me how come people a suffer out a street

'Nough no seem to love the Prime Minister

Tell me how come those in power don't seem to care

It's 'cause life is so unfair in this sweet paradise

And this is what we swear

Out a many one people, can you say you see that anywhere?

Everyone treated equal

And this is why so many die

Leaving so many to cry

Tell me how come there's so much guns in the street and none a them gun deh never make here

Tell me how come AIDS is spreading wild, taking over this sweet paradise of Jamaica

Tell me how come the dollar value's going down (Down)

And everything's going up around town (Town)

Tell me how come Bogle had to get gunned down

It's 'cause life is so unfair in this sweet paradise

And this is what we swear (We swear)

Out a many one people, can you say you see that anywhere? (Anywhere)

Everyone treated equal

And this is why so many die

Leaving so many to cry

Tell me how come the youths them Downtown can't receive the education like the youths them Uptown

Tell me how come Jah Cure deh a jail and the prosecution know he's innocent and shouldn't be there

Tell me how come so much hungry belly out a street

And Babylon a gwan like them no see it

Tell me how come people see it and nah speak

It's 'cause life is so unfair in this sweet paradise

And this is what we swear

Out a many one people, can you say you see that anywhere?

Everyone treated equal (Mhmm)

And this is why (This is why) so many die (So many die)

Leaving so many to cry

Life is so unfair (So unfair) in this sweet paradise

And this is what we swear (What we swear)

Out a many one people, can you say you see that anywhere? (Anywhere)

Everyone treated equal

And this is why (This is why) so many die (So many die)

Leaving so many to cry (Ooo, yeah)

Tell me why its so unfair (Woo)

Why? (So many cry)

My my my, my my my (My, my)

Oh, oh

Ooo, ye-e-eah