Intro:
Ah if it wasnt for rastafari
I and I would have no strength to survive
aye let us take a look around (take a look around)
see what's going down
Verse 1:
Tell me how come here in Jamacia so many people still a fight Rasta
Tell me how come down a east west dem neva charge Beenie Man but dem charge sizzla
Tell me how come people a suffer out a street
not enough to love the Prime Minister
Tell me how come those in power dont seem to care
Chorus:
Its 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 any where
everyone treated equal
and this is why
so many die
leaving so many to cry
Verse 2:
Tell me how come theres so much guns in the street an none a dem gun deh neva make here
Tell me how come a.i.d.s is spreading wide and taking ova this sweet Paradise of Jamacia
Tell me how come in Canada it's going down
and everytings going up around town
tell me how come bogle had to get gunned down
Chorus:
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 any where
everyone treated equal
and this is why
so many die
leaving so many to cry
Verse 3:
Tell me how come de youths dem downtown can't recieve de education like the youths dem uptown
Tell me how come Jah Cure deh a jail and da prosecution no he's innocent and shouldn't be there
Tell me how come so much hungry belly outa street
and Babylon a gwan like seh dem no see it
tell me how come
people see it an not speak
Chorus
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 any where
everyone treated equal
and this is why
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 any where
everyone treated equal
and this is why
so many die
leaving so many to cry
Tell me why its so unfair
soooo many cry
my my
oh oh yey yeah
