(intro)
gi mi a future
di ghetto waan know another
likkle gal wey a thirtheen
tun baby maddaa
every juvenile seh him badda
dem feel like fi di hot grabba
youths wey a seventeen
nuh hope nuh dream
big yard

(chorus)
the life wi live
it hard an poor
that's why dem fight ghetto youth
more and more
but memba

we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on
memba we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on

(verse 1)
memba when mi granny used to tell mi seh
god will help you if you help yuhself
mi believe but mi black so mi tell miself
it nah go come easy
not even water wid a slice of bread
many hungry night mi haffi go to bed
but mi read a part inna di bible seh
ghetto youth joy cometh in di morning

(chorus)
the life wi live
it hard an poor
that's why dem fight ghetto youth
more and more Empire

we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on
Gaza we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on

(verse 2)
many homeless people sidewalk fi bed
juvenile a stop light a walk a bed
so mi bun di green and mi bun di red
no JLP no PLP
mi love mi life a mi nuh waan fi dead
so mi nah buss no coppa nor buss no lead
cah mi read a part inna di bible seh
ghetto youth joy cometh in di morning

(chorus)
the life wi live
it hard an poor
that's why dem fight ghetto youth
more and more Empire

we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on
Gaza we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on

(verse 3)
ghetto youth
wise up yourself
to the system
dont be no victim
society nuh like wi
dem waan tek weh wi powa
from the gaza
spit cornaa
dem nuh waan see NotNice and Mr. Palmer
have moneyyy(moneyy)
hey no nooo


(chorus)
the life wi live
it hard an poor
that's why dem fight ghetto youth
more and more Empire

we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on
Gaza we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on

(intro)
gi mi a future
di ghetto waan know another
likkle gal wey a thirtheen
tun baby maddaa
every juvenile
seh badda
dem feel like fi di hot grabba
youths wey a seventeen
nuh hope nuh dream
big yard

(chorus)
the life wi live
it hard an poor
that's why dem fight ghetto youth
more and more but member

we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on
Gaza we go on and on and on
we go on and on and on