The Prayer

Gangster praya
Our father
I told dem hallowed be thy name again
Prayer from di thugs, divinity
You know it's di teacha Adidja
Craig Dennis!

This is a gangsta prayer (Christly!), oh no
Seems like we are living just to die
Living in the fire (Hot!), oh no
Police and soldiers dem nuh gi' no bligh
This is just a prayer, oh no
You nuh hear di eagle and di doves a cry (Yeah!)
Look up to di sky (sky), ask di father why (weh yuh do?)
Each day I pray that jah would bless me

Hey!
Father God nuff praise I give
Fi survive inna di place I live
Like Gaza strip fully equipped, thats just how phase 5 is
Me nah work, but I have bills
Me need money fi me wife and kids
Every job interview dem turn me down, true me don't reside on hills
Me yute wah wear Nike Maxes
Brand new outta di white boxes
Pay di water, di light, mad bills
Gimme four, no five hot pills
When me memba di high taxes
Bus fare raise, likewise taxes
Pressure get heavy like nine axes
Me get mad back, rise Glocks-es
Shoot people, me kill people nuff time because mine pop ribs
Nedda time me a pree to miself seh "Addi, what kinda life that is"
Me a wonder if a di system or a true me have guns and knife as kids
Craig Dennis come talk to di man wid spiritual notes, divine ad-libs

Prayer (Christly!), oh no
Seems like we are living just to die
Living in the fire (Hot!), oh no
Police and soldiers dem nuh gi' no bligh
This is just a prayer, oh no
You nuh hear di eagle and di doves a cry (Yeah!)
Look up to di sky (sky), ask di father why (weh yuh do?)
Each day I pray that jah would bless me

Jah jah just show me the way
As I fast and I pray
So that I live to see another day
Even though that's around the way, that's around the way
Jah jah just show me the way
As I fast and I pray
So that I live to see another day
Even though that's around the way, that's around the way
Then every day, me unda arrest
Dem judge me true me address
A true me nuh have no assets or a true my skin a di blackest
Mek my lifestyle so stress from dias till noches
Me yute dem want di feeding and me cyaa buy dat much less
Fi guide I cause my tripe has gas
Full it like [?], touch di road fi look it wid mi steel
Me cyaa rob light
Watch out fi di back biters, dem call di crime fighters
God, me a pray fi blessing from u inna my prayers

Prayer, oh no
Seems like we are living just to die
Living in the fire, oh no
Police and soldiers dem nuh gi' no bligh
This is just a prayer, oh no
You nuh hear di eagle and di doves a cry
Look up to di sky, ask di father why
Each day I pray that jah would bless me