Nothing To Smile About
(专辑: Mission In Progress - 2008)
Nuff people come to Jamaica And nuh know how we live think seh Everything nice through we full of vibes and think Hey, hey, dem say want feeling to dem heart When dem get fi overstand di real thing, yeah Mi deh ya a
town one day A
par with a
white man weh come all the
way from Norway And him turn to mi and say How comes Jamaica full of so much screwface Same time mi lift mi head to the
sky And a
tear drop fall from mi eye Mi say my youth come we go out for a
drive Mek mi show you why mi cry Look 'pon di gully side Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Look at that hungry child Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Look at the
school weh deh youth dem go fi get dem education Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Look at the
conditions of our police stations Do you see anything fi smile 'bout, no Same time the
bredda say How can a
nation believe in this way And the
next thing him say How can the
government play so many games Same time mi heart fall to the
ground 'Cause dis much war where that comes from Certain place they are worse dan slum Youth-man come And take a
look 'pon Riverton Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Look 'pon Payneland, yeah Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Flankers, Mobay and Saffras Heights in Nos Spain Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Hope Flats, Kentiyah, Mottom Bay are all the
same Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? No, no No, no, no, no, no Oh no-no, oh no-no Nuff people come to Jamaica And nuh know how we live think seh Everything nice through we full of vibes and think Hey, hey, dem say want feeling to dem heart When dem get fi overstand di real thing When dem look 'pon di gully side Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout Look at that hungry child, yeah Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout Look at the
school weh deh youth dem go fi get dem education Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout When dem sight of the
conditions of our police stations Dem nuh see nothing deh fi smile 'bout The
story seh Mi deh ya a
town one day A
par with a
white man weh come all the
way from Norway And him turn to mi and say How comes Jamaica full of so much screwface Same time mi lift mi head to the
sky And a
tear drop fall from mi eye Mi say my youth come we go out for a
drive Mek mi show you why mi cry Take a
look 'pon Riverton Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Look 'pon Payneland Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Canterbury Mobay, March Pen Road ova Spain Do you see anything fi smile 'bout? Nuff likkle place deh ya inna Jamdown today Weh nuttin nuh did deh fi smile 'bout? No, no No, no, no, no, no...