Buju Banton - How Could You lyrics

It is real, as real as it seem
Don't you live on illusion
And don't you ever try to live a dream
I sing

Buju say how could you rise
Up every living day
Telling yourself everything is OK
When you look at life you'll
See it slipping away
Lord knows who feels it
Every moment every day
Those why cry for the poor get neglected
Rejected, put to death
How much more will we take?
Did you father work off his shirt
Blood, sweat and tears
Don't tell me that you forgot
Being oppressed by the oppressors
All different types of stress
For the sorrows of the poor
They don't even care less
Refuse to deal with world atrocities
Civil unrest
Instead they're building penitentiaries
As big
As a bird's nest
Saying we are to be blamed
For whatever what mess

Some say
How are you going? They want to
Know if we are mine
Not until we reposess what's rightfully mine
Sitting down for so long we
Do belive it is time
Everyone is entitled to food at mealtime
'Til then
We'll struggle for rights
No more racial fights
Degradation to the highest heights
All obstacles as a people we have to cross
With health and strength we
All can get across
Happenings of yesterday are just a
Thing of the past

Don't you cry little one
Wipe your tears, sing my song
Though we're in a strange
Land with evil ones
Help the weak if you're strong
Iron sharpens iron
When you're down take a look at
Where the help is coming from
What about the masterminds with
The foolproof plans
What about the geniuses who achieve grade one