Guru - Johnny Was lyrics

[Intro] [Bob Marley] The unity must have to start now Because I mean, how long would we have to suffer? Let us learn these things that we must be united [Verse 1] [Guru] That's right Truly, we're involved in a struggle So what we going to do? We got to make it right for our people For our forefathers and mothers That's right (must be united) For the seeds (must be united) Spiritual warriors (must be united) [Verse 2] [Bob Marley] Woman hold her head and cried Because her son had been shot down in the street and died From a stray bullet Woman hold her head and cried Explaining to her was a pa**er by who Saw the woman cry Wondering How can she work it out (how can she work it out) Now she knows not the wager of turning them Her gift of love is life She cried [Bridge] [singing girls] Oh ummm how Johnny was a good man How Johnny was a good good good good good good good Good good good good good good man Johnny was a good man She cried She cried [Verse 3] [Guru] Any attempt to change my stance son, would be futile Ma, things for you would never get easier ooooow child Supreme the colour scheme Why brothers die with dirty cream They avoid their dreams But they obtained by worthy beings Homicide statistics, obituary colums Numerous things listed Different violent types of behavior depicted They murdered my bredren He was a good man Protected his fam, we all respected this man Still his life got held up like liquor stores Or old school jams What goes around re-surfaces Now is it worth it kid? Do you really wanna get out the game? I know you nervous kid Hot and caught up Like my boy Bokeem in the flick Plus we know reality is much more worse and much more sick Your cerebral eye probe vocals, can't touch your ear-lobes Destroying all microbes The ill dynamic psycho an*lyst, so understand it this Beautiful world as we know it, is definitely at risk Righteous soldiers professed to be triumphant at battle Loud cries from the cell, many cages rattle Fire radiates heat, ice radiates cold I radiate thoughts and ideas all things wit in my control Some men travel down twisted roads And innocent lives get lost May Ja, bless his soul [Verse 4[ [Bob Marley] [singing girls] Johnny was a good man How Never did a thing wrong How Johnny was a good man Kinda woman's tender care, keep crying These two was the child she bare Oh, a woman's tender care Seem to all the child she bare Woman cry just like I am there [Verse 5] [Guru] Word is bond he was a good man So is my man BIG Rest in peace BIG So is my man Pac Rest in peace Pac (Rest in peace Pac) So was so many other brothers Too numerous to mention (To numerous to mention) Time is now (Time is now) For us to fight for what is ours, rightfully As was prophisised from the beginning So shall it be (So shall it be)