Pato Banton - Save Your Soul lyrics

I was a dead man out in the cold Life was the pits and I was deep in a hole Just about to give up then lo and behold A voice from within said save your soul Hit it Yo brothers and sisters all around the globe I got a story yeah its ‘s got to be told To my family friends fans even my foes It's like this ya this is how it goes I was out in the world without an aim or a goal Out a school and out a control Set in my ways yeah stuck in a mould And going the wrong way down a one way road Young and bold I didn't wanna be told I use to steal and brag about the stuff I stole Then one bright day my mind got blown When a voice from within said save your soul My mind got blown I didn't listen no I didn't want to be told Things were looking up and I was on a roll I was a rude boy and a romeo And anywhere I went I stared to show I had money women and plenty of gold And a over inflated E G O I was a dead man but I didn't know Until a voice from within said save your soul Yo You see me Original rough neck youth From up so round so down so in so out so bout so You see me Is better a boy don't even see me A me a run things this year expensive and dear Gwarn clear come wid it rude bwoy Then me nar tell you man My life was like a movie and I was playing the role Of a black youth living in the ghetto Where the action was that's where I'd go Right or wrong I'd be going with the flow But what you reap is what you sow It's like a karma the bad you do will follow You around and I was going down Right down with my face in the ground Two hands bound to a siren sound None of my so called friends anywhere to be found And as I thought to myself in life you're alone A voice from within said anyone home Yes lord Well here I be If I ain't ready yet I go never be I'm sorry for the things that I did before Believe me lord I won't do them no more I'll be an arrow lord if you'll be my bow Anywhere I'm sent I'd gladly go I'll be a witness yeah all around the world To every man every woman every boy and girl My mind got blown Well I was born in the ghetto where the strong survive And with a will to strive I began to rise From seventy nine or was it seventy five When reggae music began to open my eyes About the truth the rights and jah the most high And how to achieve a little pie in the sky Inspirited Yeah I was totally elevated To the point where I decided to chat the mike But my direction was not to only those of my complexion But the brown yellow red and white Man Critics criticize cynics cynicize Any entertainer with a message they victimize But in this world of sin it's no surprise So with the media I sympathize I hear the rich mans laughter hear the poor man's cries See hypocrites advertise their lies through their eyes Everyone's born everyone dies But only gods children get the prize Don't be a fool be cool come on and get wise Yeah wise up no compromise And listen to the voice that resides within the mind Cause god has sent a guide to all mankind The choice is yours life above or d**h below It's up to you to save your soul Save your soul Save your soul Save your soul Save your soul