Stephen Marley - The mission - acoustic lyrics

From Jungle to Rema From Tivoli to Matthews Lane Ahh, ahh From Waterhouse to Drewsland From Paneland to Delacre Seh youth and youth fi have a plan and have some ambition And make sure unnu firm ina di Armageddon So when you son become a man, him know just where you stand Him know him poopa set it so him follow tradition If Marcus Garvey say fi read then why some man ah pree Cause knowledge ah the key and it wi set the people free And Haile I philosophy is African unity Unno watch dey segregation and social impurity The race is not just for the swift but those who can endure Make sure you have a steady footing ina Zion door And keep dem thoughts dem pure Jah love is for the poor But some likkkle bwoy ah burst some gun dem mumma can't afford If Jah say blood fi run let Jah will be done The heaven and the Earth will pa** away before him word no come But if ‘I'm rise without a cause there will be no reward For you to enter Zion gates because you are a fraud For the youths in the struggle Fighting Guerilla warfare Ahh, ahh Somalia to Ethiopia From Egypt to Zimbabwe Haile Sela**ie say ah war if color is a scar If one from every nation can come live up an ah par So don't care who you are there's a brighter morning star It's shining wake di town and tell the people near and far You seek and you will search with science and research The flesh it is the temple and the temple is the church Haile Sela**ie say fi work so how some man ah lurks Dem fixture pon the cornerside like rubbish heap and dirt Haile Sela**ie say a one respect for every man No care the race, no care the color nor di religion So make a decision fi bun di division Cause each and every human being fi trod pon di mission From Portmore to Kingston From Kingston to Montego Bay Ahh, ahh From Seaview to Riverton Common, Hundred Parklane Ahh, ahh From Jungle to Rema From Tivoli to Matthews Lane Ahh, ahh, hey … From Southside to Telaville From Iraq to USA Ahh, ahh, hey For the youths in the struggle