All ghetto youth dem please hear my plea
Love your brother and sister
Neva disrespect one another

I plea to you can't you hear me
My ghetto youth dem
My brethrens
Sisthrens

I plea to you please please hear me
My ghetto youth dem

Verse 1:
Sometimes I sit down and cry
And ask de father
Why Why Why
De ghetto youth dem a killing off each other
Neva showing de restraint to walk away
Live to fight yeah another day
My youth dem can't you see
It's not worth it
To lose it
So please don't you chose it
Think twice
Life is not a board game please don't roll de dice
My precious youth dem

Verse 2:
Instead of using a tool
Just use de music to ball out JAH name like
(Flugelhorn lick)
If you angry inside and you want to scream out say
(Trumpet)
So put up dem guns away
And pack up them knives away
Now pick up a horn same way
Or pick a ball I say
My ghetto youth dem
Life of destruction
Could neva be de only way
Aye

Verse 3:
Your future is what yeah you make it
Please don't you fake it
Neva do forsake it
Please educate yourself
Please believe in yourself
Please go do for yourself
You gotta work hard
Nobody's gonna give it to you
Nobody's gonna hand it to you
Nobody's gonna say this is for you
Nobody's gonna do that
My ghetto youth dem
Can't you see
Life is not that easy