Stand A Chance (feat. Yami Bolo & Treach)

Stand A Chance (feat. Yami Bolo & Treach)

Stand A Chance (feat. Yami Bolo & Treach)

Where there are more hungry mouths than food to eatWhere there's more hungry mouths than food to eat
It's where the homeless roam the streetsIt's where the homeless roam the street
Where broken glass and shattered dreamsWhere broken glass and broken dreams
Are scattered and lost among the debrisAre shattered and scattered amongst debris
Suffering pain and still they laughSufferation wrath and still they laugh
And dream of a mansion far above the halfAnd dream of a mansion above the half
No one to speak up on their behalfNo one to speak upon there behalf
Now tell meNow tell me

Do they stand a chance?Do they stand a chance?
Where there's more food than mouths to feedWhere there's more food than mouths to feed
Where you'll find those who claim to leadWhere you'll find those who claim to lead
Driven by their own greedBecause of all their personal greed
They always want more than they needThey always want more than they need
They don't help the ones who lackThey don't help those below the half
Instead, they stand aside and laughInstead they stand aside and laugh
As if that's all we'll ever askAs if it's all we'll ever ask
When will they make a change?When will they make a change?

Children, lift your heads to the oneChildren lift your heads to the one
Who created the Sun, my childrenWho create the Sun, my children
And your light will shine againAnd your light will shining again
Show the world that Jah's love is okayShow the world, Jah love is okay
When we rise and greet the SunWhen we rise and greet the Sun
Let's give him thanks and praiseLets give him thanks and praise

Illegal guns roam the nightIllegal guns they roam the night
In hungry hands, waiting to biteIn hungry hands waiting to bite
At the first sign of food in sightThe first sign of any food in sight
Kids in the dark searching for lightYouths in the dark searching for light
The hard times they face aren’t a choiceHard time they face is not a choice
Police curfews are no surprisePolice curfew is no surprise
And with no one to be their voiceAnd with no one to be there voice

Do they stand a chance?Do they stand a chance?
Where there's more food than mouths to feedWhere there's more food than mouths to feed
Where you'll find those who claim to leadWhere you'll find those who claim to lead
Driven by their own greedBecause of all their personal greed
They always want more than they needThey always want more than they need
They don't help the ones who lackThey don't help those below the half
Instead, they stand aside and laughInstead they stand aside and laugh
As if that's all we'll ever askAs if it's all we'll ever ask
When will they make a change?When will they make a change?

It's like a punk never checked or they forgotIt's like a punk never check or dem did forget
Saying death, we nature naughtySay a death we nature naughty
Ah true I was born uptown, tell those fools not to cross meAh true mi go born uptown tell dem fools don't cross me
That's why Cindy brought me hereThat's only where cindy brought me
And that's why they can't impress me with any flashy carAnd that's why they can't impress me with no boasty car
I know that I’ll kill them softlyMe know dat ah kill dem softly
And then they're not even who they think they areAnd then they're not really even who they think they are
They're not really acting craftyThey're not really moving crafty
I get to understand that their plans are faultyMi get fi understand say them plan dem faulty
Well, a lot of them are twenty and favor fortyWell nuff a dem a twenty and favor forty
Filthy rich, big belly, and heartyFilthy rich big belly and hearty
The real Gideon will be arriving shortlyDi real Gideon will be arriving shortly
Rasta don’t beat the binghi drum, we clap itRasta nuh beat binghi drum we claatt it
We live longer 'cause our food ain't saltyWe live longer 'cause we food nuh salty
We grow stronger and they can't assault usWe grow stronger and dem can't assault we
So Haile Rastafari love and exalt itSo haile Rastafari love and exhalt it

Children, lift your heads to the oneChildren lift your heads to the one
Who created the Sun, my childrenWho create the Sun, my children
And your light will shine againAnd your light will shining again
Show the world that Jah's love is okayShow the world, Jah love is okay
When you rise and greet the SunWhen you rise and greet the Sun
Let's give him thanks and praiseLets give him thanks and praise

Children, lift your heads to the oneChildren lift your heads to the one
Who created the Sun, my childrenWho create the Sun, my children
And your light will shine againAnd your light will shining again
Show the world that Jah's love is okayShow the world, Jah love is okay
When we rise and greet the SunWhen we rise and greet the Sun
Let's give him thanks and praiseLets give him thanks and praise

Where there are more hungry mouths than food to eatWhere there's more hungry mouths than food to eat
It's where the homeless roam the streetsIt's where the homeless roam the street
Where broken glass and shattered dreamsWhere broken glass and broken dreams
Are scattered and lost among the debrisAre shattered and scattered amongst debris
Suffering pain and still they laughSufferation wrath and still they laugh
And dream of a mansion far above the halfAnd dream of a mansion above the half
No one to speak up on their behalfNo one to speak upon there behalf

Do they stand a chance?Do they stand a chance?
Where there's more food than mouths to feedWhere there's more food than mouths to feed
Where you'll find those who claim to leadWhere you'll find those who claim to lead
Driven by their own greedBecause of all their personal greed
They always want more than they needThey always want more than they need
They don't help the ones who lackThey don't help those below the half
Instead, they stand aside and laughInstead they stand aside and laugh
As if that's all we'll ever askAs if it's all we'll ever ask
When will they make a change?When will they make a change?

Children, lift your heads to the oneChildren lift your heads to the one
Who created the Sun, my childrenWho create the Sun, my children
And your light will shine againAnd your light will shining again
Show the world that Jah's love is okayShow the world, Jah love is okay
When we rise and greet the SunWhen we rise and greet the Sun
Let's give him thanks and praiseLets give him thanks and praise