Burning

Burning

Burning

Oo oo oo oohOo oo oo ooh
Oo oo oo ooh (bring the fire)Oo oo oo ooh (come wid di fire)
Bring the fire, the city's burningCome wid di fire di city burning
Now I'm just turning it up higher and keeping it burningNow me jus a tun it up higher and keep it burning
It burns like a tire, I got a burning soundIt a bun like a tire me have a burning sound

And if we try to retire, I leave them yearningAnd if we try fi retire me leave dem yearning
Nothing can put out my flame, no it can't quench, can't cool, can't tameNuttin' can out my flame, no it cyaan' quench, cyaan' cool, can tame
Since the devil doesn't like it, he says to turn it downSince the devil nuh like it, him say fi turn it down
So I just give him the fire and let it burn himSo mi jus give him the fire and mek it burn him

Koffee on the street, caught up in the heat, jeans and CrocsKoffee pon di street and cop inna di heat, jeans pants an' Crocs
No socks on my feet, backpack that I'm beating, well packed and neatNo socks deh pon mi feet, knapsack weh mi a beat well pack up an' it neat
Stay woke, no sleep, I'm not little Bo PeepStay woke no sleep mi nuh likkle Bo Peep
Money on my mind but I never had a dime, nahMoney pon mi mind but mi neva 'ave a coin nah
Cursing, I'm just hustling for the pretty dollar signCuss mi jus a hustle fi di pretty dolla sign
Never enough fun time, life gets rough sometimesAh neva nuff fun time, life rough sometime
But I know me and my mom gotta see the sunshineBut mi know me an me mommy haffi si di sunshine

That's why I bring the fire, the city's burningDats why me come wid di fire di city burning
Now I'm just turning it up higher and keeping it burningNow mi jus a tun it up higher and keep it burning
It burns like a tire, I got a burning soundIt a bun like a tire me have a burning sound
And if we try to retire, I leave them yearningAnd if we try fi retire me leave dem yearning
Nothing can put out my flame, no it can't quench, can't cool, can't tameNuttin' can out my flame, no it cyaan' quench, cyaan' cool, can tame
Since the devil doesn't like it, he says to turn it downSince the devil nuh like it, him say fi turn it down
So I just give him the fire and let it burn him (burn, burn, burn, burn, burn)So mi jus give him the fire and mek it burn him (burn, burn, burn, burn, burn)

See what happened to Peter?Seet 'ya what become ah Peter?
Mom said be a doctor, grandma said be a preacherMommy seh be doctor, granny seh be preacher
Wants to be a Rasta, Dad's a bit neaterWan' fi be a rasta, Daddy be neater
Peter never liked that, so he took to the streetsPeter neva like dat so him tek di streets
Everybody's born with a talent you should featureEverybody born wid a talent yuh fi feature
Blessings in abundance, we should cherish eachBlessings in abundance, weh we fi cherish each
Never be ungrateful, life is such a teacherNeva be ungrateful, life is such a teacher
Koffee on Upsetta track, see me bring the heat hereKoffee pon Upsetta track, see mi bring di heat 'ya

Bring the fire, the city's burningCome wid di fire di city burning
Now I'm just turning it up higher and keeping it burningNow me jus a tun it up higher and keep it burning
It burns like a tire, I got a burning soundIt a bun like a tire me have a burning sound
And if we try to retire, I leave them yearningAnd if we try fi retire me leave dem yearning
Nothing can put out my flame, no it can't quench, can't cool, can't tameNuttin' can out my flame, no it cyaan' quench, cyaan' cool, can tame
Since the devil doesn't like it, he says to turn it downSince the devil nuh like it, him say fi turn it down
So I just give him the fire and let it burn himSo mi jus give him the fire and mek it burn him

Running up and downRun up an' down
Got them running up and down'Ave dem a run up an' down
Yeah, Koffee's here with the dope sound, anytime I come aroundYeah, ah Koffee deh yah wid di don sound, anytime mi come roun'
It's madness on the compoundAh madness pon di compound
Man's acting foolish, acting clownMan ah tun fool ah tun clown
But Jah Jah covers my journeyBut Jah Jah cover mi journey
I beg you guide it, and any trouble I see (trouble I see)I beg you guide it, an' any trouble mi see (trouble mi see)
Help me avoid it, I know that anything I need God will provide it (anything)Help mi avoid it, mi know seh anything mi need God will provide it (anything)
Anywhere still waters, He leads me beside itAnywhere still water deh, him lead me beside it

Bring the fire, the city's burningCome wid di fire di city burning
Now I'm just turning it up higher and keeping it burningNow mi jus a tun it up higher and keep it burning
It burns like a tire, I got a burning soundIt a bun like a tire mi have a burning sound
And if we try to retire, I leave them yearningAnd if wi try fi retire mi leave dem yearning
Nothing can put out my flame, no it can't quench, can't cool, can't tameNuttin' can out my flame, no it cyaan' quench, cyaan' cool, can tame
Since the devil doesn't like it, he says to turn it downSince the devil nuh like it, him say fi turn it down
So I just give him the fire and let it burn himSo mi jus give him the fire and mek it burn him