Protection

Whoa I, know Yeah I I know I believe I believe the children are the future Teach the well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty we possess inside Give them a sense of pride to let it easier Let the children's laughter remind us how it used to be Young girls Young girls I want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby because Two is better than too many, yes Nuh go around and get a lot of baby, and You check it out, can't find the daddy, and A put responsibility pon your mommy and You waan fi put it, mi say, pon your daddy and Your youth a face a pure anxiety and Inna di ghetto man a grow totally Mi want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, listen Mi want the youth them grow up fast Nuh want them deh pon street a wipe no car glass and Mi little youth nuh fi push no hand cart and Mi say the youth them in di ghetto a suffer Them haffi beg ten cents fi make a dollar Them make it up and then buy ten cent Bulla Mi want, send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby I believe I believe Oh yeah I believe the children are the future Teach the well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty we possess inside Give them a sense of pride, let it easier Let the children's laughter remind us how it used to be Youth waan shoes and Youth waan clothes and Use kerchief fi just wipe him nose and Look how him little and Look how him sweet and Every day him need somting fi eat Mi want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby Mi waan you draw fi di pants and draw fi di purse Then you wait 'til you get your girl and Hello, ladies gentleman Full time you understand Teenage pregnancy nuh worth one damn! Mi want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby Because Mi say, the youth of mm today Them a the man of tomorrow Make them live happy, nuh sorrow Mi nuh waan see dem a push wheel barrow Get from today, mi say, 'til tomorrow Mi want mi youth grow up sweet and nice One day, drive Rolls Royce Mi waan mi youth live like big timer Go a school, get education, work computer Mi want you send fi the protection, you nuh ready fi baby Mi want you send fi the protection, you nuh ready fi baby Because Mi youth man fi just champion Him turn out to be a mason man Might turn out be a carpenter man Or him might turn out be a ram dance man Because Inna the time of old days When mi mother did young and bold Only two kids mi mother could control Because She treat we sweat and treat we nice Oh yeah, we lived like we living in paradise and When we a youth, say, we nuh fool We mother send we go to good school From mi was one mi go a basic school Then from deh so mi go a primary school Left primary, go a secondary school Now mi hitch up inna high school Raggamuffin business a weh mi rule Nobody can't come take me fi fool Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee I know That's why I know