[Intro] Wow Yo Isah You mean to tell me say if me nuh go inna di army… No free tuition? Yes I Wow Nana na Wow yeah, you zeet? A who fund di war?
[Verse 1] Tribal war inna Libya Tribal war inna Syria Look how people a live in yah Watch Oliver kill Olivia Brother a fight ‘gainst sister Rasta against the minister People against prime minister Formula fi war and sinister Government safe pon di hillside, inside People a dead pon di outside A dem buy gun gi’ the both sides Then a laugh and floss pon boat ride Plus them never yet get blame Full of big words, pon news dem a explain Listen dem line yah truly Fi every youth weh dead pon line of duty Mi say…
[Chorus] There’s no peace inna war Drive by inna car They don’t know what they are fighting for AK’s, SLR Poppa cry, mama bawl They don’t know what they are fighting for
[Hook] A who fund di war? A who fund di war? Yes I
[Verse 2] The one yah make your heart leap “Starting tomorrow me a start t’eif Because the war funded by wall street And me couldn’t get the school fee when me ask fi it So me ago commit pure murder Be the cruelest thing you ever heard of Run through lanes and villages Then me will the scholarships fi di colleges” That was the voice of African Youth weh get tricked by babylon Another youth fall victim To babylon’s stinking system
[Chorus] There’s no peace inna war Drive by inna car They don’t know what they are fighting for AK’s, SLR Poppa cry, mama bawl They don’t know what they are fighting for
[Hook] Ooh yeah Nana na A who fund di war? A who fund di war? Yeah Fi di youth dem, nana Fi dem troops yah Weh no know weh dem a shoot fa
[Verse 3] Some say the ending a draw night But me say the starting a draw near Come people make we start fight Fi put an ending to modern warfare Babylon, make me tell you this… Without bias and prejudice No ghetto youth nah benefit So send the chorus go to Benedict
[Chorus] There’s no peace inna war Drive by inna car They don’t know what they are fighting for AK’s, SLR Poppa cry, mama bawl They don’t know what they are fighting for
[Verse 4] Children dying of cancer… (yes) And dem say dem no have no answer… (wow, wow) Huh, warfare a get di whole of dem sponsor Get we money and waste it, and a poor people a face it Take we money build pure banks, and build spaceships
[Chorus] There’s no peace inna war Drive by inna car They don’t know what they are fighting for AK’s, SLR Poppa cry, mama bawl They don’t know what they are fighting for
[Outro] Oooh yeah, Yes I
07 Dec 2018
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