Dem seh the city will never change
And, things will never rearrange
But, me nah no change a change
Me thugs dem seh me flex no strange
Man still inna the city, yeah
But me haffi say, now
I'm kicking it the happy way
And, a Gaza all the way
Thugs nah go no other way
Man still inna the city, yeah
But me 'affi say, now
I'm kicking it the happy way
And, me nah go ever stray
Thugs nah go the other way

Give, thanks fi everything me have, Jah me satisfy
Fi live the life now that is fly
Ghetto youth nuh give up cah, the limit is sky
So nuh watch those wicked spy
Dem seh me nah make it, now look at I
Pagans haffi look an sigh
Mama house a buil' now
An' that is why
Every youth seh me respect I

The prize is what me mind is on
Teacha sign the man
Now, VP waan buy me song
Star life began
So we 'affi buy the bimma an' the van
Me an' Notnice

Dem seh the city will never change
And, things will never rearrange
But, me nah no change a change
Me thugs dem seh me flex no strange
Man still inna the city, yeah
But me haffi say, now
I'm kicking it the happy way
And, a Gaza all the way
Thugs nah go no other way
Man still inna the city, yeah
But me 'affi say, now
I'm kicking it the happy way
And, me nah go ever stray
Thugs nah go the other way

Versatile
Me stand firm inna the city same way
Ghetto youth haffi mek it one day
Me still go jail, star
But me mother still pray
Dog still a eat dog every day
Poor people, still a work without pay
Ghetto youth till a get slay
Hotskull city me live, man nuh soft like Fay
Mek me tell you how me stay

The prize is what me mind is on
Teacha sign the man
Now, VP waan buy me song
Star life began
So we 'affi buy the bimma an' the van
Me an' Notnice

Dem seh the city will never change
And, things will never rearrange
But, me nah no change a change
Me thugs dem seh me flex no strange
Man still inna the city, yeah
But me haffi say, now
I'm kicking it the happy way
And, a Gaza all the way
Thugs nah go no other way
Man still inna the city, yeah
But me 'affi say, now
I'm kicking it the happy way
And, me nah go ever stray
Thugs nah go the other way

Yeah, yeah, yeah..
Tun up the scheme
Notnice

Dem seh the city will never change
And, things will never rearrange
But, me nah no change a change
Me thugs dem seh me flex no strange
Man still inna the city, yeah
Haffi say
Happy way
A Gaza all the way

City, yeah
Haffi say
Happy way
Me nah go ever stray
Nah go the other way

Dem seh me nah mek it