Back Against the Wall
Beenie Man
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Whoa, na, na, yeah, yeah, ya zagga, nagga, now, now Oh lord, well, I gotta friend called Tony Who been build a one ? from mi was a baby His nickname afta dat is money Let mi give dem di whole story, yeah, ya, ya As a juvenile in di ghetto were growin' up Their big guns wanted boy have showin' us And they keep tell him everyday that gun is no toy Till policeman back him up Shoot out his way, escape, he's fabulous Jamaican most wanted, he's dangerous People dem a say this is one cantankerous boy Hey, but now di back against di wall (Back against di wall) Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall) Seh dat yuh badda than all But yuh shouldn't lick di bank down at di mall (Bank down at di mall) Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl) When man mek dat phone call (Oh, now, now, now, now) Juan, he was a victim of circumstances Di system weh dem have yah it create this crisis Yuh see a ghetto yute with a gun na, call him no boy His gunshot to rahtid Lock off jobs in all di communities As a ghetto yute yuh have a few opportunities Lack of education wid all we abilities stall, hey, ya But when yuh back against di wall (Back against di wall) Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall) Seh dat yuh badda than all Mon yuh shouldn't lick di bank down at di mall (Bank down at di mall) Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl) When man mek dat phone call (Oh, now, now, now, now) It's like workin' at a hospital, yuh can't afford fi see innah Workin' at a restaurant, yuh can't afford a food innah Workin' at a butty poor, yuh can't afford a shoes innah Feel se dat me right mi fren? No rasta Well, policeman find a gun weh forty man, gone a prison fah? Know seh Santa Claus neva visit dis, yah rasta, yah Neva visit di yute dem in di ghetto weh ya suffa Oh, now, now, now, now, now, yeah Ghetto yute it's time for us to be strong Whoa, lawd, lawd, lawd Yute man wise up and live as one, yeah, yah, yah, yah 'Cause everyday a black man kill anodda black man, whoa Di system create by Babylon, so fire bun pon Vatican So now yuh back against di wall (Back against di wall) Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall) Seh dat yuh badda than all But yuh shouldn't lick di bank down at di mall (Bank down at di mall) Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl) When man mek dat phone call (Oh, Lord) Now yuh back against di wall (Back against di wall) Likkle yuh know yuh would a fall (Know yuh would a fall) Seh dat yuh badda than all But yuh shouldn't lick di bank dung at di mall (Bank dung at di mall) Now yuh modda pon har belly and a bawl (Pon har belly and a bawl) When man mek dat phone call (Oh, now, now, now, now, yeah, ah) That's all I got to say about dat yuh know Ghetto yute be wise and realize
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Written by: CHAD SIMPSON, MOSES DAVIS, DONOVAN THOMPSON
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