My Great Shun

suh yuh jus fine out bout
de reality ova deh
lef yard seh... yuh wah run whey
now yuh a bawl... yuh wah cum back
betta cum quick before de door dem lack

but yuh passport nuh up to date
suh yuh afi wait
si yuh grab de bait
si yuh grab de bait
dis a de dream yuh wanted to wear
now it tun inna nitemare
there in de slums yuh sit ana wanda
if de news is true or is jus propoganda
wid yuh jamaican body an yuh foreign mind
standin in de welfare line
tryin to get everything yuh can get
neva knoo yuh coulda cold an sweat

but yuh lef tinkin yuh woulda betta deh
but tings nuh betta... betta weh
yuh visa expire
yuh afi tun lier
yuh suh bold
sweatin in de cold
you are so bold sweatin in the cold

bet yuh neva knoo tings was like dis
in de lan of opportunity an bliss
bet yuh neva knoo seh
suffaration deh every whey
but yuh lef tinkin yuh woulda betta deh
but tings nuh betta... betta whey

now yuh tink of de lan yuh lef behind
quick san pullin yuh caught in de grime
in de lan of oportunity an bliss
doin funny tings jus to exist
tryin to get a piece of de pie
livin in their illusion an lie

yuh so bold
sweatin in de cold
you are so bold sweatinin the cold

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