It is real, as real as it seem   Don't you live on illusion   And don't you ever try to live a dream   I sing...   Chorus   Buju say how could you rise up every living day   Telling your kids everything is OK   When you look at life you'll see it slipping away   Lord knows who feels it every moment every day   Those why cry for the poor get neglected, rejected, put to death   How much more will we take?   Did you father work off his shirt, blood, sweat and tears   Don't tell me that you forgot   Being oppressed by the oppressors, all different types of stress   For the sorrows of the poor, they don't even care less   Refuse to deal with world atrocities, civil unrest   Instead they're building penitentiaries as big as a bird's nest   Saying we are to be blamed for whatever what mess   Chorus   Some say, how are you going? They want to know if we are mine   Not until we repossess what's rightfully mine   Sitting down for so long we do believe it is time   Everyone is entitled to food at mealtime   'Til then, we'll struggle for rights, no more racial fights   Degradation to the highest heights   All obstacles as a people we have to cross   With health and strength we all can get across   Happenings of yesterday are just a thing of the past   Chorus   Don't you cry little one, wipe your tears, sing my song   Though we're in a strange land with evil ones   Help the weak if you're strong, iron sharpens iron   When you're down take a look at where the help is coming from   What about the masterminds with the foolproof plans   What about the geniuses who achieve grade one   Chorus   Repeat verse 1 and verse 2