I asked my mother why do you cry?   She said your brother, he just died   Well I told him not to go outside   said he had to fight for his country's rights   but don't you know that Mo-MOTHER!   Chorus:   Don't you know that we can't stop the riot   NO..because the war is not over   until you can feel love, peace, and hear silence   But I smell gunpowder   My brother's been dead ever since   I didn't beleive it but when I saw him   I was convinced   Two shots to the head, he was already dead   Lord, I headed for revenge in the city of Port Au Prince   Screaming bro-BROTHER!   Chorus   Zaire's gunporder   L.A's gunpowder   I wanna know why   Gentle people pray from day to day   but it's still the same way (2X)   But the preacher man told me   Good things come to those who wait   the good things come to those who wait   I wanna know tell me   Good things come to those who wait   the good thigs come to those who wait   we wanna now   Pe-PEOPLE!   Chorus   Brooklyn's gunpowder, Shaolin's gunpowder   Uptowns gunpowder, Jersey's gunpowder   Even in New Zealand's gunpowder   Australia's gunpowder Princeton's gunpowder   Even in New haven's gunpowder   The Carnival....anything can happen