Give Thanks for life (yea)

Ohh

Give Thanks for life

We give thanks for life

Ooh

We give thanks for life

They doing it for too long now (for too long now)

Doing it for too long (its too long now)

Ask dem a whose land now

Them selling out the people

Ooh

They doing it for too long now (for too long now)

Why yuh have to do wrong now (why do wrong now)

Ask dem a whose land now

Them selling out the people

Alright again

Dah one yah name lightning and thunder

Ago shook dem

Man ago buke the farmer man dem

and de cook dem

And tell de ganja man fi plant de kush dem

When de yute dem a step up

Yuh betta push dem

Nuff bwoy bex how nuh gyal nah look dem

And dem bex how nuh promoter nah book dem

Say dat dem a soldier but me seh a some rook dem

Inna de bottomless pit dem me ago put dem

doing it for too long now (for too long now)

Doing it for too long (its too long now)

Ask dem a whose land now

Them selling out the people

Ooh

They doing it for too long now (for too long now)

Why yuh have to do wrong now (why do wrong now)

Ask dem a whose land now

Them selling out the people

Alright again

Cause Dem nuh fraid fi nil yuh

Dem nuh fraid fi kill yuh

Don't think for a second dat they wouldnt spill yuh

Dem nuh fraid fi kill yuh

Dem nuh fraid fi nil yuh

Babylon dem ready fi broke down

Dem nah guh build yuh

Dem nuh fraid fi kill yuh

Dem nuh fraid fi kill yuh

Don't think for a second dat they wouldn't spill yuh

Dem nuh fraid fi kill yuh

Dem nuh fraid fi kill yuh

Dem wah inject yuh and pill yuh

Me seh Day in and day out

Tell dem everyday

Rasta Far I

Seh we affi pray up

Beg jah fi mek we ting deh guh way up

Way up way up and stay up

Big chune a play

Yuh know we nah guh fail up

Bwoy diss de pot And nuh big ting neva display up

Neva affi beat it

Place neva affi nail up

Empire Selassie we hail up

Dah one yah name

too long now (for too long now)

Doing it for too long (its too long now)

Ask dem a whose land now

Them selling out the people

Ooh

They doing it for too long now (for too long now)

Why yuh have to do wrong now (why do wrong now)

Ask dem a whose land now

Them selling out the people