Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa
And living on the project
Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa
And living on the project
Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Oh what a life to live
As a marked man
As a fugitive
Just because of where I live

Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa
And living on the project
Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa
And living on the project

Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Just give dem a chance, yeah
Don´t underrate them
Don´t underestimate the youth
They are the fruit of tomorrow
Yet you abuse them
And refuse them
Blame them for all that is wrong
Don´t you see that the youth need guidance

Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa
And living on the project
Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa

And living on the project
Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Oh what a life to live
As a marked man
As a fugitive
Just because of where I live

Never done anything wrong
But I´ve been accused, yeah
I´ve been a dangerous man for so long
Yet I never done no one no wrong

Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa
And living on the project
Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Say the youth dem in the ghetto
And a nuff suffering, uh huh, whoa
And living on the project
Their life becomes a subject, ahh ah

Life is hard, yeah
For the youth, yes
Yes the youth of tomorrow
It seem that there is no hope, whoa yeah