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WRITE OFF THE DEBT (Chorus) ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT AND STOP THE THIRD WORLD A FRET
I SAY THE IMF PUT ON TOO MUCH INTEREST CERTAIN MAN PON THE STREETS CAN´T EVEN BUY A LITTLE VEST I SAID THE EAST AND THE WEST THEM JUST A BUILD UP DEM CHEST CERTAIN MAN IN THE THIRD WORLD CAN´T EVEN DIGEST, A LITTLE FOOD BUT NO BOTHER TAKE THEM MAN DEH AS NO FOOL
COS´ YOU KNOW SAY DEM TEACH AND GO A GOOD SCHOOL ME SAY LORD A GOD A MERCY DEM LEARN UP ALL THE RULES SO NO BOTHER PATRONISE DEM COS ALL DEM NEED IS THE TOOLS ME SAY OVER THE MILLENNIUM ME SAY WHAT A BOMB ME SAY A WHOLE HEAP OF RIGHT ME SAY A WHOLE HEAP OF WRONG I SAY IT´S TIME TO COME TOGETHER AND SING WE OWN SONG AND MAKE THE SHOOTING AND ALL THE KILLING AND THE FIGHTING HAVE FE DONE I SAY THE IMF WIPE OFF THE LUMP SUM YOU KNOW SAY ME BREDREN THAT WOULD A HANDSOME SO COME ON FE ME POSSE LETS REHEARSE UP THIS SONG AND HOPE SAY DEM MAN YAH DON´T TAKE TOO LONG
ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT (Chorus) ME SAY WRITE OFF THE DEBT AND STOP THE THIRD WORLD A FRET
PICTURE A WORLD WITH NO MORE HURT AND PAIN PICUTURE A WORLD WHERE WE ARE ALL THE SAME MAYBE NOT IN MIND BUT IN SPIRIT MUST DO THE RIGHT THING TO EASE THE PAIN