intro:

like a lioooon. man a hot hot hot hot hotsteppa
real real
hot hot hot hot hotsteppa
inspiiiired

chorus:

tell dem i am me, like a lion
i am free, like a lion
me move and have the authority
tell dem man a hot hot hot hot hotsteppa
like a lion man a hot hot hot hot hotsteppa
eh ey

verse:

introduce one time
cali p come set the style ya
everybody know the sittn mad its getting wild ya
coil haffi go run like oil ya
inspired for my people
me see nuff hungry child ya
so as a youth me seh me betta till the soil ya
tomorrow ago betta thats the words of jah the father
so plant a good seed
and see how it go prosper
some people nuh free
dem brain block up like a babylon border
worldwide life is getting harder
still me cyaan depress, me bun faya and it hot like lava
prepare my self fi any flow, any riddim
any style mek me tell yuh this, me tell yuh everything
even the player haters from the system
me hear dem quake, so sweet inna dem ears me a sing
n n n knock dem out
rastaman dont play
betta me live without dem and be free

chorus:

tell dem i am me, like a lion
i am free, like a lion
me move and have the authority
tell dem man a hot hot hot hot hotsteppa
like a lion man a hot hot hot hot hotsteppa
ey

verse:

inspired inna the place, inna the car and dancehall
pon the movie with the freeski boss tanner hall
ha ha ha ha watch the sissy dem a baal
ha ha ha ha dem no see wah gwaan
if this is the end of the days my people haffi stand tall
so we cyaan gaze. no. no not at all
can not miss we goal like dem do inna football
got be inna good place and really ton it on and on
yes we haffi go on
we cyaan off
serious thing an we nuh laugh
cyaan hold we dung
forget bout sikes and craft
everybody equal
jah jah run the staff
gwaan like you bad and jah jah show you how him cross
dem time deh forget bout money and class
coulda wear gucci, prada or clarcks
all that ton to nuttn when di gideon kick off

chorus:

tell dem i am me, like a lion
i am free, like a lion
me move and have the authority
tell dem man a hot hot hot hot hotsteppa
like a lion man a hot hot hot hot hotsteppa

**Intro**
Yah man a Cali P the lyrical faya
Step inna di light you know
Jah gi we life to live
Live and love
No waaaay
I’m not gonna give up
Gonna give up
Gonna give up
Gonna give up now
Rastafari I
Mek mi live up so

**Chorus**
As long as the sun rise
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
As long as the stars shine
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
As long as the children smile
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
And with the most high strenght
I know I will survive

I and I will fight
Fight for I-ver more
I and I will fight
Until there’s no fight no more
The fight of good over evil
The fight for the freedom of my people
And with the most high strenght
I know I will survive

**Verse 1**
When I look what happen just today
Mi get up give thanks for the brand new day
I pray I say o thou most high guide I
Never let me go a stray
Carry me away(carry me away)
Before it is too late
Dem try to rise di anger inna me
Everyday dem try test jah jah pickney
But my faith is you inna me

**Chorus**
As long as the sun rise
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
As long as the stars shine
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
As long as the children smile
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
And with the most high strenght
I know I will survive
I know we will survive
Cause you keep we alive
Let me tell you why

**Verse 2**
You’re always so generous
When I fight and fuss and feel like I’m falling down
You show a light that care for us
And lift my head way up from the ground
And that’s why I am your souljah
And all the weight on my shoulder
Is nothing compare to the love that I get from you
Hey hey
And that’s why mi go through
Jah love is so true

**Chorus**
As long as the sun rise
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
As long as the stars shine
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
As long as the children smile
I know there is life I know there is life yeahh
And with the most high strenght
I know I will survive
I know we will survive

CHECK IT! INSPIRED!
STRAIGHT TROUGHT THE DAY 24/7 CALI P THE LYRICAL FAYA TELLIN THEM THE TRUTH!
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LISTEN.

I AIN’T PLAYIN WHEN I STEP OUT THERE, GOT TO MAKE THIS PAPER WHEN I GET OUT THERE, SO I AM DOIN MY BEST AND GET MY SHARE, Ì AM GIVIN MY BEST AND COLLECT MY SHARE.

CAUSE THE VIBES, THE HIGHTS THEY CAN NOT TAKE AWAY FROM ME.
THOSE M**”"** AINT GOT NOTHING ON ME.
CAUSE BASICALLY ITS A DIFFRENT LIVITY,
I AM INSPIRED, YES YO THIS IS WHERE IT IS.
AIN’T TAKIN F***** FROM NO ONE UP IN THIS F**###**; BIZ.
I’VE SEEN THEM ALL FROM THE JUNKIE TO THE F*#**** BI***.
I AM NOT HERE TO JUDGE AND I AM NOT HERE TO DISS,
BUT ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU I AM A REAL ARTIST.

I AIN’T PLAYIN WHEN I STEP OUT THERE, GOT TO MAKE THIS PAPER WHEN I GET OUT THERE, SO I AM DOIN MY BEST AND GET MY SHARE, Ì AM GIVIN MY BEST AND COLLECT MY SHARE.
I AIN’T PLAYIN WHEN I STEP OUT THERE, GOT TO MAKE THIS PAPER WHEN I GET OUT THERE, SO I AM DOIN MY BEST AND GET MY SHARE, Ì AM GIVIN MY BEST AND COLLECT MY SHARE.

ME SING, ME CHANT, ME DO ME THING WITH FLOW.
CHECK THE RIDDIM, BE INSPIRED AND MASH UP THE SHOW.
UP INNA ME HEAD A THE HIGHEST GRADE A HIGH DRO AND WHEN ME DONE WITH ME THING ME GO COLLECT ME DOUGH.
CAUSE WE GROW, AND ME KNOW THE THING MADDER THAN BEFORE, ANYBODY TRY TEST GWAIN DROP PON THE FLOOR.
I AM SURE THAT I&I LIVE ON FOR I-VER MORE CAUSE A TUNE AFTER TUNE AFTER TUNE AFTER TUNE.

I AIN’T PLAYIN WHEN I STEP OUT THERE, GOT TO MAKE THIS PAPER WHEN I GET OUT THERE, SO I AM DOIN MY BEST AND GET MY SHARE, Ì AM GIVIN MY BEST AND COLLECT MY SHARE.I AIN’T PLAYIN WHEN I STEP OUT THERE, GOT TO MAKE THIS PAPER WHEN I GET OUT THERE, SO I AM DOIN MY BEST AND GET MY SHARE, Ì AM GIVIN MY BEST AND COLLECT MY SHARE.

I&I NO FEAR NO EVIL CAUSE WE DARK RIGHT NOW,
2009 THE DOG THEM BARK RIGHT NOW,
FU**** THINK ME SWITCH TROUGH THE TALK RIGHT NOW.
THINK ME BAD RIGHT NOW,
TROUGH THEM CAN’T CONTROL.
THE WAY THEM HEAR ME COME TROUGH THE SPEAKERS IT A THUMP,
MUSIC IT A WE WORK IT A WE PLEASURE AND WE FUN.
SO DONT GET IT TWISTED MAN ELSE YOU GONNA RUN.
PAY FOR MY WORK CAUSE SLAVERY IS DONE.

I AIN’T PLAYIN WHEN I STEP OUT THERE, GOT TO MAKE THIS PAPER WHEN I GET OUT THERE, SO I AM DOIN MY BEST AND GET MY SHARE, Ì AM GIVIN MY BEST AND COLLECT MY SHARE.I AIN’T PLAYIN WHEN I STEP OUT THERE, GOT TO MAKE THIS PAPER WHEN I GET OUT THERE, SO I AM DOIN MY BEST AND GET MY SHARE, Ì AM GIVIN MY BEST AND COLLECT MY SHARE.

A the blazing fire a the lava a the lyrical fire
Tell them say a Cali P and Queen Omega deh pan the battlefield you know
Yeah hey da judgement deh reveal jah a we guiding shield
Blaze it up deh yeah

Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
So we do give thanks and praise
Cause a perfect love always
Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
Time for I&I to step it up straight
Fi show them say the most high children nah go fail

Inna Babylon them Babylonians cry trouble
Them work to eat the least so them nuh live comfortable
Them devil eat them bread
Now them belly a bubble
A lava pan them head
Cyaaan make it outta the rubble
So we nuh give it up eh we just live it up
Hail the mosth high jah and step it up
Yeah we nuh quiet and kick off the riot
Tell the lava hotter that faya
It burn the vampire it burn the dungpresser
Ton it on ca them neva get better

Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
So we do give thanks and praise
Cause a perfect love always
Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
Time for I&I to step it up straight
Fi show them say the most high children nah go fail

Now is the right time
Shout it out
Now is my time
Well wether inna the day or night time
Make king Selassie I your primetime
Rise up jah children
Rise up mek them see it then
Overcome the heathen
Cali P and Queen Omega teach them
Jah love is the healing

Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
So we do give thanks and praise
Cause a perfect love always
Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
Time for I&I to step it up straight
Fi show them say the most high children nah go fail

Time is of the essence
And time can not be gain
Make the best of everything you may not get a chance again
Make???..sunshine
Cyaaan do it inna the rain
If yuh nuh mek a try
There is no one to blame
We nah go slumber Rastachildren get up and them wonder
Why is dottie Babylon go under
Everything reveal yo them powers deh you feel
We defend the king
And I know that?s real yeah eh

Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
So we do give thanks and praise
Cause a perfect love always
Now is the right time
You have to step in line
A better future is in the hands of mankind
Time for I&I to step it up straight
Fi show them say the most high children nah go fail

HAAAAAA!! Well I say hail the most high yeah
Jah Rastafar I yeah
Cali P tell the say yeah fe hail him high

What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh
What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh

Tell me if you fight yourself , how the most high can give you help
Just take care of your spirit and your health
Love is the most precious one of all the wealth
So never let it go and it will give you all the strength yeah
When them fight you heh just show love and it shook them
Know she you clean inna them eyes you just a look, when
Them try go around you like a crooked man
Don?t turn your back cause inna you back them ago jook then
Just be awake and nuh slumber
Rete doubout rete doubout and you conquer
Just stay awake make them wonder
And all they see is you get stronger and stronger

What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh
What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh

You created by the love of the most high
So why you wana fight against I&I
When you know that we all try
To live our life full of harmony and joy
Why so much people cyaaan take that
Instead a set up fi dem livity them go around and spread chat
Me nuh know weh some people med?s at
When all they know is just love yo weh we have
That?s why with most of them me nuh mix up
So when does people have a problem with them self it haffi go fix up
Well you no see she them sick up
Them brain them get a lick up
So me them cyaaan trick up
Ca today you smile me see it
You show you skin teeth
Tomorrow you screw you nuh greet and me nuh know wah reach
Them kind a company me nuh need
Da hypocrite hail deh yeah me tell you , you fi keep

What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh
What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh

Long time we tell them and still they don?t care ey yeah
Long time we tell them and still they don?t hear
Cali yo a tell the
Pow pow a tell them
Ruff pack a tell dem
Jah dou just a tell them
Mighty Children tell them
Riddim Tim a tell them
Wissie come and tell the
Roaaar mek them know

What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh
What life has thought us yes is to be strong
So know your self and know your position
Hold on firm cause you know right and wrong eh eh

Ey well me say hail him high yeah
Well me say prayse Fari yeah
Well me say hail him high
The one weh live and never die
Yo well me say forward forward jah children dont look backward
Never make negativity take over in this world
forward forward jah children dont look backward
cause life is more precious than all diamonds and pearls
forward forward jah children dont look backward
never make negativity take over in this world
and me say forward forward jah children dont look backward
well hear ya now me come mek you know
Always keep your eyes open dont loose your faith dont loose your hope
Never give up the fight and dont come off a you road
Always keep your eyes open even if it is a heavy load yeah
Dont let the people them get you cold
Hey you must know what you want and you will know what you get
Some times it might be hard but you must learn from yourself
Jah is the teacher and you is the student
So keep the faith and he will give you all the strength
Cause Rastafar I govern our life and Rasfara I show us how to survive
And Rastafar i show us how to live right
So make use of it hey yeah and dont take it slight

well me say forward forward jah children dont look backward
Never make negativity take over in this world
forward forward jah children dont look backward
cause life is more precious than all diamonds and pearls
forward forward jah children dont look backward
never make negativity take over in this world
and me say forward forward jah children dont look backward
yeah yeah yeah yeah

in this time of decision me dicide to conteract
babylon me nuh walk inna you trap
me nuh belive when them come act
them gwaan like them smart but them a coward
right ya now fi the whole a them
it must get hard
Cali P come teach them yeah nuh deal with them
Well me come reach the people weh say them feel it yeah
Always look forward yeah so me seal it yeh
Me indipendent and keep it real within
Uplift the nation with instruments and the singin yeah
Kings inna the earth them hold a reasoning
And give the little youths he yeah the teaching yeah
And give the empress yeah the good feelings yeah

Go tell them say wah forward forward jah children dont look backward
Never make negativity take over in this world
forward forward jah children dont look backward
cause life is more precious than all diamonds and pearls
forward forward jah children dont look backward
never make negativity take over in this world
and me say forward forward jah children dont look backward
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Fo ke nou sav ke tou le jou
Fo nou gade duvan
Gwadada madinina c jah ki ke mene nou tout temps
Alo mem si c la galere well fo nou soti adan
Pas nou pe ke jen arrete goume
Nou c resistan
Nou c rastaman ki dwet et nou ka krase oppresyon
C nyahbingy nou ka bat et nou ka bat corruption
Pas jah vini montrer yo i pa bousin division
A le la sa yo bousin edykation he ye yeah
well me say forward forward jah children dont look backward
Never make negativity take over in this world
forward forward jah children dont look backward
cause life is more precious than all diamonds and pearls
forward forward jah children dont look backward
never make negativity take over in this world
and me say forward forward jah children dont look backward
yeah yeah yeah yeah

Most High
Rastsfar I is the way Ohh

Yeah man you know we haffi come talk to dem you know and mek them know seh Rastaman get the vision you know and we nuh deal with illusion you know Cali P and Straika
So come talk to dem nuh

Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s Reality
No its not a dream
Jah guide I&I
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s reality
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I

Follow jah way
Give H.I.M. some I-ses and hail him everyday
The laws of the lord you got to obey
From you know he will never lead his children astray
-.-.
Boom again
Cause you?re my strength you?re my guidance wherever I go most high let thy blessings flow
I pray to thee
Forever I will prayse his own divine majesty
Cause he is our saviour and redeemer weh hear us and bless us everytime
Bring I&I from the depts to the hights
Show I&I how to fight and survive oh most high lord yeah you truly divine

Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s Reality
No its not a dream
Jah guide I&I
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s reality
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I

Cause its a long journey it is a long road
i pray to jah to show i the road code
where to go I know yeah zion is my destination
with an upfull meditation I will move a long
and keep the fire burning against the walls of Babylon
and hail in high cause I am not alone
and praise Fari cause he can make me strong yeah
You know when we walk in the valley in the shadow of death, no we fear no evil no we fear no wicked no cause jah is standing by our side
You know when we walk in the valley in the shadow of death, no we fear no evil no we fear no wicked no cause jah is standing by our side

Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s Reality
No its not a dream
Jah guide I&I
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s reality
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I

Rastafar I is the way
Oh yes he give us all the strength yeah well yeah yeah yeah
Jah will never let us down
Cause he seated in zion and wear the crown, well hear ya know
Ababajanhoy is not up inna the sky
Selassie pon the earth him me haffi glorify
well nuff things Babylon a come fi try but the rastaman a know a who a who a the most high

Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s Reality
No its not a dream
Jah guide I&I
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s reality
Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I

Go tell them seh no sleep no slumber inna zion
that?s why we nuh dream we have the vision you know
that?s why me hail the right honrable john Marcus I Haile Selassie I Jah Ratsfar I
Guide I&I
Selassie I
Guide I&I
John Marcus I
Guide I&I

Its not a dream
Jah guide I&I and that?s Reality
No its not a dream
Jah guide I&I

Intro:
Yeah man go mek dem know, it red again you know and we nuh beg no frend
and we nuh keep argument with none a dem, you see me a seh
yeah man right ya know we go mek dem know seh a di wissie assassination bobo
ashanty and we go mek dem know we nuh play with none a dem you know
Hear ya now me tell dem

Chorus
A just the vibes a just the hights weh we send
and when we see we enemy well we nuh buizness bout dem
inna di dance,
tell dem we nuh need nuh argument
and if you have a problem you betta stay pan you ends

Verse1
Saturday night yow this a me time
we deh near 3 o clock and everybody feel fine
look how the sound start to bubble and the princess start to wine
herbs inna me brain eh yeah me start to feel high
the way me touch the place people tell me seh me fly
rude boy´s mash up the wall and the flag start to hice
the woman them hot like fire dem no cold like ice
my youth you nuh see look how the dancehall nice
everybody come arround and spread a joy
this a the powers a Jah Rastafar I
everybody happy the music unite
positivity give negativity no bligh

Chorus:
A just the vibes a just the hights weh we send
and when we see we enemy well we nuh buizness bout dem
inna di dance,
tell dem we nuh need nuh argument
and if you have a problem you betta stay pan you ends

Verse2
If some man wan tan toublemaker
me slap them with me drum and shake them up with me shaka
me trample pan them like a big earthquake
pull up the sound and it get hot like the equator
before them come with teargas me show them the powers a di creator
before them buss gunshot me tell them keep that fe later
little more a di gideon it get red ´fe the hater
clack a clack clack dem bun faster than paper
cause if you badminded then you cyaan find the savior
if you badminded woman cyaan feel your flavor
so if you badminded just do me a favor
leave the good people thing and go check your behaviour

Chorus:
A just the vibes a just the hights weh we send
and when we see we enemy well we nuh buizness bout dem
inna di dance
tell dem we nuh need nuh argument
and if you have a problem you betta stay pan you ends

Verse3
Yeah man go mek them know his a the drum you know
yeah man so we stay and so we go you know
Cali P Kaprisson
a the wissie assassination
hear ya now
tell dem then

Play the Drum
Play the Drum
Play the Drum
now and burn them dung

Play the Drum
Play the Drum
Mek dem know seh yo this a nuh fun

Nyahbingy
Nyahbingy
Nyahbingy
ca them too freaky

Nyahbingy
Nyahbingy
Bun out the whole a them
ca them too kinky

Chorus:
A just the vibes a just the hights weh we send
and when we see we enemy well we nuh buizness bout dem
inna di dance
tell dem we nuh need nuh argument
and if you have a problem you betta stay pan you ends