Number In The Book 

No glove, no love

You've been hearing this so many times

don't you think it's time

to be a little more responsible

too many people die these days, oh

if you read the papers, check out the news

the numbers are there 



every number, represents a human being

who was a father, who was a mother

a son or a daughter of this land...oh

you don't make the commitment but your body does

even if you're dead silent



chorus

you are here today, tomorrow you are gone

you don't wanna be another number in the book (x3) 



in the shadows of the night

a lady from the street corner talks to a customer

money exchanges hands

that's the formality and she says

no glove, no love

you can pay me well, but it ain't worth my life

too many people die these days

if you read the papers, check out the news

the numbers are there





every number, represents a human being

who was a father, who was a mother

a son or a daughter of this land...oh

it ain't worth my life...oh

 

 

The Other Side 

His name is Jackson

He lives in Jamaica

Every morning he comes down to the docks to watch the ships come and go

he's been here too long

mental slavery has not touched him one bit

he still knows his history, he knows where he comes from

that is why he believes the ocean can give him answers

about the very very far home

that he's never been to. All his life he says

I wish I was home, I wish I was in Africa (x2)

I have seen his world

I've seen the other world. I have nothing to say

I put my coat on my shoulders

as I walked away, I heard myself sing



chorus

The grass is greener on the other side

til you get there and see it for yourself (x3)



His name is Themba

He lives in Soweto

every morning he goes to the airport to watch the planes come and go

He has changed his African name to a western one

cause he doesn't know how it hurts to have a name

you can't be proud of. He hopes that one day

one of these birds of the sky can take him away

to a very very far land

running away from the very roots

that so many black people in the world

are wanting to come back. A place they call home

they wish they were home

they wish they were in Africa (x2)

I live in his world, I've seen the other world

I got nothing to say

I put my coat on my shoulders

as I walked away, I heard myself sing  

 

Ding Ding Licky Licky Licky Bong 

It seems like it only happened yesterday

now that I think about it

tears cannot bring you joy

but joy can bring you tears

even though I cry today

I will not hide it

It is for a different reason - joy

that is why I'll shout it out

for the world to hear

I say hello, hello happiness

Oh Jah, thank you

for another day, I say



Chorus

Ding ding licky licky licky bong (x3)



another tear drop falls

but I don't care

I took a wrong turn in life before

but I've paid my dues

objects in the rear view mirror

they appear closer than they are

if you don't talk the talk

don't walk the walk

if you won't please, don't tease

another lesson learned

I'm gonna shout it out again

hello, hello happiness

Oh God, thank you

for another chance

there is no future in the past

so shout it out...  

 

Cool Down 

They've been married for seventeen years

But you can see she don't trust him at all

and you can see she don't believe he's not cheating

you can't blame the poor girl

he's been a busy man

all his life, like the rest of us

one day she caught him with another girl

he said it was his mother

she caught him with another one

he said it was his sister

he's in deep water again

I don't know what he's gonna say today

but I won't be surprised

if he gets out of this one

like the other ones

cause I know, he's the Houdini

of cheaters, hear him now when he says



chorus

cool down baby, everything is under control

It doesn't matter where I get my appetite, I always eat at home (x2)



They've been married for seventeen years

but you can see he don't trust her at all

and you can see he don't believe she's not cheating

you can't blame the poor man

she's been a busy girl

all her life, like the rest of us

one day he caught her with another man

she said it was her father

he caught her with another one

she said it was her brother

I believe it is true

bird of a feather fly together

she has learned from the master

I wasn't surprised at all when I heard her say-ey  

 

Family Ties 

Ever since they were born

she was worried about their friends

even when they turned twenty five

she was worried about the company they'd keep

one day it was three in the morning

the door bell rang

she got up in a sweat

blue lights flashing everywhere

the boys in blue standing at the door

the look on their faces scared her enough

before they told her what she was always afraid of



chorus

do you know where your son/daughter is tonight

I'm afraid they won't be coming home tonight



ever since she was brought to this home

she's been cursing every woman with a child

she says they brought to this world the curse

that have stained the good name of mankind

one day it was three in the morning

the guard came running to tell us she's gone

blue lights flashing everywhere

all over again

the boys in blue, looking for her

the look on their faces

scared us enough when they told us to strengthen our family ties



chorus

do you know where your mother/father is tonight

I'm afraid they won't be coming home tonight  

 

Divorce Party 

It is not the 4th of July

but we're celebrating Mr BB and Mrs BB have decided to call it a day

after so many years, living together

they have called us here today

to witness what they call freedom from each other

they've been living in style, they wanna end it in style

they wanna end it with a bang.



chorus

divorce party, divorce party



we see them now

in the middle of the room

holding glasses so high

they not renewing their sacred vows, not at all

but they're telling everybody

what they didn't like about each other

one says, do you remember that day I said that

do you remember that day (x2) you did that

I hope our paths will never meet again  

 

Soldier 

Stand for the truth you stand alone

government will cover up

i saw a man sitting in a room

holding a gun to his head

he said man oh man

what am I gonna do

I can't change the past but I can change the future

If I pull this trigger right now, right here

everything will be overf

not a day goes by I don't see them in my dreams

not a day goes by I don't hear them screaming in my ears

begging for mercy, pleading innocent

since my heart is made up to be as cold

as the barrel of this gun I hold

I would pull the trigger anyway



chorus

I was a soldier, following instructions from a man

we have known as the general

so many medals, so many praises

nothing can take away the guilt

that I feel inside me

Government covered up every crime we committed

against human kind

not a day goes by, I don't see them in my dreams

not a day goes by, I don't hear them crying in my ears



Julie! Julie!

I heard of this guy

He lives up on the mountain

they say he mixes herbs

throws the bones, tells the future

I'm on my way right now

I wanna know about my future

with a girl named Julie



Chorus

Julie Julie Julie oh Girl (x2)



Road is hard getting up there

but they say where there's love

there'll always be a way

so Im gonna huff and puff make my way to the mountain

cause I wanna know my future with a girl named Julie



Chorus

Julie Julie Julie oh Girl (x2)



Some people call him a witch doctor

but how can he be a witch and a doctor at the same time

if she's not the right one for me

I better stop dreaming about her

I'm on my way right now

I wanna know my future with a girl named Julie  

 

The Bully 

If you know what's good for you

stay out of his way

if you have no insurance

stay out of his sight

he's a bully, from Soweto

I can tell he's looking for a fight

Look at his face

I can tell he's looking for a fight

Look at his nose, he kills for fun

He's one of those people we were warned about

so many years ago

his days gonna come

every dog has his day



chorus

sinners shall never go to heaven (x4)



if you're on the right side of the law, don't be where he is

he is wanted dead or alive

he kills for fun, stay out of his way

I can tell he's looking for a fight

Look at his face

I can tell he's looking for afight

Look at his nose

he's a bully from Soweto

In his world dog eat dog

That is how we know his day is gonna come

every dog has his day  

 

Hero 

Do you see the smiles on their faces

after you have done what you do best

do you see satisfaction on their faces

after you have blessed themw ith your gift

you don't think iit's much

but to them it means the world

they wake up in the morning and wish you were there

don't have to lie to gain their trust

you have never won a Nobel prize

they have never seen you on the TV

your little contribution makes their lives a little bit better every day



chorus

you're a hero, you're a hero



big it up, big it up

for the fireman

big it up, big it up

for the street cleaners

big it up for the man ad the woman who take care of abandonded children

big it up, big it up

for the grandmothers

who are left to take care of the children

big it up, big it up Wo!!