Intro: 

Ah if it wasnt for rastafari 

i ani would have no strength to survive 

aye let us take a look around (take a look around) 

see what going down 



Verse 1: 

Tell me how come here in Jamacia so many people still a fight Rasta 

Tell me how come down east west dem a neva charge Beenie Man but dem charge sizzla 

Tell me how come people a support da street 

not enough to love the Prime Minister 

Tell me how come those in power dont seem to care 



Chorus: 

Its cause life is so unfair 

in this sweet Paridise 

and this is what we swear 

out a many one people 

tell me can you see that any where 

everyone treated equal 

and this is why 

so many die 

leaving so many to cry 



Verse 2: 

Tell me how come theres so many guns in the street an none a dem gun neva make here 

Tell me how come aids is spreading wide and taking ova this sweet Paradise of Jamacia 

Tell me how cum in Canada it's going down 

and everytings going up around town 

tell me how cum bogle had to get guned down 



Chorus: 

Its cause life is so unfair 

in this sweet Paradise 

and this is what we swear 

out a many one people 

tell me can you see that any where 

everyone treated equal 

and this is why 

so many die 

leaving so many to cry 



Verse 3: 

Tell me how cum de youths dem downtown can recieve de education as the youths dem uptown 

Tell me how cum Jah Cure inna jail and da prosecution no he's innocent and shouldn't be there 

Tell me how cum so much hungry belly outa street 

and Babylon a gwan act like dem na see it 

how cum people see it an not speak 



Chorus 

Its cause life is so unfair 

in this sweet Paradise 

and this is what we swear 

out a many one people 

tell me can you see that any where 

everyone treated equal 

and this is why 

so many die 

leaving so many to cry 



Tell me why its so unfair 

soooo many cry 

my my 

oh oh yey yeah