[Versw 1]
Haili king Selassie bless I
Having my ways and I've seen your days
Sing it and have it set a nasty craze
So I reach a state
Turn a new page
Stand by me my sister stand by me now
Having my days and I've seen your ways
Sing it and have it set a nasty craze
So I reach a state
Turn a new page
Stand by me my brothers help me sing a song say

[Chorus]
Art and life, art and life, art and life
Cah this is my, art and life, art and life
Art and life, art and life hey!

[Verse 2]
Tell dem fi cool cah man a ragga ragga
Tell dem a school man a carry dem inna
Moses rule with di ancient dagger
Mi seh eyes a rasta man rise Selassie banner
From mi a yute reggae music mi inna
Tell yuh di truth nuh other work mi nuh prefer
Can't change bulb nor mi caan patch tire
But yuh hand mi a mic di whole dance ketch a fire
Hear dagger tune weh di dj a mutter
As a ghetto yute rise up and stop suffer
Driving a path fancy yuh fall down mi ladder
But instead a man a go ban mi rise up fi di better
And his funeral mi seh
[Chorus]
Art and life, art and life, art and life
Yeah! and this is my, art and life, art and life
Art and life, art and life yeah!

[Verse 3]
They say I am a star now
Weh live mi life fi everyone
Show lord that we can all just get along
Be strong and help another brother man
In this time I say
Well inna this ya time now
You gotta hold a position
Height on that ghetto yute ya look upon
Clean heart and good meditation
That a be my weapon
And now a just di
Right time fi start di Armageddon
Bright side mi haffi fight Babylon
My work a reggae revolution
As a Rastafarian! and sing along seh

[Chorus]
Art and life, art and life, art and life
Is all about, art and life, art and life
Art and life, art and life
[Verse 4]
Question to di world(ask dem)
And I seh who is gonna be my friend
Through thick and thin to di end
Less I be a vessel for di word
Equal rights and justice
Some neva get rid a nicely done
All man shall reap what they sow
All what big man boast all baby should know
Big freestyle now
I'm not gonna move and go slow
Ask you a question and take it down low
Why say that now
Having my ways and I've seen your days
Sing it and have it set a nasty craze
Now I reach a state
Turn a new page
Stand by me and help I sing a song like this

[Outro]
Art and life, art and life, art and life
Art and life, art and life art and life...