[Intro]
Ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah
Jamaica, ah, ah
Borderline, ah, ah, ah
Worldwide, ah, ah
So mi seh, life ova death, good ova evil
Money ova war, car ova scar
Aye, black people

[Verse 1]
Dey want us to lose our lives
Plot and pretend say dey don't hear di cries, and
Genocide would be so unwise
Social, economical, less emphasize
Dey build di slums and import di guns
Poverty and drugs is di parents of thugs
All now we a wonder, how comes?
We cyaa see di trap dem a set cah black people nuh dunce

[Chorus]
A we a kill we, nobody elsе
No animal nor nuh tree, anuh smaddy else
Then, a wе a kill we, nobody else
A who fah face unnu see when yuh go jump di fence?
A we a kill we, nobody else
If anuh you buss di gun, a smaddy else
Still, a we a kill we, nobody else
Becah mi neva yet see a gun a buss itself
[Verse 2]
Aye, now nothing in life not sure
Nobody respect a man life nuh more, yeah
But I'm holding on to what's pure
Love, understanding, good ways I adore, yeah
So, Kingston, MoBay and Portmore
Keep yuh mind free from pain that is sore, and
Watch yuh self yah, mi friend
Cah yuh wi' mek it wid life, but death is di end

[Chorus]
A we a kill we, nobody else
No animal nor nuh tree, anuh smaddy else
Yo, a we a kill we, nobody else
Becah mi neva yet see a gun a buss itself
A we a kill we, nobody else
If anuh you buss di gun, a smaddy else
Still, a we a kill we, nobody else
Becah mi neva yet see a gun a buss it-

[Verse 3]
Nadine, dey want us to lose our lives
Plot and pretend say dey don't hear di cries, and
Genocide would be so unwise
Social, economical, less emphasize
Dey build di slums and import di guns
Poverty and drugs is di parents of thugs
All now we a wonder, how comes?
We cyaa see di trap dem a set cah black people nuh dunce
[Chorus]
A we a kill we, nobody else
No animal nor nuh tree, anuh smaddy else
Yo, a we a kill we, nobody else
Becah mi neva yet see a gun a buss itself
If a we a kill we, nobody else
If anuh you buss di gun, a smaddy else
Still, a we a kill we, nobody else
Becah mi neva yet see a gun a-
Aye, Borderline

[Verse 4]
Now nothing in life not sure
Nobody respect a man life nuh more, yeah
But I'm holding on to what's pure
Love, understanding, good ways I adore, yeah
So, Kingston, MoBay and Portmore
Keep yuh mind free from pain that is sore, and
Watch yuh self yah, mi friend
Cause if yuh drop out, yuh nah go get fi party wit' di girls dem

[Chorus]
A we a kill we, nobody else
No animal nor nuh tree, anuh smaddy else
If a we a kill we, nobody else
Becah mi neva yet see a gun a buss itself
Yo, a we a kill we, nobody else
If anuh you buss di gun, a smaddy else
Still, a we a kill we, nobody else
Becah mi neva yet see a gun a buss itself