[Intro]
Yuh nuh show di ghetto yute nuh love
An a wonder why dem shed di blood

[Verse 1]
Seems like dem life has been wasted
Is only blood, sweat and tears they have tasted
And everyday, di yutes dem face death
Inna di garrison dem deh bo yah, mi nuh see nuh smiling face yet
Di yutes dem frustrated, suh dem a show less love and more hatred
But now-a-days the gift of life nuh sacred
A bere mislead juvenile mi see a run di place red

[Chorus]
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops (full up mi eyes)
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops

[Verse 2]
Di garrison fi link up like coach dem pon train
Nuh fire nuh more gun fi dem political campaign
Stop; fight di terf war fi corners and lane
And tek heed to life teachings and what it contains
Then fi vanity weh smaller than sand grain
Man a cut di baby throat and shot out the old oman brain
Mi nah sell out nuh matter how di journey hot
Even when five a wi a share and a one dumpling inna di pot
Mi stand firm
[Chorus]
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops (full up mi eyes)
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops (full up mi eyes)

[Verse 3]
Nuh love nah spread
Mi see pere bloodshed
And mi know that's not the way di yute was bread
"Mi nuh tek nuh talk" that's what Omar said
Yesideh mi receive a call seh Omar dead
Him mada bawl, she bawl, she bawl, she hol har head
Hug up di body, har blouse become the color red
Mi nah goh tek di breath weh God give on to men
Mi nah goh mek because a mi him pickney dem nah goh see him again
Mi nah deweet

[Chorus]
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops (full up mi eyes)
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops (full up mi eyes)
[Verse 2 Repeat]
Di garrison fi link up like coach dem pon train
Nuh fire nuh more gun fi dem political campaign
Stop; fight di terf war fi corners and lane
And tek heed to life teachings and what it contains
Then fi vanity weh smaller than sand grain
Man a cut di baby throat and shot out the old oman brain
Mi nah sell out nuh matter how di journey hot
Even when five a wi a share and a one dumpling inna di pot
Mi stand firm

[Chorus]
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops (full up mi eyes)
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize keep yuh eyes pon di prize
Doh believe none a dem lies
Ghetto yutes rise, and realize when a ghetto yute dies
A tear drops (full up mi eyes)