Life Is A Journey - Buju Banton

What is life?

What does dis life mean to you?

Check it from a rasta man point-a-view

And you see dat life is sweet

And what you make it

To some it is a burden

To I man it’s a journey

Or a trod if you’re not careful

You gain di world and loose you soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

It’s not a burden

Tell dem it’s a journey

Or a trod if you’re not careful

You gain dis world and loose that soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

I feel as if there is no chance for me

No balance, no gravity

How can I save myself from this calamity

Open my eyes around me, pure friendenemy

People of different motives and quality

Pulling for power while I pull for sanity

To conquer fears and calm all anxiety

I see my people suffer

Everyday all around me

Many fall victims, where they are they are loney

I sing this one for my homies

Di ones dem weh know me

Who grow me, who show me Buju Banton surely

Learn my mathematics from di skillful Tony

Who hussle wid bones

Street smart, him show me

English grammar I owe to Miss Romie

Selassie I call me, me declare di glory

There is hope for everyman surely

There is hope for everyman surely

It’s not a burden

Go and tell the world

It is a trod if you’re not careful

You gain dis world and loose the soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

It’s not a burden

Oh my friend it is a journey

If you’re not careful

You gain dis world and loose the soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

As sure as di sun shines

I am keeping what’s mine

The time, the signs, children having babies

Demoralizing the ladies

The rise of the pagan churches

Shares and psychic white and black magic

All diguise in clever logics

Shall be tragic upon false profit

Who rise and lie and Modda Terrisa cry

As peace maker die and Clinton testify

Who resovours run dry

The ozone layer die

And we don’t know why, oooh

Life is not a burden

Tell dem it’s a journey

Or a trod if you’re not careful

You gain dis world and loose the soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

It’s not a burden

No, no, no

It is a trod if you’re not careful

You gain dis world and loose the soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

Wars cannot help us to better ourselves

Inside everyman there is hidden wealth

Everyman wants to be comfortable

No man wants to be disable

Some too greedy, some too craven

And all dem get dat still no sufficient

Some love war and dat no mek sense

Envy bring hatred and crime and violence

Listen Buju Banton a open up you sense

A hope you really don’t tek offence

It’s not a burden

I know it’s a journey

Or a trod if you’re not careful

You gain dis world and loose the soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

It’s not a burden

No, no, no

It is a trod if you’re not careful

You gain dis world and loose the soul you have

There is knowledge

Let those in di world part take thereof

You never know what you got

Til you loose what you got

I feel as if there is no chance for me

No balance, no gravity

How can I save myself from this calamity

Open my eyes around me, pure friendenemy

People of different motives and quality

Pulling for power while I pull for sanity

To conquer myself and calm all anxiety

Every minute, every hour

I ask the Father over me

Ask Buju Banton fe guide dem surely

Listen to the music and ask him the glory

Selassie I call me, me tell dem the story

And listen Buju Banton pon the riddim surely

Hey, hey, hey

Hear me say my bredren…