Want Fi Goh Rave - Linton Kwesi Johnson

I woz

Waakin doun di road road

Di addah day

When a hear a lickle yout-man say

Him seh:

Y´u noh si mi situation

Mi don´t have noh accamadaeshan

Mi haffi sign aan at di station

At six in di evenin´

Mi seh mi life got no meanin´

Ah jus´ livin´ widout feelin´

Still

Mi haffi mek a raze

Kaw mi come af age

An mi want fi goh rave

I woz

Waakin doun di road

Annadah day

W´en ah hear annadah yout-man say

Him seh:

Mi naw wok fi noh pittance

Mi naw draw dem assistance

Mi use to run a lickle rackit

But wha, di police dem di stap it

An ah had woz to hap it

Still

Mi haffi mek a raze

Kaw mi come af age

An mi want fi goh rave

I woz waakin doun di road

Yet annadah day

W´en ah hear annadah yout-man say

Him seh:

Mi haffi pick a packit

Tek a wallit fram a jackit

Mi haffi dhu it real crabit

An´ if a lackit mi haffi pap it

An´ if a safe mi haffi crack it

Ar chap it wid mi hatchit

But

Mi haffi mek a raze

Kaw mi come af age

An mi want fi goh rave