War & Friction

War & Friction - I-Roy

War and friction upon the land and pestilence shall walk the earth

Man it's time to open your eyes and try to live

For that's what life is worth

And if you die you shall eat dirt

Time to open up your eyes it's time to realize

Wondering if the cats's on the roof

Have got too hypnotize I don't know

Open your eyes Jah Jah children or you gonna get a blow

And everybody's gonna know

Stop fighting against each other

Stop fighting against your sister an' your brother

And each and every day I take up the Gleaner or Star

Got to put on my glasses and keep my face from too much war

Too much war

If it ain't your Idren then it's just your spar

Wonder if man gonna live down in Jamdown or go to Venus or Mars

I said live up black man say live up black man

Live up see black man black man live up

Tiddley-bop tiddley-bop

Tell it Jack say black man got to live up

Gonna stop firing off your gun

Stop bawling out for fire bun I say

Black man live up

Kinda death trap going around

Every day war killing looting

And each and everyday the same thing

But what is this

Black man know yourself no more war

Throw down your armour and stay far

I tell you no more war

No more war

Take care of your brother

Your Idren and your spar yeah

No tolerance in the neighbourhood

Nobody drinking whiskey at the bar

'Fraid even to go to the herb camp

Not even your kids can go out an' ramp

I tell you oh no That's too bad

Brothers and sisters live up

An' lick up your cup I tell ya

Say you got to live up

Stand firm and lick your cup

And never never be no dup-dup

Too much war on the land and I man can't understand

Saskatchewan I play you on the scene come down

Stand down black man know theyself