[Refrão]
 
   Am                   C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
      E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
    Am                  C 
Searching for food for the pot 
    E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap, who 

   Am                 C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
    E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
   Am                   C 
Searching for food for the pot 
     E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap 


Verse: 1 
   Am                C 
As generation comes and grows 
      E 
You gotta make preparation for the youths them a grow 
    Am                        C 
It's what you reap it's what you sow 
     E 
The youths them have a life in the future so when that's then you know 
      Am            C 
If education is the key 
      E 
Then tell me why the people have to make it so expensive for we 
      Am                     C 
Give them the key, oh set them free 



[Refrão]
 
    Am                 C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
    E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
   Am                    C 
Searching for food for the pot 
     E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap, who 

   Am                     C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
   E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
   Am                     C 
Searching for food for the pot 
     E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap 


verse 2 

Oh na na na ayyy 

Eeeeeeee, eeeeeee 

Oh na na na, oh na na na, na na, na na na 
   Am                C 
You gotta find a better way 
     E 
Cause when we look in a babylon me see a bearful play 
   Am          C         E 
And so the Gideon stay, yay 

      Am                                 C                             E 
All nation come together know that Kingston Selassi the truth and the light and the way 
     Am                         C            E 
Kingston people lead them in the right way eeeeee 



[Refrão]
 
      Am                 C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
      E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
        Am                 C 
Searching for food for the pot 
       E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap, who 

    Am                   C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
      E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
     Am                   C 
Searching for food for the pot 
      E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap 


verse 3 
      Am                              C 
You got to show the people there's still a brighter way 
      E 
I know for sure the sun will come out today 
      Am                               C 
Finding people solution will have to fade away ay, yeah 
         E 
And all the wicked deeds that done you know you got to pay 



[Refrão]
 
    Am                  C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
     E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
   Am                    C 
Searching for food for the pot 
     E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap, who 

     Am                C 
In the streets it's getting hot 
    E 
And the youths them a get so cold 
     Am                 C 
Searching for food for the pot 
     E 
They'll do anything to fill that gap 


verse 4 
  Am                 C 
As generation comes and go 
     E 
You gotta make preparation for the youths them a grow 
    Am                        C 
It's what you reap it's what you sow 
        E 
The youths them have a life in the future so when that's then you know 
  Am               C 
If education is the key 
         E 
Then tell me why the people have to make it so expensive for we 
   G                      C 
Give them the key, oh set them free