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


[Chorus]
    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


[Chorus]
      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


[Chorus]
    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