For The Babies (Album Version)-Damian Marley

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[00:00.00]For The Babies (Album Version) - Damian Marley/Stephen Marley
[00:18.31]Written by：Damian Marley/Stephen Marley
[00:36.63]This is real this is real
[00:43.24]Now I see them giving the woman abortion to kill another baby
[00:47.12]Miscarriage and misfortune and premature crack baby
[00:50.53]Strength of Ras Tafari I'm hoping someday maybe
[00:54.49]They don't obey their parents maybe they will obey me
[00:58.09]Future for the babies
[00:59.88]Hopes for the babies
[01:01.75]Tomorrow for the babies
[01:03.36]No sorrow for the babies
[01:05.33]Babies having babies
[01:07.00]Raising our babies
[01:08.94]All of these young ladies
[01:10.63]Give them thanks and praises
[01:12.66]How long can she take it
[01:14.42]Dreams are full of maybes
[01:16.24]Will she ever make it
[01:18.05]Hustles on a daily
[01:19.81]In the club she shake it strip down 'till she naked
[01:23.52]Don't ever mistake it much too real to fake it
[01:27.20]Need it then she'll take it
[01:28.96]She'll do it for the babies
[01:30.68]A mother's love is sacred
[01:32.47]Now you don't you ever fail me
[01:34.20]A woman needs caring sharing love all the time
[01:40.06]No don't you ever fail me
[01:41.52]A child needs loving caring
[01:48.94]Is there no other option than adoption for you babies
[01:52.66]You're raffling and jacketing and auctioning your babies
[01:56.27]Strength of Ras Tafari I'm hoping someday maybe
[01:59.78]They don't obey their parents maybe they will obey me
[02:03.47]Cowards play the game thing
[02:05.32]Fathers do the brave thing
[02:07.08]And that's participating
[02:08.75]He keeps on concentrating
[02:10.66]There is no debating
[02:12.41]No running away thing
[02:14.38]A new life is awakening from his ejaculating
[02:18.10]It's in the oven baking
[02:19.89]Takes two for the making
[02:21.64]He's right there through the cravings
[02:23.48]And early morning waking
[02:25.33]School and educating
[02:27.06]Sports and recreating
[02:29.04]Karate and ballet thing
[02:30.69]Teenager of today thing
[02:32.56]Fathers still relating still communicating
[02:36.27]And they'll always embrace him
[02:38.10]'Cause they cannot replace him
[02:54.13]And always do your very best to keep a promise
[02:56.80]To your babies
[02:58.04]And if you can't be good at least be honest
[03:00.39]To your babies
[03:01.61]The strength of Ras Tafari I'm hoping someday maybe
[03:05.21]They don't obey their parents maybe they will oh
[03:08.96]History of the babies
[03:10.67]Beginning of the ages
[03:12.56]You're flipping thru the pages
[03:14.46]And up and thru the 80's
[03:16.90]Some are gang related ** affiliated
[03:20.02]Some intoxicated headed for the snake pit
[03:23.63]And papa's locked in cages
[03:25.36]And mama's lacking wages
[03:27.26]And this what they're faced with upon a daily basis
[03:30.95]Bleaching out 'dem faces
[03:32.60]Running from 'dem races
[03:34.49]Shooting up them places
[03:36.45]Killing other babies
[03:38.18]As bitter as the taste is and words can not explain it
[03:41.83]Just walk the narrow pavement
[03:43.42]And speak of love not hatred