Intro:

Ah if it wasnt for rastafari

I and I would have no strength to survive

aye let us take a look around (take a look around)

see what's going down

Verse 1:

Tell me how come here in Jamacia so many people still a fight Rasta

Tell me how come down a east west dem neva charge Beenie Man but dem charge sizzla

Tell me how come people a suffer out a street

not enough to love the Prime Minister

Tell me how come those in power dont seem to care

Chorus:

Its cause life is so unfair

in this sweet Paradise

and this is what we swear

out a many one people

can you say you see that any where

everyone treated equal

and this is why

so many die

leaving so many to cry

Verse 2:

Tell me how come theres so much guns in the street an none a dem gun deh neva make here

Tell me how come a.i.d.s is spreading wide and taking ova this sweet Paradise of Jamacia

Tell me how come in Canada it's going down

and everytings going up around town

tell me how come bogle had to get gunned down

Chorus:

cause life is so unfair

in this sweet Paradise

and this is what we swear

out a many one people

can you say you see that any where

everyone treated equal

and this is why

so many die

leaving so many to cry

Verse 3:

Tell me how come de youths dem downtown can't recieve de education like the youths dem uptown

Tell me how come Jah Cure deh a jail and da prosecution no he's innocent and shouldn't be there

Tell me how come so much hungry belly outa street

and Babylon a gwan like seh dem no see it

tell me how come

people see it an not speak

Chorus

cause life is so unfair

in this sweet Paradise

and this is what we swear

out a many one people

can you say you see that any where

everyone treated equal

and this is why

so many die

leaving so many to cry

life is so unfair (so unfair)

in this sweet Paradise

and this is what we swear (what we swear)

out a many one people

can you say you see that any where

everyone treated equal

and this is why

so many die

leaving so many to cry

Tell me why its so unfair

soooo many cry

my my

oh oh yey yeah