Circumstances-Buju Banton

[00:00.00] Circumstances made me what [00:16.11]I am Was I born a violent man [00:19.71]Circumstances made me what [00:22.71]I am Everyone should understand [00:26.34]Circumstances made me what [00:29.34]I am Was I born a violent man [00:32.91]Circumstances made me what [00:35.91]I am Everyone should know [Verse 1] [00:39.09]May sound strange, might sound foolish [00:41.13]But things ain't getting better [00:42.60]Everyday another fall victim to the beretter [00:45.87]Why is there so much violence [00:47.76]Killing we one another [00:49.17]Let us learn to live and let that light shine brighter [00:52.71]Bad influence through influence the youth dem get slaughter [00:56.04]As bad as badman use to be [00:57.63]Dem respect d [00:58.41]I father is like no eyes no realize seh [01:01.14]Times get harder [01:02.61]MI talk all night with all m [01:03.93]I might But still is laughter [01:06.00]Circumstances made me what [01:08.91]I am Was I born a violent man [01:12.60]Circimstances made me what [01:15.54]I am And everyone should know [Verse 2] [01:18.72]Him say, when [01:19.98]I try to cope [01:21.15]Tell mI self there is hope [01:23.25]It seems like the biggest joke [01:25.56]Eh eh, And as [01:26.61]I put down the gun [01:27.75]Still dollars must run [01:29.88]All now employment can't come [01:32.58]Have mI a jam and a cool [01:34.38]Want go back in a school [01:36.45]The system lick m [01:37.98]I There's no hope for those [01:40.26]Who have not from the slum [01:42.00]Take dI little much we have [01:43.56]Still hunting we down [01:45.21]I beg unu show some love [01:47.01]Unu wI get back, he replied [01:48.99]Circumstances made me what [01:51.87]I am Was I born a violent man [01:55.56]Circimstances made me what [01:58.47]I am And everyone should know [Verse 3] [02:01.62]Well a no little cry [02:03.06]Mama cry, papa cry too [02:05.34]She warn the bwoy wth all heart [02:07.14]And that couldn't do [02:08.82]Now dem find him dead with a smith and wesson [02:11.73]Six weeks and change [02:13.23]Now mi hear him missing [02:15.03]Why so much violence, too much violence [02:18.60]It hurts my soul and [02:20.34]I won't keep silent [03:01.53]Circumstances made me what [03:04.56]I am That was his reply [03:06.99]I cry Circumstances made me what [03:11.13]I am Everyone should know [ Repeat verse 1 ]