For The Babies-Damian Marley/Stephen Marley

[00:01.41]For The Babies -Damian [00:02.245]Written by：Damian Marley/Stephen Marley [00:36.630]This is real this is real [00:43.242]Now I see them giving the woman abortion to kill another baby [00:47.121]Miscarriage and misfortune and premature crack baby [00:50.531]Strength of Ras Tafari I'm hoping someday maybe [00:54.490]They don't obey their parents maybe they will obey me [00:58.95]Future for the babies [00:59.882]Hopes for the babies [01:01.757]Tomorrow for the babies [01:03.368]No sorrow for the babies [01:05.332]Babies having babies [01:07.09]Raising our babies [01:08.943]All of these young ladies [01:10.630]Give them thanks and praises [01:12.668]How long can she take it [01:14.422]Dreams are full of maybes [01:16.248]Will she ever make it [01:18.56]Hustles on a daily [01:19.814]In the club she shake it strip down 'till she naked [01:23.524]Don't ever mistake it much too real to fake it [01:27.209]Need it then she'll take it [01:28.960]She'll do it for the babies [01:30.687]A mother's love is sacred [01:32.478]Now you don't you ever fail me [01:34.207]A woman needs caring sharing love all the time [01:40.68]No don't you ever fail me [01:41.528]A child needs loving caring [01:48.944]Is there no other option than adoption for you babies [01:52.667]You're raffling and jacketing and auctioning your babies [01:56.278]Strength of Ras Tafari I'm hoping someday maybe [01:59.780]They don't obey their parents maybe they will obey me [02:03.477]Cowards play the game thing [02:05.321]Fathers do the brave thing [02:07.82]And that's participating [02:08.755]He keeps on concentrating [02:10.666]There is no debating [02:12.416]No running away thing [02:14.386]A new life is awakening from his ejaculating [02:18.105]It's in the oven baking [02:19.899]Takes two for the making [02:21.649]He's right there through the cravings [02:23.486]And early morning waking [02:25.332]School and educating [02:27.69]Sports and recreating [02:29.43]Karate and ballet thing [02:30.692]Teenager of today thing [02:32.561]Fathers still relating still communicating [02:36.278]And they'll always embrace him [02:38.102]'Cause they cannot replace him [02:54.130]And always do your very best to keep a promise [02:56.801]To your babies [02:58.43]And if you can't be good at least be honest [03:00.399]To your babies [03:01.614]The strength of Ras Tafari I'm hoping someday maybe [03:05.217]They don't obey their parents maybe they will oh [03:08.968]History of the babies [03:10.676]Beginning of the ages [03:12.560]You're flipping thru the pages [03:14.460]And up and thru the 80's [03:16.904]Some are gang related drug affiliated [03:20.21]Some intoxicated headed for the snake pit [03:23.631]And papa's locked in cages [03:25.361]And mama's lacking wages [03:27.269]And this what they're faced with upon a daily basis [03:30.950]Bleaching out 'dem faces [03:32.606]Running from 'dem races [03:34.497]Shooting up them places [03:36.456]Killing other babies [03:38.185]As bitter as the taste is and words can not explain it [03:41.838]Just walk the narrow pavement [03:43.427]And speak of love not hatred