On the Side

Caution children

it’s slippery out there,

the road to Babylon is wet...

Coz we the road blocked survivors

dem pull we on the side,

fe we looks, fe we colors

dem pull we on the side,

we passport is a crime

so visas dem deny,

in every single line

they love to pull we on the side.

On the side here,

on the side there,

stripped down naked

and the rest dem stare,

by the law humiliated

and they just don’t care,

illegal aliens, hand cuffs in the air.

The k9 a come

refugees run, run, run!,

the police men a come

deported run, run, run!.

Run pon the walls,

run pon the road,

run down the tunnels

run crawl pon the boat,

some run fe better life,

some run from the strife,

some run to be slaves

and some run to be dead.

It’s slippery ou there...

Coz we the road block survivors

dem pull we on the side,

fe we looks, fe we colors

dem pull we on the side,

we passport is a crime

so visas dem deny,

in every single line

they love to pull we on the side.

On the side here,

on the side there,

no bread here,

no welfare there.

The k9 a come

refugees run, run, run!,

the police men a come

deported run, run, run!.

Por que se creen con el derecho

de clasificar,

ponen etiqueta cuando les viene en gana,

dicen quién puede y

quién no puede pasar,

deciden quién es apto

p’a vivir en sociedad.

Se creen con el derecho

de menospreciar,

ponen etiqueta cuando les viene en gana,

dicen quién puede y

quién no puede pasar,

deciden quién es apto

p’a vivir en sociedad.

Dem pull we on the side,

on the side here, on the side there...