[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