12 Inches of Snow
Album - 19 gennaio 1993 - Debaser id 32842

Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
Informer dem pon 'e at the scene
Alright alright yeah
Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
Informer dem pon 'e at the scene
Alright alright

Police them come an' now they blow down me door,
One him come crawl through, through my window,
So then they put me in the back the car at the station,
From that point on me reach my destination,
When the destination reached, it was the east detention, where them
Whipped down me pants, looked up me bottom,
But me i can't no take the pressure man me can't take the pain
So babala babala boom a me say release the chain

Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
And i didn't have no company
Alright alright yeah
Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
Informer dem pon 'e at de corner
Alright alright yeah

Me and other man me say use one shower
Bigger they are they think they have more power,
They're pon the phone me say there for hour,
Me for want to use it once an' now me call me lover,
The lover who i'll be callin is the one tamei,
An' me love her in me heart yes me down to my belly,
You never know say daddy me snow me are the article don.

Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
And i didn't have no company
Alright alright yeah
Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
Informer dem pon every corner
Alright alright yeah

Listen for me you better listen for me lord
Listen for me you better listen for me
When me rockin' the microphone me rock it steady,
You never know say daddy me snow me are the article don.
But in the in an' the out of a dance them they say where you come from,
Now people them say you come from jamaica,
But me born an' raised in the ghetto that's the one i want you to know,
Pure black people mon that's all i mon know.
Yeah me shoes are tear up an' me toes used to show,
This in a de something that you must really know so

Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
And i didn't have no company
Alright alright yeah
Lonely lonely lonely monday morning
Informer dem pon every corner
Oh yeah yeah yeah alright yeah
So me come with a nice young lady.
Intelligent, yes she's gentle an' irie.
Everywhere me go, me never left her at all.
Yes, it's daddy snow me are the roam dance mon.
Roam between a dancin' in a in a nation-a.
You never know say daddy me snow me are the boom shakata.
Me never lay-a down flat in that one cardboard box.
Me i'll go reachin' at the top,
He say daddy me snow me have a singing lifestyle
Lonely lonely lonely monday morning...

[HOOK]
informer
you no say daddy me snow im gonna blame
a licky boom boom down
detective man said daddy snow i stabbed someone down the lane
a licky boom boom down
(repeat)

Police-a them-a they come and-a they blow down me door
Break in an' crawl through, through my window
So they put me in the back the car at the station
From that point on I reach my destination
Well the destination reached in down-a East detention
Where they whip down me pants look up me bottom

[repeat HOOK]

Bigger they are they think they have more power
There on the phone me say that on every hour
Me for want to use it once and-a me call me lover
Lover who me callin'-a the one Tammy
And me love her in my heart down to my belly-a
Yes say Daddy Me Snow me I feel cool and deadly
Yes the one MC Shan and the one Daddy Snow
Together we-a love 'em as a tornado

[repeat HOOK]

Listen for me, ya better listen for me now
Listen for me, ya better listen for me now
When-a me rock-a the microphone, me rock on steady-a
Yes-a Daddy Me Snow me are the article don
But when I'm-a at a dance an they say, "Where ya come from?"
People them say I come from Jamaica
But me born and raised in the ghetto that's all I want ya to know-a
Pure black people man, that's all a man know
Yeah me shoes used to tear up an-a my toes used to show-a
Where me-a born is-a the one Toronto

[repeat HOOK]

Come with a nice young lady
Intelligent, yes she gentle and irie
Everywhere me go me never lef' her at all-ie
Yes-a Daddy Snow me are the roam dance man-a
Roam between-a dance in-a every nation-a
You never know say Daddy Me Snow me am a boom shakata
Me never lay-a down flat in-a one cardboard box-a
Yes-a Daddy Me Snow me-a go reachin' at tha top

[repeat HOOK]

Why would he?
Why would he, would he, would he?

[MC Shan:]

Me sittin round cool with my dibby dibby girl
Police knock my door, link up my pal
Rough me up and I can't do a thing
Pick up my line when my telephone ring
Take me to the station, black up my hands
Trail me down 'cause I'm hangin' with the Snowman
What an I gonna do, I'm backed and I'm trapped
Smack me in my face, took all of my gap
They have no clues and they wanna get warmer
But Shan won't turn informer

[repeat HOOK]

Here's a real sad song
A song that must be sung
Think about the days when we were young
When we were kids girl all you wanted to do was play
But that was then and look at how you're living today
It's making me sad and almost brings me tears
But you may just open your eyes when the smoke clears
Girl what happened to the smile that used to clean
Once upon a time in your life you used to dream
At the top of the swim team but now you're drownin'
How quick your change was the most astounding
What you're gonna do is you against the world
You started off being such a sweet girl
Times go by, and years they start to drift
Now you're staring down a deep cliff
You can pour but don't overflow the cup
Girl you better

Chorus
Ease up
So down
Girl you better change your life around (ease up)
So down (ease up)
So down
Girl you better change your life around (ease up)
So down

No longer kids now we're considered as teens
Now we start learning what the letters in life mean
You had a good home living the good life - who knows
You might have made somebody a good wife
How is it wrong when things which are so fun
Now you walk around with a body with no mind
You entered the gateway to all life choices
Your brain was kinda hollow so you followed the voices
And you let it mislead ya
It took your body and soul and it said that it freed ya
Each and every girl like you is a sad case
You always have a beautiful look on a sad face
It could never be the way that it was
But if you're on the dope then that's what the dope does
If you pour don't overflow the cup
Girl you better

Chorus

And now it comes to the final solution
Robbing and stealing and prostitution
Can't you see that your world is a shamble?
Life is a big game with plenty of gambles
So much time many things that are undone
No longer you cause there's you and a young son
You got one there are girls with two or three
Can't get a fix on 'em it's driving 'em up a tree
Just stop and think of your young child
Before he winds up as a name in a closed file
As i reminisce and take a look back
I wish i knew what to do to put you on the right track
But yet the train that left the station
And your money's on a permanent vacation
The more you pour you overflow the cup
Girl you better

Chorus