Behold, he that seetheth in the heavens shall be diced and laught,
or else the forest shall fall to you, so be it, what's it now going to win?
Behold, who is the aggressor amongst my people?
Who is the perpetrator promoting evil?
Behold, who is the aggressor amongst my people?
Who is the perpetrator promoting evil?
Watch out!
Say, I've got to hold my stride, and I've got to stay alive.
Say, I've got to hold my stride, think classy and survive.
Yes, I've got to hold my own.
Let's go!
I'll never leave her alone.
Say, I've got to hold my own.
Black woman never leave me alone now.
Well, I don't care what they do, and I don't care what they say.
I ain't getting slacked in your night and day.
Well, just buy your drugs and so you're going to get your pay.
So long, girl, I can't stay.
Still, I've got to hold my stride, and I've got to stay alive.
Yes, I've got to hold my stride.
Say, I've got to hold my stride, and I've got to stay alive.
Yes, I've got to hold my stride, and I've got to stay alive.
Black woman never leave me alone.
Yes, I've got to hold my stride, and I've got to stay alive.
Who is the aggressor amongst my people?
Who is the perpetrator promoting evil?
Who is the aggressor?
Amongst my people, who is the perpetrator promoting evil?
Who is the aggressor?
Who is the aggressor?
Black and white don't press her.
No, get out.
The wicked man have a suffer.
The educational system forgets her.
Economical stress, that have them a suffer.
Tell them so, now make it get rougher.
Yo, me beg them so, now make it get tougher.
Well, do you know?
Do you know?
Tell them it's hot, it's going to get hotter Tell them it's red, it's going to get redder
When we took them out to the militars and beat them These capers, I'm saying, fire!
Aggressors amongst my people Who is the perpetrator?
Promoting the evil Who is the aggressor amongst my people?
Who is the perpetrator? Promoting the evil
Red! Red! Red!
Yeah!
When the chicken's out of the oven
Tell them it's hot, it's going to get hotter
I got to hold my stride And I got to stay alive
Say I got to hold my stride
Help them Selassie and survive Yes I got to hold my own
Trust me, never leave I alone Yes I got to hold my own
Black women never leave I alone
Well, I don't care what they do And I don't care what they say
I help them Selassie and I know it's in them
Well, just by your work, that's how you're gonna get your pay
So long go like you're getting
Still I got to hold my stride
And I got to stay alive