Stop Live Inna Di Past - Beenie Man

Intro: 
When yuh live in the past 
Yuh lost (blessed, blessed) 
Yuh better walk on the right path 
Big life! Liberty! 
Straight up 
Mankind what me sing (sung) 

Chorus: 
Memories dont live like people do 
They always 'member you 
Whether things are good or bad 
Its just the memories that you have 
The Beenie Man a sing (say hey) 
Boy stop live down inna de past 
Just member when man a ride 'orse 
Now yuh dead that mean yuh soul lost 
Crushed like a serpent snake under grass (again!) 
Boy stop live down inna de past 
Just member when man a ride 'orse 
Body between di board head peep through the glass 
Crushed like a serpent snake under grass 

Verse 1: 
Meg, peg, Dis a man yuh dead 
Way back inna di west before dem lick Jango head 
For a few more dollars 
'Nother one dead 
High plains drifter man ah fled (I sing) 
Too much wickedness 
Down inna di west 
Down inna di west 
While a Apache form 
Dem nest 
Dem nest 
Outlaw Josey Wale 
Get vexed (get vexed) 
All bounty hunter 
Dem draw fi 
Dem vest (dem vest) 
Gold an diamond 
Wicked man intercept (intercept) 
Pack up mi saddle 
And decide to make a flex 
Way back inna di future 
Where me have to make a step (all sing along) 

Chorus 

Verse 2: 
I cyaan believe or understand 
Why some man approach with white man tradition 
Talk bout dem a Cowboy and Indian 
Me a African an me born Black Man 
And a who upon di mic 
Di fabulous Beenie Man 
Some mawga skinny and same cranky one 
Talking lyric to all di nation (all sing along) 

Chorus 

Verse 3: 
What I caan understand 
Why some man ah revere White Man tradition 
Talk bout dem a Cowboy and Indian 
Like dem no respect dem complexion 
Mi Black and mi ugly 
Africa me come from 
One day yuh got to 
Return to dat land 
Selassie I me praise 
Its here me make mi stand (so sing along) 

Chorus