Want Fi Goh Rave

I woz 
waakin doun di road road 
di addah day 
when a hear a lickle yout-man say 

him seh: 
y´u noh si mi situation 
mi don´t have noh accamadaeshan 
mi haffi sign aan at di station 
at six in di evenin´ 
mi seh mi life got no meanin´ 
ah jus´ livin´ widout feelin´ 

still 
mi haffi mek a raze 
kaw mi come af age 
an mi want fi goh rave 

I woz 
waakin doun di road 
annadah day 
w´en ah hear annadah yout-man say 

him seh: 
mi naw wok fi noh pittance 
mi naw draw dem assistance 
mi use to run a lickle rackit 
but wha, di police dem di stap it 
an ah had woz to hap it 

still 
mi haffi mek a raze 
kaw mi come af age 
an mi want fi goh rave 

I woz waakin doun di road 
yet annadah day 
w´en ah hear annadah yout-man say 

him seh: 
mi haffi pick a packit 
tek a wallit fram a jackit 
mi haffi dhu it real crabit 
an´ if a lackit mi haffi pap it 
an´ if a safe mi haffi crack it 
ar chap it wid mi hatchit 
but 
mi haffi mek a raze 
kaw mi come af age 
an mi want fi goh rave