Translation of the song Youths Dem Cold artist Richie Spice

Whoah now, now..

Whoah now, now..

Yeah, now, now, now, yes

Yeah, now, now, now, yes

Yeah-ah, ah..

Yeah-ah, ah..

In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap, whoo

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

As generation comes and grows

Whilst the generations are but to change and develop always

You gotta make preparation while the youths dem grow

You gotta prepare them for life, startin from their teenage thr life

It's what you reap it's wat you sow

(cause) It is that which you reap to be sow

The youths them have a life in the future

The youngsters have an destiny ahead

So when that's then you know

And when/ while they know that ...

If education is the key

and education's the way

Then tell me why the bigger heads a mek it so expensive fi we

I wonder why the system's makin it so hard affordable for them?

Give them the key, oh set them free..

I say ...give them the key... let them be free

In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap, whoo

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

Oh na na na ay.. eee-eee..

Oh na na na ay.. eee-eee..

Oh na na na, oh na na na.. na-na-na, na-na-na..

Oh na na na, oh na na na.. na-na-na, na-na-na..

You gotta find a better way

We'd have to find a better solve

Cause when me look ina Babylon me see a bearful play

Cause when i'm to look at the way the system works ..

And so the Gideon stay, yeah-ey!

i am to see an compliance in all

All nation come together

And so is the dooms days to persist on

Know that King Selassie is the truth and the light and the way

All nations are to unite

He's the people, lead them in the right way, eey..

Aknowledge that King Selassie teachings are the thruth the light

Cause In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap, whoo

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

You got to show the people there's still a brighter way, eey!

You got to show the people that there's still an righteous way, eey!

I know for sure the sun will come out today, yeah-ey!

I know for sure the sun will come out today, yeah-ey!

Vanity an' elusion will have to fade away.. yeah-ey!

The vanity and the false lies would be but deseerted away

And all the wicked deeds that done, I know you got to pay, yeah-ey!

And all the bad deeds done once would get the after life judgement

Cause In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap, whoo

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

In the streets it's getting hot

(Life's ) gettin hard on the streets

And the youths dem a get so cold..

And the youngsters are to face such cold

Searching for food for the pot

They'd be havin to put the food on their table

They'll do anything to fill that gap

And they'll (be forced to) do anything to do so

As generation comes and goes

Whilst the generations are but to change and develop always

You gotta make preparation while the youths dem grow

You gotta prepare them for life startin from their youth thr life

It's what you reap it's what you sow

(cause) It is that which you reap to be sow

The youths them have a life in the future

The youngsters have an destiny ahead

So when that's then you know

And when/ while they know that ...

If education is the key

and education's the way

Then tell me why the bigger heads a mek it so expensive fi we

I wonder why the system's makin it so hard affordable for them?

Give them the key, oh set them free..

I say ...give them the key... let them be free