Turmoil Around Me

I'm trying to emancipate myself
from the mentally slavery.
I know only I can free my mind. Bob Marley told me that.
But I say, get out of my head Bob,
get out of my head. Every word you're singing,
I'm already thinking instead.
So I say to you Bob, get out of my head.

I listen to your music
and it pulls me from my dread.
Not the Natty one, you sing about
But I'm still bee-bopping to your Funky Reggae Party.
I am listening as you tell me,
Everywhere there is War,
how we need to stand up
and fight for the poor.
Fight the injustices in this world again
But, EVERYWHERE THERE IS WAR!

I'm just trying to live my life,
Easy Skanking, and smoking on my spliff.
But everywhere around me there is WAR!
I can't love you, like my Guava Jelly,
I can only help those like me,
a life saver for the lives in need of saving.
But it is not an easy thing,
because everywhere and all around me there is WAR!

So I won't listen to those Crazy Baldheads
all around me. The struggle is part of life's journey.
I won't let them chase me out of this town,
I won't let them make me feel like a clown.
But it's not easy b/c
EVERYWHERE around me is WAR!

Thank you Bob for helping me see
that everywhere and everyone
can be at WAR!