Words of The Week: 'Cross Me Heart' by Junior X

'Cross Me Heart'

Whooooh
Oooh
A war we a declare
Calling all di youths
Calling all di youths
Yea

Yes I’m ready to stand up and fight
Yes, I’m ready to stand up and fight for what I know is right
So all Gideon soldiers unite
Been held in the dark, but Rastafari has led all his children to light!
Only the poor
Only the poor!
Suffer the pressure the most
Only the poor
Only the poor!
So cross me heart

Me ready ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Cross me heart!
Di ghetto youths ready ready ready when the revolution start!
You betta ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Yea

Yes we can and we will, cause we must
Neva give in ‘til the wicked give up and give the poor man a cut
We ah suffer too long down here, down here
So Rastafari ah bawl and ah shout out clear
This is just a part
Only the poor
Only the poor!
Suffer the pressure the most
Only the poor
Only the poor!
Cross me heart

Me ready ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Cross me heart!
You betta ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Cross me heart!
The people ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Yea

Poor people cry, poor people cry
Oooh, oooh
Ohhhh
Poor people cry, poor people cry
Oooh, ohhh, ohhh

Only the poor
Only the poor!
Suffer the pressure the most
Only the poor
Only the poor!
Cross me heart

Me ready ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Cross me heart!
The people ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Cross me heart!
Di ghetto youths ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Cross me heart!
You betta ready ready ready ready when the revolution start!
Whoa yeah . . .

Taken from The Box Guitar Riddim album
Junior X @ Myspace