(Ooh-ooh, yeah) blacky banton again o,
They say I'm great but they don't see the hole in my soul
Sometimes I just wanna stay in the dream
I walk the street, they see a man who's standing tall
But deep inside, I'm waiting for the walls to fall
I reach for help, but doors are slamming in my face
Those I trusted left me in this lonely place
It's a heavy load, carrying the weight of the night
Praying for a glimmer of a morning light
Oh, mama, tell me, how long will the poor have to wait?
How long must we suffer while we're knocking at the gate?
God, I'm crying out, is it really my fate?
How long will the poor have to wait?
When I'm sleeping, I am living in the gold and the sheen
Everything is perfect, living inside of the dream
I'm flexing, I'm enjoying, I'm the king of the scene
Then I wake up to the poverty, the life in between
I hate the morning, I hate the way the sun comes around
'Cause reality is pulling me back down to the ground
Oh, mama, tell me, how long will the poor have to wait?
How long must we suffer while we're knocking at the gate?
God, I'm crying out, is it really my fate?
How long will the poor have to wait?
So many lonely souls just waiting for a hand
Walking through the desert in a forgotten land
Is there any mercy for the ones who have none?
Waiting for the setting of a heartless sun blacky banton me cry say
Oh, mama, tell me, how long will the poor have to wait?
How long must we suffer while we're knocking at the gate?
God, I'm crying out, is it really my fate?
How long will the poor have to wait?
Yeah, how long?
Just keepin' the faith, but the nights are long
How long, Lord? Widdow wey get big yash,elders no dey waste time to berry her husband..blacky beeee, me signe out
(Fade out)