Protection

[Intro: Courtney Melody]
Wooow
I, know
Yeah I
I know I belieeeeeeeve

[Hook 1: Courtney Melody]
I believe the children are the future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty we possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to let it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how it used to be

[Hook 2: Ninja Man]
Young girls!
Young girls!
I want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee
Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee
Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby

[Verse 1: Ninja Man]
Because
Two is better than too many, yes
Nuh go around and have a lot of baby, and
You check it out, can't find the daddy, and
A put responsibility pon your mommy and
You waan fi put it, mi say, pon your daddy and
Your youth a face a pure anxiety and
Inna di ghetto man a brutality

[Hook 2: Ninja Man]
Mi want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee
Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, listen

[Verse 2: Ninja Man]
Mi want the youth them grow up fast
Nuh want them deh pon street a wipe no car glass and
Mi little youth nuh fi push no hand cart and
Mi say the youth them in di ghetto a suffer
Them haffi beg ten cents fi make a dollar
Them make it up and then buy ten cent Bulla

[Hook 2: Ninja Man]
Mi want, send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee
Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby

[Hook 1: Courtney Melody]
I belieeeeeeve
I belieeeeeeeeeeeeeeve
O-o-oh yeah
I believe the children are the future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty we possess inside
Give them a sense of pride, let it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how it used to be

[Verse 3: Ninja Man]
Youth waan shoes and
Youth waan clothes and
Use kerchief fi just...wipe him nose and
Look how him little and
Look how him sweet and
Every day him need simting fi eat

[Hook 2: Ninja Man]
Mi want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee
Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby

[Verse 4: Ninja Man]
Mi waan you draw fi di pants and draw fi di purse
Then you wait 'til you get your girl and
Hello, ladies...gentleman
Full time...you understand
Teenage pregnancy nuh worth one damn!

[Hook 2: Ninja Man]
Mi want you send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee
Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby

[Verse 5: Ninja Man]
Because
Mi say, the youth of...today
Them a the man of tomorrow
Make them live happy, nuh sorrow
Mi nuh waan see dem a push wheel barrow
Get from today, mi say, 'til tomorrow
Mi want...mi youth grow up sweet and nice
One day, drive Rolls Royce
Mi waan mi youth live like big timer
Go a school, get education, work computer

[Hook 2: Ninja Man]
Mi want you send fi the protection, you nuh ready fi baby
Mi want you send fi the protection, you nuh ready fi baby

[Verse 6: Ninja Man]
Because
Mi youth man fi just champion
Him turn out to be a mason man
Might turn out be a carpenter man
Or him might turn out be a ram dance man
Because
Inna the time of old when
When mi mother did young and bold
Only two kids mi mother could control
Because
She treat we sweet and treat we nice
Oh yeah, we lived like we living in paradise and
When we a youth, say, we nuh fool
We mother send we go to good school
From mi was one mi go a basic school
Then from deh so mi go a primary school
Left primary, go a secondary school
Now mi hitch up inna high school
Raggamuffin business a weh mi rule
Nobody can't come take me fi fool

[Hook 2: Ninja Man]
Send fi your protection, you nuh ready fi baby, eeh hee

[Outro: Courtney Melody]
I knowww
That's why I knowww