Di youths dem saying justice, ah, weh dem really need overall
Di way dem deal wid mankind all mi gal start ball
Justice ah weh di youths dem need overall
Di way dem deal wid mankind

She nah go cry fi no guy inna nah 3 piece suit
Nor no pretty boy inna nuh crisp Nike boot
She nuh ball fi nah dapper, she nuh cry fi nah doop
She shed those lonely tears for di little ghetto youths weh ballin'

Stary, stary X-News and Gleaner
Foot might be dirty but his heart is much cleaner
Than those politicians fightin' down sensimillia
Get up every day dem want fi run this arena

Extra, extra read all about it
Ghetto youths in need and there is no doubt about it
If baby, want feed and can't do without it
Big 45 goin' to scout it

Youths dem ballin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out
Di youths dem callin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out

Di youths dem saying justice, ah, weh dem really need overall
Di way dem deal wid mankind all mi gal start ball
Justice ah weh di youths dem need overall
Di way dem deal wid mankind

Jack and Jill went up the hill to sell some marijuana
Buck up the fed dey broke jack crown and Jill
Came tumbling after, little Bo peep she had lost her sheep
To thief inna di pasture and if one try do dat again

It's goin' to bring disaster king of Kings and di Lord of Lords
Everlasting Ever laster inspire I and I to be a microphone blaster
We nah goin bow down to no slave master
Help di youths first and ask di question dem after

Youths dem ballin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out
Di youths dem callin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out

Di youths dem saying justice, ah, weh dem really need overall
Di way dem deal wid mankind all mi gal start ball
Justice ah weh di youths dem need overall
Di way dem deal wid mankind

She nah go cry fi no guy inna nah 3 piece suit
Nor no pretty boy inna nuh crisp Nike boot
She nuh ball fi nah dapper, she nuh cry fi nah doop
She shed those lonely tears for di little ghetto youths weh ballin'

Stary, stary X-News and Gleaner
Foot might be dirty but his heart is much cleaner
Than those politicians fightin' down sensimillia
Get up every day dem want fi run this arena

Extra, extra read all about it
Ghetto youths in need and there is no doubt about it
If baby, want feed and can't do without it
Big 45 goin' to scout it

Youths dem ballin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out
Di youths dem callin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out

Youths dem ballin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out
Di youths dem callin' out
Hear the ghetto youths dem ballin' out


Lyrics submitted by thegreenquetzal

More Justice Lyrics as written by David Marley Damian Robert Nesta Marley

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Lyrics powered by LyricFind

More Justice song meanings
Add Your Thoughts

2 Comments

sort form View by:
  • 0
    General Comment

    the youth them bawlin' out!! an dem get louda and louda too! Rasta!

    ledbyjahon May 23, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    JAH RASTAFARI!

    jahselassieon March 04, 2010   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

More Featured Meanings

Album art
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Album art
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve. The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future. Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere" The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Album art
No Surprises
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Album art
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example: "'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Album art
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.