I refused to live in hate <br />coz' a history <br />I refused to live in hate <br />inna this country <br /><br />it's a hopeful task <br />and the life so hard, <br />when you work for your corn seen <br />too long to be in your african yard <br />only beat a reality <br /><br />I refused to live in hate <br />coz' a history <br />I refused to mek dem tek <br />away my dignity <br /><br />Since time begun <br />man a hatin' man <br />no kind o' life for me <br />words of love and weapons of war <br />don't cut no dash with me <br /><br />I refused to live in hate <br />Inna this country <br />I refused to live in hate <br />coz' a history <br /><br />And the system hard <br />inna babylon yard <br />what a calamity <br />and a no rain nor snow <br />but I know <br />I haffe deal with livity <br /><br />I refused to live in hate <br />coz' a history <br />If you love the Human race <br />you can deal with me <br /><br />it's a hopeful task <br />and the life so hard, <br />if you're workin for your corn seen <br />too long to be in your african yard <br />only beat a reality <br /><br />I refused to live in hate <br />coz' a history <br />InI refused to mek dem tek away my dignity <br /><br />since time begun <br />man a hatin' man <br />no way o' life for me <br />coz they have no right <br />only love <br />and you sold if you're not lucky <br /><br />I refused to live in hate <br />because of history <br />I refused to live in hate <br />inna this country <br /><br />I refused to live in hate <br />coz' of history <br />I refused to live in hate <br />no they don't geer to me <br /><br />it's a hopeful task <br />and your life so hard, <br />but you wuk for your corn seen <br />too long to be in your african yard <br />but a beat a reality <br /><br />I refused to live in hate <br />coz' a history <br />I refused to mek dem tek <br />away my dignity
