Memories Lyrics by Beenie Man

Memories

[Intro:]
When yuh live in the past
Yuh lost [blessed, blessed]
Yuh better walk on the right path
Big life! Liberty!
Straight up
Mankind what me sing [sung]

[Chorus:]
Memories don't live like people do
They always 'member you
Whether things are good or bad
It's just the memories that you have
The Beenie Man a sing [say hey]
Boy stop live down inna de past
Just member when man a ride 'orse
Now yuh dead that mean yuh soul lost
Crushed like a serpent snake under grass [again! ]
Boy stop live down inna de past
Just member when man a ride 'orse
Body between di board head peep through the glass
Crushed like a serpent snake under grass

[Verse 1:]
Meg, peg, Dis a man yuh dead
Way back inna di west before dem lick Jango head
For a few more dollars
'Nother one dead
High plains drifter man ah fled [I sing]
Too much wickedness
Down inna di west
Down inna di west
While a Apache form
Dem nest
Dem nest
Outlaw Josey Wale
Get vexed [get vexed]
All bounty hunter
Dem draw fi
Dem vest [dem vest]
Gold an diamond
Wicked man intercept [intercept]
Pack up mi saddle
And decide to make a flex
Way back inna di future
Where me have to make a step [all sing along]

[Chorus]

[Verse 2:]
I cyaan believe or understand
Why some man approach with white man tradition
Talk bout dem a Cowboy and Indian
Me a African an me born Black Man
And a who upon di mic
Di fabulous Beenie Man
Some mawga skinny and same cranky one
Talking lyric to all di nation [all sing along]

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
What I caan understand
Why some man ah revere White Man tradition
Talk bout dem a Cowboy and Indian
Like dem no respect dem complexion
Mi Black and mi ugly
Africa me come from
One day yuh got to
Return to dat land
Selassie I me praise
It's here me make mi stand [so sing along]

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