Chorus: Dem living ina dangerous zone Oh what a place to call home This is not a place for me That?'s not where I wann a be (repeat)
I wanna be ina the hills where the birds dem singing Not ina the city where the bells keep ringing Too much gunshot and senseless killing The colour of the dollar and the shaking of the shilling As you say go buss a head certain man willing Third class fight the struggle and first class chilling Sit down ina dem tower and champagne spilling A who dem want devoyer oh what a sin ting
Chorus (repeat)
Dis is a gunman city a gunman town I man nuh see no employement around Mama she a frown daddy him a frown And the youths dem a buss dem gun from twelve to? Down y me say a life nuh worth nothin?' Happy trigger lucky you mr press button Let me tell something jah will bun you out to nothin?' From you bun out the youths