City lights shine so bright,
yeah, over the horizon, yeah
Oh pretty lights, those city lights, yeah
The city is pretty,
sure looks pretty from afar
Within that city is pure
violence and war
And it's so silly what
they are fighting for
They got no pity at all
No, no, it's not for truth, it's not for rice
It's for silver and for gold
Just for vanity some
people sell all and so
It's for wealth and it's for power,
not for justice, not for peace
That is how I know
they have been beaten by the beast
So many people are destitute
So many children have lost their youth
And the bigger heads
don't wanna hear the truth
Them kind of liberty,
certainly ain't cute, no
The city is pretty,
sure looks pretty from afar
Within the city is pure
violence and war
And it's so silly,
one thing you're fighting for
They ain't got no pity at all, no, no
Some a push and some a shove,
some a dig and some a scrape
This crab in a barrel mentality
makes us so debased
As we see a brother rise,
we wanna pull him down
These are just some of the things
that are happening around, yeah
So many young men gone
go rob and loot
So many young girls turn prostitutes
And the security forces now
go drop and shoot
Them cannot leave it to ya,
Sally ain't cute, no
The city is pretty sure looks
pretty from afar
Within the city is pure violence and war
And it's so silly what
they are fighting for
They got no pity at all
No, no, no, no
They got no mercy
They show no compassion
They have no love
Oh Jah come help us now
Yeah, yeah, yeah
So many young men gang a rob and loot
So many young girls turn prostitutes
An d the big heads that
wanna hear the truth
Damn, gotta leave it to ya, Sally and Q
The city is pretty,
sure looks pretty from afar
Within the city,
it's pure violence and war
And it's so silly what way
you're fighting for