Wyclef Jean - Gunpowder Lyrics
I asked my mother why do you cryShe said your brother had... he just diedWell I told him not to go outsideHe said he had to fight for his countrys rightBut dont you know that mo-motherDont you know that we cant stop the violence, noBecause the war is not overUntil you can feel love, peace, and hear silenceBut I smell gunpowder (pow)My brothers been dead ever sinceI didnt beleive it, but when I saw him I was convincedTwo shots to the head he was already dead lord,I headed for revenge in the city of port au princeScreaming bro-brotherDont you know that we cant stop the violence, noBecause the war is not overUntil you can feel love, peace, and hear silenceBut I smell gunpowder (pow)Zions gunpowder (pow)L.a.s gunpowder (pow)I wanna know whyChristians pray for a new dayWe dont need no, we dont need no, we dont need noBut its still the same wayI wanna know whyGhetto people pray for a new dayHey, hey, heeeyAnd its still the same wayBut the preacher man told meGood things come to those who waitDo good things come to those who wait?I wanna know tell meGood things come to those who waitDo good things come to those who wait?We wanna know, we wanna know, we wanna know [pause]Pe-peopleDont you know that we cant stop the violence, noBecause the war is not overUntil you can feel love, peace, and hear the silenceBut I smell gunpowder (gunpowder)Brooklyns gunpowder (gunpowder)Shaolins gunpowder (gunpowder)Uptowns gunpowder (gunpowder)Jerseys gunpowder (gunpowder)Even new zealands gunpowder (gunpowder)Australias gunpowder (gunpowder)Brixtons gunpowder (gunpowder)Even new havens gunpowder
