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1	Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those						Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive	1
2	That       trespass against us						those that trespass against us	2
3	Although them again we will						Although them again we will never, never, never trust	3
1	Never, never, never trust							1
4							Dem noh know weh dem do, dig out yuh yei	4
5	Dem noh know weh dem do						while                 dem sticking like glue,	5
6	Dig out yuh yei while dem sticking like glue						Fling, skin, grin      while dem plotting fah you,	6
7	Fling, skin, grin while dem plotting fah you						True, Ah Who???	7
2	True, ah who?							2
8							Forgive them father for they know not what they do	8
9	Forgive them father for						Forgive them father for they know not what they do	9
3	They know not what they do							3
4	Forgive them father for							4
5	They know not what they do							5
	Beware the false motives of others						Beware the false motives of others
	Be careful of those who pretend to be brothers						Be careful of those who pretend to be brothers
	And you never suppose it's those who are closest to you, to you						And you never suppose it's those who are closest to you, to you
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	They say all the right things to gain their position						They say all the right things to gain their position
	Then use your kindness as their ammunition						Then use your kindness as their ammunition
10	To shoot you down in the name of ambition, they do, oh						To shoot you down in the name of ambition, they do	10
11	Forgive them father for						Forgive them father for they know not what they do	11
12	They                          know not what they do						Forgive them father for they know not what they do	12
7	Forgive them father for							7
8	They know not what they do							8
	Why every Indian wanna be the chief?						Why every Indian wanna be the chief?
	Feed a man 'til he's full and he still want beef						Feed a man 'til he's full and he still want beef
13	Give me grief, try to thief off my piece						Give me grief, try to tief off my piece	13
14	Walk      you to the increase, I must decrease?						Why for you to      increase, I must decrease?	14
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	If I treat you kindly does it mean that I'm weak?						If I treat you kindly does it mean that I'm weak?
	You hear me speak and think I won't take it to the streets						You hear me speak and think I won't take it to the streets
	I know enough cats that don't turn the other cheek						I know enough cats that don't turn the other cheek
	But I try to keep it civilized like Menelik						But I try to keep it civilized like Menelik
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	And other African czars observing stars with war scars						And other African czars observing stars with war scars
	Get yours in this capitalistic system						Get yours in this capitalistic system
	So many caught or got bought you can't list them						So many caught or got bought you can't list them
15	How you gonna idolize the missin'?						How you gonna idolize the missing?	15
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	To survive is to stay alive in the face of opposition						To survive is to stay alive in the face of opposition
16	Even when they comin' gunnin' I stand position						Even when they comin' gunnin'	16
1							I stand position	1
	L's known the mission since conception						L's known the mission since conception
	Let's free the people from deception						Let's free the people from deception
17	If you lookin' for the answers then you gotta ask the questions						If you looking for the answers	17
18							Then you gotta ask the questions	18
	And when I let go, my voice echoes through the ghetto						And when I let go, my voice echoes through the ghetto
	Sick of men trying to pull strings like Geppetto						Sick of men trying to pull strings like Geppetto
	Why black people always be the ones to settle						Why black people always be the ones to settle
	March through these streets like Soweto						March through these streets like Soweto
19	Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus						Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas,	19
20	Jesus and Judas, back stabbers do this						Backstabbers                              do this	20
21	Forgive them father for						Forgive them father for they know not what they do	21
22	They                          know not what they do						Forgive them father for they know not what they do	22
12	Forgive them father for							12
13	They know not what they do							13
	It took me a little while to discover						It took me a little while to discover
	Wolves in sheep coats who pretend to be lovers						Wolves in sheep coats who pretend to be lovers
	Men who lack conscience will even lie to themselves, to themselves						Men who lack conscience will even lie to themselves, to themselves
2							A friend once said, and I found to be true	2
3							That everyday people, they lie to God too	3
4							So what makes you think, that they won't lie to you	4
23	A friend once said and I found to be true						Forgive them father for they know not what they do	23
14	That, "Everyday people, they lie to God too							14
15	So what makes you think that they won't lie to you"							15
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17	Forgive them father for							17
18	They know not what they do							18
19	Forgive them father for							19
20	They know not what they do							20
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	Forgive them, forgive them						Forgive them, forgive them
24	Gwan like dem love while dem rip yuh to shreds						Forgive them father for they know not what they do	24
25	Trample pon yuh heart and lef yuh fi dead						Forgive them, forgive them	25
22	Dem a yuh fren who yuh depen pon from way back when							22
26	But if yuh gi dem                        yuh back den yuh mus meet yuh end						Gwan like          dem love while dem rip yuh to shreds,	26
27	Dem noh know wey dem do, dem noh know wey dem do						Trample pon yuh heart and lef yuh fi dead,	27
28	Dem no know, dem no know, dem no know						Dem a yuh fren who yuh depen pon from way back when,	28
5							But if yuh gi dem yuh back den yuh mus meet yuh end,	5
6							Dem noh know wey dem do,	6
7							Dem no know, dem no know, dem no know,	7
	Dem no know, dem no know wey dem do						Dem no know, dem no know wey dem do

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