Wyclef Jean - Diallo Lyrics

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[Wyclef as Amadou] 
Boy I am so tired 
I'll be glad when I get inside the house 
Oh, I dropped my keys 
Oh what's this bright light? 
My God, they must gonna rob me 
Who these people with them all at they gonna rob me 
I'm gonna take out my wallet to make sure they just get the money 
Nothing else.. Oh shit wait, 
that's just the police (*whew*) 
I feel so much better 
I will show them, I have my ID 
so they know I am good people 

{*followed by a rapid flurry of gunshots*} 

[Wyclef Jean] 
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death 
I fear no evil for thou art with me thou ride with me 
J-J-Jah! Ras-tafari 
I can't forget you knotty dreads, y'all up in here 
I gotta respect that, youknowhatI'msayin? 
Night is in the air 

Enemy.. on the borderline 
Who'll be the next to fire 
forty-one shots by Diallo's side? 

You said he reached sir 
but he didn't have no piece sir 
But now he rest in peace sir 
in the belly of the beast sir 

You guys are vampires 
in the middle of the night 
Suckin on human blood 
Is that your appetite? 

You said he reached sir 
but he didn't have no piece sir 
But now he rest in peace sir 
in the belly of the beast sir 

Have you ever been shot 
forty-one times? 
Have you ever screamed 
and no one heard you cry? 
Have you ever died 
only so you can live? 
Have you ever lived 
only so you can die again, then be born again 
from these enemies, on the borderline 
Who'll be the next to fire 
forty-one shots by Diallo's side? 

You said he reached sir 
but he didn't have no piece sir 
But now he rest in peace sir 
in the belly of the beast sir 

You guys are vampires 
in the middle of the night 
Suckin on human blood 
Is that your appetite sir? 

You said he reached sir 
but he didn't have no piece sir 
But now he rest in peace sir 
in the belly of the beast sir 

Diallo, Diallo - similar to Steven Biko 
Diallo, Diallo - you told me the murder was an error 
Diallo, Diallo - but every man will be judged 
Diallo, Diallo - according to his words 

Have you ever been held 
against your will? 
Taken to a dark place 
where not even scientists can reveal? 
So what is for Ceasar 
let it be for Ceasar 
Cause we don't want no peace 
We want equal rights and justice.. for 

Diallo, Diallo - similar to Steven Biko 
Diallo, Diallo - you tell me that the murder was an error 
Diallo, Diallo - but every man will be judged 
Diallo, Diallo - according to his words 

You know what? 
You told me - that I wouldn't understand man 
Tonight some cry - in the streets a burial 
Survival of the fittest - only the strong will survive 
How can I survive - with forty-one shots by my side? 

You guys are murderers 
in the middle of the night 
Killin innocent people 
is that your appetite? Ohhh 

You said he reached sir 
but he didn't have no piece sir 
But now he rest in peace sir 
in the belly of the beast sir 

You guys are vampires 
in the middle of the night 
Suckin on human blood 
Is that your appetite? 

You said he reached sir 
but he didn't have no piece sir 
But now he rest in peace sir 
in the belly of the beast sir - lick a shot for 

Diallo, Diallo - similar to Steven Biko 
Diallo, Diallo - I can hear your spirit callin, I can hear it 
Diallo, Diallo - Ten thousand chariots with no riders 
Diallo, Diallo - They on they way to America, I hear the tribe singin 

They're sayin - 
Diallo Diallo, Amadou Diallo (14X) 
Amadou Diallo.. 

[samples] 
Now there ain't but 20,000 police in the whole town 
Can you dig it? Can you dig it? CAN YOU DIG IT?!?! 

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lyrics submitted by Jonas Persson
lyrics corrected on 25-10-2004