
Lionel Bantosh performs "Show and Prove," a reggae song about surviving street life in Jamaica. The lyrics warn that any misstep in speech, dress, or behavior invites danger, and stress staying alert and moving quickly. He invokes divine protection while painting a hostile world of gangs and lawlessness.
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Africa Tech. For the least of things, them will be at your neck. For the way you talk or the way you dress, reality check. Every move, I'mma move up on my dancing shoes, cause if you snooze, you lose. Yard quick for play, watch the path you choose, 'cause the way of the streets, it's called show and prove. Show and prove. They in a place where no man gone lose. Before them lose, them rather put up on you. They prove badness, them a tap, them a shoot. They fit up their yards up like a militant troops. Roadside. I legit not joking, you. Every day I test you, watch how you pass through. Put the lawless legitimate in state. You said they gone them up, polish like reality check. Every step make through the valleys of death, may God's traffic protect. With the least of things, them will be at your neck. Through the way you talk or the way you dress, reality check. Every move move, I put my dancing shoes, cuz if you snooze, you lose. God quick for play, watch the path you choose.
Got the way of the streets, it's called show and This one, ladies and gentlemen, is from a new and upcoming reggae artist, Lionel Bantosh.
Your past truth. Coulda lawless legitimate institute said they gun them up polish like a Vietnam boot. Inna every level miss a war run crime from carpet to trickle street go down the line. People know what deez over, they not alive, them a treat fit weed from them get a dollar fine. Nah, take sorry proof approve a point. Heart full of darkness, no more no light. Them not talk about love, set that thought aside. Just a spiral down to them one dem reality Reality check, every step omo make, through the valleys of death me ask Jah for protect. For the least of things, them will be at your neck, for the way of you talk or the way of you dress. Reality check, every move omo move off on my dancing shoes, cause if you snooze, you lose. Kiaat quick for play, watch the path you choose, kaaduwiya the streets, it's called show and prove.
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