The Neville Staple Band - Put Away Your Knives Lyrics

Hey, this is a message to the youth
Life is precious, so don't mess it up!

Stop your running about
Best you sort yourself out
Stop your running around
Taking knives out in town
Ahaha, do you see
A messsage to the youth, take heed
A messsage to you

You're growing into a man
Kids could be on your plan
But who are they to look up to
With a blade in your hand
Aha, do you see
A messsage to the youth, take heed
A messsage to you



Let's stop the youth them of today from carrying guns and knives
Mistaken identity, will ruin their lives
Think about the families, hurt and vexed
Remember me say, you could be next

Stop your fooling around
With guns and knives out in town
Don't you know what you're doing
People's lives in your hands
Aha, do you see
A messsage to the youth, take heed
A messsage to the youth, take heed
A message to you

Put away your guns, put away your knives
Hear

Put away your guns, put away your knives
You're not the giver or taker of a life
Repeat twice



Do you see
A messsage to the youth, take heed
A messsage to the youth, take heed
Hey, hey, hey
A message to you
Put away your knife
What wrong with dem yout'
Put away your knife
No bother gwan wid no trouble
Put away your gun
You're not the giver, you can't take my life
Put away your knife
Ya hear me
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