Shelly - Local Lyrics

Priorities - twisted
De resources - wasted

But I refuse to be another artist crying that government never assisted

My energies - shifted
My people so - gifted

But we cyah seem to be nobody
If our own people don't support we

Lord...

Local musicians taking blows
Local artists have to beg to be on local shows
Local business on their toes
Local business start to close
And who feels it knows it
When locals taking credit
And is little profit
You have no other choice but to close it

Close it, close it, close it
Now de cry is...

Local, high time we start support de local
Local, time to show some love to de local
Local, we taking a stand for de local
Local, we should support de local
Local, support de local!

Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo
Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo
Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo
Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo

I know they promise us - plenty
And de promises - empty

But we cannot just sit down at home
And just wait for somebody to feed our family

Look out for de - pickney
Make them learn a skill - quickly

'Cause we doh need no more idle hands
If productivity is de plan

Lord...

I hope that I live to see
When somebody would say to "send de new local for me"
It would not be pornography
But a local yout doing something positive locally

Support de community
Multiply de money
So we'll sustain de economy
Who rich done rich already
Let's protect de territory!

Local, high time we start support de local
Local, time to show some love to de local
Local, we taking a stand for de local
Local, we should support de local
Local, support de local!

Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo
Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo
Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo
Local! Woyoyoyo, Woyoyoyo

So let's support local producers
Local artists
Writers and managers
Support de makers, designers
Local craftsmen, photographers
Support de caterer
And de one that do your girl hair and nails for her
Support de shop owner
Support de hucksters and hustlers