[Intor]

Mi say di youth dem steppin up, ain´t no use trying
stoppin us
mi say di youth dem steppin up, cause di ghetto youth
dem steppin up

[Estribillo]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why dem wanna stop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know dem can not flop
wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna drop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not
catch wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna flop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not stop
wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna drop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not
catch wi

Why they wanna stop wi and they can´t flop wi
why they wanna biggie and tupac mi
50 can not stand mi, ja rule can´t cap mi, wow
forward dem goin, look at mi
yo they can not mak mi and they can not clap mi
all the triggers they are pressing, they can not shot
mi
they can not stop mi, they can not flop wi, yo
forward i´m goin, look at mi

[Puente]

The youth dem steppin up, there´s no use in stoppin us
don´t even try to stoppin us, don´t even try to stoppin
us

[Estribillo]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why dem wanna stop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know dem can not flop
wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna drop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not
catch wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna flop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not stop
wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna drop wi

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not
catch wi

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, man a fi survive
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, man a stay alive
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, every youth haffi rise
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, make mi open wi eyes
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and dem ship a capsize
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and dem never realise
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, how much di youth dem wise
and dem open dem eyes i say

[Puente]

The youth dem steppin up, there´s no use in stoppin us
don´t even try to stoppin us, don´t even try to stoppin
us

they can not stop mi cause i would dem never let dem
wear mi crown
i never let dem push mi down, i never let dem violate
mi sound
they can not sit on my trone, selassie i love all mi
tone
and him wear the triple crown, babylon in a yu own
blood
mi see di whole a dem a drown

[Estribillo]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why dem wanna stop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know dem can not flop
wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna drop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not
catch wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna flop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not stop
wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, why they wanna drop wi
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and they know they can not
catch wi

[Puente]
The youth dem steppin up, there´s no use in stoppin us
don´t even try to stoppin us, don´t even try to stoppin
us