(*Prod. by Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor)
[Intro:]
Ghetto youth
Two thousand and nine
(Serious thing)
Put dung di war and di crime
Go breed a gal an get a pickney fi mind
Put dung di violence and di crime
Yuh nuh see nuh gal inna jail
A bare man inna jail
Ghetto yutes
[Chorus:]
I don't wanna
I nuh really really wanna
I don't wanna go to jail no more
I nuh wanna
I nuh really really wanna
I don't wanna go to jail no more
[Verse 1:]
Nuh see nuh gal inna jailhouse (gal inna jailhouse)
Bare man inna jailhouse (man inna jailhouse)
Nuh see nuh gal inna jail a bare man inna jail mi glad the day weh mi bail out
First of all
You see the warda
The warda the warda
You aks some gangsta wada
But some wada some wada sum wada
Dem worse than Shebahda
First
Mek mi tell you how it all happen
Mi and mi gal inna mi bed (Yeaay)
Mi a gi har some hard strappings
She tear up all mi spread (Oweh ye)
Mi and har inna mi bed a square off
Same time mi door tear off
Lord mi could see no face a bare mask
And bare tear gas
Officer
[Chorus:]
I don't wanna
I nuh really really wanna
I don't wanna go to jail no more
I nuh wanna
I nuh really really wanna
I don't wanna go to jail no more
[Verse 2:]
a next thing
mi a talk di bail di bail
go inna di court fi get di bail di bail
same time mi get reman again
case put off again
mama see har son a passed again
inna shackles and chains but mi feel like fi took off mi friend
trust mi no badda laugh mi friend
gangalee will have to float again
mi read mi bible pon di way to the court again
cause
[Chorus:]
I don't wanna
I nuh really really wanna
I don't wanna go to jail no more
I nuh wanna
I nuh really really wanna
I don't wanna go to jail no more
Nuh see nuh gal inna jailhouse(gal inna jailhouse)
Ah bare man inna jailhouse(man inna jailhouse)
Nuh see nuh gal inna jail ah bare man inna jail
What a day when mi bail out
What a day
What a day
Is a brighter a day
Ghetto youths