Darker Than Blue

Ready right now, Ready right now
Ready right now, Ready right now
We people who are darker than blue
Are we gonna stand around this town
And let what others say come true
Are we just good for nothing so them figure
Worthless shifless nigga’s
We can hardly stand for that
Or is that where its really at?
Well, pardon me brother
As you stand in your glory
I hope you don’t mind
If I tell the whole story
Ready right now, Ready right now
Ready right now, Are you ready right now
We people who are darker than blue
There’s no time for segregation
I’m talking 'bout brown and yellow too
High yellow gal can you tell
Your just a surface of our deep well
If your mind can really see
You know your colour is the same as me
Are you ready Right now
Are you ready right now
Arh! yeh! arh!
Are you ready?
Ready Oh now now
Dry your weeping eyes
Cause we are on the rise
Head up to the sky
Keep your eyes upon prize
Jah Jah is the power and the glory
Giving us a brand new story
No mek tribal war destroys we
Let’s bring about some unity
Yeah, Yeah!
We People of African blue
It’s now time to seize the land
That’s been long time overdue
Politician 'pon a mission
They conjuring up corruption
So long we’ve been denied
And were just not satisfied
Ready right now
Ready right now
Are you ready right now
Are you ready right now
In a Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa
Sierre Leone and Ivory Coast and Liberia oh yeah
Ready right now