Hey Young World - Demo
by Slick Rick
From the album: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Duration: 4:38
Lyrics for Hey Young World - Demo
Hey young world, hey young world Young world, young world Young world, young world This rap here it may cause concern For all raving youth, why don't you listen and learn Love, peace, happiness once was strong But due to society, oh, it's gone wrong Times have changed and it's cool to dress bummy To be a dumb dummy and to disrespect your mummy Have you forgot who put you on this earth And who brought you up right and loved you since your birth Reward is a brainwash, kid gone wild And girls fourteen already have a child Bad company and now you've been framed Your parents alerted, hurt and ashamed Ruining yourself, and plus your mummy can't cope Hey little kids, oh, don't follow these dopes As a rule from a non-fool, your life don't drool Don't be a fool like those who cut school Get ahead and accomplish things And you'll seize the wonder and joy life brings Don't admire thieves because they don't admire you Bad times limited, oh, the hard rocks too So listen, be strong, scream whoopie doo Go for yours 'cause dreams come true And you'll make your mummy so proud of you too And this is a message that the Rulerick threw And it's true... so true Hey young world, hey young world Young world, young world Young world, young world Hey young world, hey young world Young world, young world Young world, young world Hey mister big shot, now don't you look fly You don't have a dollar, oh my, my, my And fighting again and you forgot why Hey kid, walk straight, why don't you master your high Why? 'Cause you make your family cry And all jokes aside, now are you in good health Hey little boy, have you checked yourself You're a disgust, someone I can't trust You steal Ma's welfare and go buy dust And plus I must say big shot you're not Your friends call when I hear your girls are what You didn't know? Go steal and rob And while you're at it, go get a suit for a job slob You see you act like the urge is demanding Come on, wake up, have some understanding Society's a weak excuse for a man It's time for the righteous to take the stand Believe it or not, the Lord still shines on you Guides you and He watched you as you grew Past the age of a little child, that's true But folks your age, they don't act like you do So be mature and put the boy to a halt And if you're over eighteen, why don't you act like an adult Don't live in a world of hate, hate, hate Pull yourself together and get yourself straight Men don't steal, most don't borrow And if you smoke crack, your kids will smoke crack tomorrow Be more mature, oh, do your chores Make your own money and be proud it's yours You know why? 'Cause that's a man brings not spite Staying out of trouble when it comes in sight And a man never loses a fight in God's sight 'Cause righteous laws are overdue And this is a message that the Rulerick threw And it's true... (What are you saying, Terry?) ... so true (Ahh, shucks.)