Schooldaze

Silver and gold, it will vanish away
But a good education will always stay
Say fi gwaan a school
Bong-bong-biddly-bong
Nuff fi learn up di rules

It's better to stay at home than to turn up the fool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
Or be faced with the chance of being the man's tool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
Only so long your front can maintain that cool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
You can't run your vehicle if you've got no fuel
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules

To run your mouth without a second thought's a crying shame
So we try and apply our trades whether we stay paid or self-made
Hell raised every now and then, rarely lost the power to pen
Another entry in this everlasting document
I came to rock you with God-given bullshit
You grab the mic and pull it to your lips
Begin to spit and see what happens if you ain't afraid to let it rip
The pieces might fall into place like playing a game of Tetris
The imagination stretches, whatever your direction
A steady step will get you to your destination faster
Gotta be your tongue's master
The same applies to whatever your caper
Emotions or the paper, the safer bet
Is not always the easiest to cash in on, crashing on
Through the jungle without a compass
Now don't discount the dumbness of that
Baiters that thud with the bat, so cover your back
Or be left to cover your tracks
Slapping your forehead as you turn and begin to double back
But the fact is that the question remains
Which of you's are staying?
If you had to, would you take the very lowest that they're paying?
Nah, I'm saying, it's a riddle and
You've got to be clued up to move up
If it's too tough, you get the boot like a computer

It's better to stay at home than to turn up the fool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
Or be faced with the chance of being the man's tool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
Only so long your front can maintain that cool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
You can't run your vehicle if you've got no fuel
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules

Put your mind to paper wisdom make it alright
Work the mind harder set the goals all in sight
Look out for the bad kids and their distractions
Keep your eyes on the prize and concentration
'Cause you might be rough now, you're king of the yard
But later you'll be living life, you're working twice as hard
Money's always tight though you work the week long
Now never get ahead without no education
Ignorance is bliss if you don't need to eat
Fun to keep you warm and keep you in from the street
Who you gonna turn to? You're old enough now
Fending for yourself's so hard without the know-how

It's better to stay at home than to turn up the fool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
Or be faced with the chance of being the man's tool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
Only so long your front can maintain that cool
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules
You can't run your vehicle if you've got no fuel
So kid go to school, better learn up the rules