[Intro]
Oh! so, right, sure, watch your face, you 'bout to catch [?]
Seen, I an' I work hard, Jah pick, youth conflicts
Na-na show dem, na-na tell dem, shall a fade away
(Yeah, you know)
[Chorus]
He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity shall fade away, fade away (No, true!)
He who checks for only wealth
And not for his physical health shall fade away, fade away
[Verse 1]
Mi say, mi went down to a [?] to check sister Faye
Well, I check a sister Faye, mi say, she start to fade away
Mi say, you cyaan go a zion with your carnal mind
Your carnal mind have to stay behind
Say, di righteous done an' then di wicked must fall
Well, a get in under ball an' don't you ever you stall
As you fade away (Wow, baby!)
As you fade away (Could you, could hear mะต when I say?)
An' no follow sister Faye
I tะตll you, she a fade away (Yeah, you know)
[Chorus]
The man who worship silver and gold shall surely, surely, surely lose his own soul, then fade away (Brrr)
[Verse 2]
'Cause, if you worship silver and gold
Man, you a go lost your own a soul
Well, I tell you, you will fade away
Well, don't you be like sister Faye, will leave you down an' not obey, an' so mi really tell you, she a fade away ('Move ya!)
A she a fade away, you know
Cah dat di righteous done an' then di wicked man stall
Well, a get in under ball an' don't you ever you stall
Said, di wicked go a zion fi go chat a to di lion, then him fade away
So mi really tell you, said, him fade away (Yeah, you know)
'Cause, if you follow sister Pat an' she will lead you to a trap
Well, a follow sister Faye an' you will fade away
Well, a follow sister Pat an' she will lead you to a death
An' you will fade away (Some will say, ya)
Well, a make love go an' then you make a lover stay
An' no matter what the wicked do or you will fade away
You shall a fade away (Wow, baby!)
Na-na fade away
[Chorus]
The rich is getting richer every day (Ya, you know)
And the little that the poor man got, it shall be taken away
Do you hear what I say?
[Verse 3]
That's what the righteous one have to say
Mi say, di wicked shall fade away
I tell you, say, di wicked shall fade away
Mi say, you cyaan go a zion with a carnal mind
You cyaan go a zion in a limousine
It's your limousine a run out a gasoline
Man, an' then you fade away
Well, a check a sister Faye
An' she a fade away (Yeah, you know)
[Outro]
I said, di righteous done an' then di wicked must fall
Di righteous done an' then di wicked must fall
'Cause, after a storm, said, there must be a calm
Dem fire one-