Conviction or a Fine

From city center to 2nd street
My heart skip a beat, beat, beat
Silence in the court
Do you swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth
The whole truth, youth
I swear, I swear
The judge didn't have no sympathy on me, oh no

All he have on his mind
A conviction or a fine
Say all he have on his mind
To give I a conviction or a fine

The judge was my name say
Deep in his heart a design
To give I a break

All he have on his mind
A conviction or a fine

Hear me now
Say why the police dem have fe treat me so
Jah Jah fe something when Jah create another grow
Don't treat I so, no don't treat I so, no
Don't treat I so, no don't treat I so

All on his mind
A conviction or a fine
Say all he have on his mind
To give I a conviction or a fine

Say I wasn't fighting no war, no war
So why dem have fe publish me name so big ina de Star, ina de Star
Say I was only smoking my expensive cigar, me cigar
The big foot Reese commerce a thru me want gets try fe reach far
Me said a blah is just a blah

All on his mind
A conviction or a fine
Say all on his mind
A conviction or a fine

Ey, look, what
Say, look what the Babylon dem come and do to we
Put we ina custody just for little tree
No do that to we, no do that to we
No do that to we, no do that to we

All on his mind
A conviction or a fine, you hear me now
All he have on their mind
A conviction or a fine

Conviction or a fine
Conviction or a fine, ey
Whoa, whoa, whoa, hoy

The judge was my name say
Deep in his heart a design
To give I a break

All he have on his mind
To give I a conviction or a fine
Say he have on his mind
To give I a conviction or a fine

Hear me now, hear me now, ah
Say I wasn't fighting no war, no war
So why dem have fe publish me name so big ina de Star, ina de Star
Say I was only smoking my expensive cigar, me cigar
The big foot Reese commerce a thru me want gets try fe reach far
Me said a blah is just a blah

All on his mind
A conviction or a fine
Say all on his mind
To give I a conviction or a fine

Hear me now, hear me now, aww
Say why the police dem have fe treat I so
Jah jah fe something she Jah create and not I grow
Don't treat I so, no don't treat I so
Don't treat I so, no don't treat I so
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no

From city center to 2nd street
My heart skip a beat, oh hear me now
Silence in the court
Do you swear to tell the truth, nothing but the truth
The whole truth, so help me God
I swear, I swear
The judge did not have no sympathy on me, oh no

All he have on his mind
A conviction or a fine

Hey, hoo, oh
Say why the police dem have fe treat I so
Jah jah do something when Jah create and not I grow