Back Biter

Yeah, can't even trust your neighbor (chuh)
Dem a days yah (days yah)
Unno better look out, look out, yes
Yeah, can't even trust your neighbor, no (neighbor)
Mother 'gainst father
Friend against friend
So sad

Dem say me daunted, cah me no trust man
And I no take, not a check from no one
Nuff a friend-enemy and dem, many, many
And true, plenty money dem gone funny, funny
Give me a smile ah disguise dem quick fi call ya down
But we never see dem true intention, no
Friend-enemy and dem many, many
Dem fight His Majesty, waan fi damage me

Dem a backbiter, trap setter
Smile inna your face
Me no waan dem inna me place
No waan dem inna me face
Cah dem a backbiter, trap setter
Smile inna your face
Me no waan dem inna me place

They only come with smiling faces when they want
To reap off your farm
Dem never plant yet and waan fi reap it
Dem come and skin dem teeth when dem meet and greet
The children in the street
Dem will tear you to pieces
Dem too deceiving

Dem a backbiter, trap setter
Smile inna your face
Me no waan dem inna me place
No waan dem inna me face
Cah dem a backbiter, trap setter
Smile inna your face
Me no waan dem inna me space

Yeah, can't even trust your neighbor, no
Dem a day yah
Unno better look out, look out, now
Yeah, can't even trust your neighbor, no, no
I tell you, mother 'gainst father
Friend against friend
And it's so sad

Dem say me paro' cah me don't put down me guard quick
I tell dem me skeptic of who me deal with
Cah nuff a friend-enemy and dem, many many
And true, plenty money dem gone funny, funny
Give me a smile a disguise, dem quick fi shake your hand
But we never see dem true intention, no
Friend-enemy and dem many, many
Dem fight His Majesty, waan fi damage me

Dem a backbiter, trap setter
Smile inna your face
Me no waan dem inna me place
No waan dem inna me face
Cah dem, a wha', wha', wha'
Backbiter, trap setter
Smile inna your face
Me no waan dem inna me space
No waan dem inna me face

Dem a backbiter, trap setter
Smiling inna your face
Me no waan dem inna me space

Yeah ah, can't even trust your neighbor, no, no
Dem a days yah
Unno better look out, look out, yeah
Yeah, you can't even trust your brother or your sister
Mother 'gainst father
Friend against friend
Gee...

Hey, hey
Whoa... backbiter
Whoa, yeah, yeah
Ah, ah, ah...