Circumstances made me what I am Was I born a violent man Circumstances made me what I am Everyone should understand Circumstances made me what I am Was I born a violent man Circumstances made me what I am Everyone should know May sound strange, might sound foolish But things ain't getting better Everyday another fall victim to the beretter Why is there so much violence Killing we one another Let us learn to live and let that light shine brighter Bad influence through influence the youth dem get slaughter As bad as badman use to be Dem respect di father Is like no eyes no realize seh Times get harder Mi talk all night with all mi Might But still is laughter Circumstances made me what I am Was I born a violent man Circumstances made me what I am And everyone should know Now, when I try to cope Tell mi self there is hope It seems like the biggest joke Eh eh, And as I put down the gun Still dollars must run All now employment can't come Have mi a jam and a cool Want go back in a school The system lick mi There's no hope for those Who have not from the slum Take di little much we have Still hunting we down I beg unu show some love Unu wi get back some, now Circumstances made me what I am Was I born a violent man Circumstances made me what I am Every man should know