And it was written Up in the book of life That man shall Endure forever more And it was written Up in the book of life That man shall Endure forever more Well did the pen is stronger than the knife They can kill you once but they can't kill you twice Did you know destruction of the flesh is not di ending to life Fear not of the anti-Christ Did you know that I exist before the Earth An did you know that my eyes are windows to the world Did you know you can't go ah Zion and wear Jerry curls Can't tell di boys from di girls Your body is just a vehicle transporting you soul It's what's inside of people is beauty to behold Fear not of evil Every day dem flesh it grow old Changes of the times take a toll And it was written Up in the book of life That man shall Endure forever more And it was written Up in the book of life That man shall Endure forever more Fear is in the eye of the beholder Love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer, live much longer Fear is in the eye of the beholder Love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer, live much longer A vester on his chest And Rastafari is his name A gift of everlasting life for all us to sustain Blessing that you all be got Lessons taught you all forgot Rasta call I shit you not Do you remember Elijah and his chariot of flames Same blood dat run through my veins Fear is in the eye of the beholder Love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer, live much longer Fear is in the eye of the beholder Love is in the presence of the love maker Life is in the words of the comforter Endure much longer, live much longer Careful how you entertain stranger Selassie never born in a manger And never crucified as a savior And likkle himself from all di ruler Babylon na function with a failer So be careful of them cellular and pager 'Cause as I see them I see danger So dem great but Selassie ah greater, yo That man shall endure forever more And it was written up in the book of life That man shall endure forever more Mi think mi wan lick upon shots upon a blood clot And fill the block with bummer as cops Cops mi nah talk mi know you watch me walks and While black woman is getting raped across New York and Before little brothers and chalks and Imagine somebody say "That's your son dead" and See us We do the crime, we do the time You get away scott free So the police they gon' pop you for they pop me 'Cause if you get me, you got me, you shot me, no lock me Carry shotty's since mom slapped me 'cause mi room sloppy The youngest nigga out the camp, it's me But nobody pampered me So you better don't ran with me, for semi Mi a player plenty Chicks mi blaze many Raise plenty a few dollars Storm out mi Prada Watch a bum holla Watch em run, hit the floor Told em come, come No Throw your guns up pon di air Blow! And it was written Up in the book of life That man shall Endure forever more Watch for sticks and stones Stumbling blocks in piles Life is one big road Miles on top of miles So blessed be the soul that always remains a child When most people don't even smile There's a natural mystic Blow through the air So keep in realistic and always be aware The truth is crying out and it's so loud and so clear But most people won't even hear Spiritual pollution is in the atmosphere And with so much confusion Can one be happy here The gift of Rastafari is for all man to share But some would rather to be so unfair And it was written Up in the book of life That man shall Endure forever more And it was written Up in the book of life That man shall Endure forever more