Mr. Prime Minister
This is not a green voice
This is not an orange voice
This is a Jamaican voice
And asking you a question
Doesn't mean we love our country any less
Chorus
The flag belongs to the people
Every woman, every man
We have a right to ask a question
We have a right to understand
Put down the green, put down the orange
Pick up the flag and stand
Life is too short for foolish loyalty
Put Jamaica first, give our children a chance
Verse 1
Mama pays her taxes
Every time she buys her bread
She hears another promise
But remembers what you said
Now she's asking where the money went
What reached the ones in need
Answer her with facts and figures
Give her something she can read
Pre-Chorus
A question isn't treason
And silence isn't trust
When the people ask for answers
You should answer all of us
Chorus
The flag belongs to the people
Every woman, every man
We have a right to ask a question
We have a right to understand
Put down the green, put down the orange
Pick up the flag and stand
Life is too short for foolish loyalty
Put Jamaica first, give our children a chance
Verse 2
That pothole in the roadway
Doesn't care which side you choose
And the price upon the market shelf
Won't change its mind for you
Two neighbours wear two colours
But their children share one street
Both are waiting at the clinic
Both need food enough to eat
Pre-Chorus
So why should we stop speaking
When the campaign comes around?
We can vote for different people
And still stand on common ground
Chorus
The flag belongs to the people
Every woman, every man
We have a right to ask a question
We have a right to understand
Put down the green, put down the orange
Pick up the flag and stand
Life is too short for foolish loyalty
Put Jamaica first, give our children a chance
Verse 3
These hands are getting older
These knees don't move the same
One day someone else will live here
Someone else will bear our name
Will they find a decent classroom?
Will clean water reach their door?
Will they have to fight the battles
That we should have settled before?
Bridge
You won't take that seat of power
We won't take these things we own
What we leave is how we treated
Those who couldn't stand alone
Let the next child say we listened
Let the next child say we cared
Let them see the work we finished
Let them know their future mattered here
Breakdown
Whose money?
The people's money!
Who deserves the truth?
Every one of us!
What do we want?
Facts, not attacks!
What do we need?
Show us the records!
Whoever holds the office
We will hold you to your word
Respect the people asking
Every voice deserves to be heard!
Chorus
The flag belongs to the people
Every woman, every man
We have a right to ask a question
We have a right to understand
Put down the green, put down the orange
Pick up the flag and stand
Life is too short for foolish loyalty
Put Jamaica first, give our children a chance
Outro
Out of many
One people!
More than a motto
A way we must live!
Love your country
Ask your questions!
Whoever's in power
Must answer to us!
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