..a dedication to all the refugees worldwide..
..oh, one time say.. say.. say..

..i remember when we used to sit..
..in the government yard in brooklyn..
..observing the crookedness as it mingled..
..with the good people we meet...

..good friends we have.. 
..or good friends we've lost..
..along the way..
..in this great future..
..you can't forget your past..
..so dry your tears.. i say..
..and to my peeps who passed away..

..no woman no cry.. no woman no cry..
..say.. say.. say..
..hey, little sister.. don't shed no tears..
..no woman no cry.. say.. say.. say..

..i remember when we used to rock..
..in a project yard in jersey..
..and little georgie would make the firelight..
..as stolen cars passed through the night..

..and then we'd hit the corner store..
..for roots, paper, and brew.. brew..
..my drink's.. my only remedy..
..for pain of losing family..
..but while I'm gone Shorty..

..everything's gonna be alright..
..everything's gonna be alright.. [bad word] to the dance tonight..
..everything's gonna be alright..
..everything's gonna be alright..
..everything's gonna be alright..
..the gun man's in the house tonight..
..but everything's gonna be alright..

..no woman no cry.. no woman no cry..
..hey, little sister.. don't shed no tears..
..no woman no cry.. say.. say.. say..

..i remember when we used to sit..
..in a government yard in trenchtown..
..observing the hypocrites as it mingled..
..with the good people we meet..

..good friends we have.. 
..or good friends we've lost..
..along the way..
..in this great future..
..you can't forget your past..
..so dry your tears.. i say..

..and no woman no cry.. no woman no cry..
..say.. say.. say..
..hey, little sister.. don't shed no tears..
..no woman no cry.. to my peeps that passed away..