Jah Jah is my inspiration So I got a message for Jah children Back in 1963, Haile Selassie arrived in New York City He had a message for creation So he spoke before the United Nations The words were put into a song Everywhere is war and more war it still rages on We still wait for the solution Equal rights and justice not owned by every man, so ah You have to see things like Rastafari, hey, ooh yes Only judge a man by how he lives and what he gives I say, you have to see the world like Rastafari does, yes Cannot separate no black from white, no way If you see a man walkin' down the street tonight So cold and hungry You should stop yourself give him what you got to give No matter how small And if you see a child lookin' destitute and lonely No sense of direction You should see yourself as the one to lift him up One of Jah children, because You have to see things like Rastafari, hey Only judge a man by how he lives and what he gives Jah say, you have to see the world like Rastafari does, yes Cannot separate no black from white, no way, never Oh yeah, you gotta stop runnin', runnin', runnin' from yourself Gotta stop runnin', runnin', runnin' from your problems Say you stop runnin', runnin', runnin' from yourself Stop passin' that man in need Remember it's Jah hand that feed, because You have to see things like Rastafari, hey Only judge a man by how he lives and what he gives Jah Jah, you have to see the world like Rastafari does, yeah Cannot separate no black from white, hey, one more time You have to see things like Rastafari, hey, yes I Only judge a man by how he lives and what he gives You have to see the world like Rastafari does, yeah Cannot separate no black from white, come with me, yeah Oh yeah.. Jah Jah, Jah Jah is my inspiration Jah Jah, Jah Jah is my inspiration Jah Jah, Jah Jah forever loving Jah Jah Jah, Jah Jah, yeah, yes