Lyrics
Na na na na na na, down in a babylon
Two steps backward, two steps backward
two steps backward
Don t step backward, don t step backward
Or are you a dreadlocks, two steps backward
two steps backward go deh
two steps backward
one day you are dreadlocks well dread
the road to righteousness is narrow
One step forward, this is a time of decision, step out of babylon
step out of babylon
ooh yeah ooh yeah
ooh yeah ooh yeah
Na na na na na na, two steps backward, na na na na na na
Ooh yeah ooh yeah, down in a babylon, two steps backward
step out of babylon
One step forward, don t step backward
Na na na na na na, ah let me tell you say Forward, step out of babylon
ooh yeah ooh yeah ooh yeah
tell me are you a con man
Step out of babylon, two steps backward
Down in a babylon, step out of babylon
sons of jacob, asher, levi, benjamin rise up and step forward
One step forward, two steps backward
Down inna Babylon
One step forward, two steps backward
Down inna Babylon
One day you are dreadlocks (well dread)
Next day you are baldhead (clean shave)
Onward, forward, don't step backward
Step out of Babylon
Onward, forward, don't step backward
Step out of Babylon
Are you a commercialized
Grabbing at the cash-backs?
This is a time of decision
Tell me, what is your plan? yeah
Onward, forward, don't step backward
Step out of Babylon
Onward, forward, don't step backward
Step out of Babylon
Straight is the road that leads to destruction Ooh yeah
The road to righteousness is narrow
Ah let me tell you say
Indictive feelings enter feeling
The truth is a fact, tell me
Are you a con man, or are you a dreadlocks, eh?
One step forward, two steps backward
Down inna Babylon
Onward, forward, don't step backward
Step out of Babylon
The road is rough and the hill is steep
Ah let me tell you say
The mountain is high and the valley is deep
Oh yeah oh yeah
Onward, forward, don't step backward
Step out of Babylon
Onward, forward, don't step backward
Step out of Babylon
One step forward, two steps backward
Down inna Babylon
One step forward, two steps backward
Down inna Babylon
wow i grew up on this music in Kano City, Nigeria. brings tears to my eyes. memories of childhood. this was my sister cousin's favourite. Even after she had transited, i remember her thru these songs. been searching for years for max romeo's songs...didnt know his name particularly. was too young to know...but i remember the words and fortunately i kept typing up on the internet and combining words and here i am. used to listen to this on my father's turntable with polygram records....God bless you Max Romeo.
this song,brings memories of the reaggea yard session in Langa,Gugulethu & in Scratch night Club Cape Town, on the decks the one & only reaggea Ambassorder DJ Jeff from Factraton Kensington Cape Town