Cover art for Real Situation by Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Real Situation Lyrics

[verse 1]
Check out the real situation
Nation war against nation
Where did it all begin?
When will it end?

[Chorus]
Well, it seems like: total destruction the only solution
And there aren't no use: no one can stop them now
Ain't no use: nobody can stop them now

[Verse 2]
Give them an inch, they take a yard
Give them a yard, they take a mile (ooh)
Once a man and twice a child
And everything is just for a while

[Chorus]
Well, it seems like: total destruction the only solution
And there aren't no use: no one can stop them now
Ain't no use: nobody can stop them now

[Bridge]
Check in the real situation (check it out, check it out)
Nation fight against nation
Where did it all begin? Wo-oo-o-o-oh!
Where will it end?
[Chorus]
Well, it seems like: total destruction the only solution
And there aren't no use: no one can stop them now
Ain't no use: nobody can stop them now

[Outro]
There ain't no use: no one can't stop them now
Everybody struggling: ain't no use - ain't no use
Ain't no use you even try
Ain't no use: got to say 'bye-'bye!
Ain't no use! Ain't no - ain't no use: no one can stop them now
(No one can stop them now) [fadeout]

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Credits
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Recorded At
Tuff Gong Recording Studio, Kingston, Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Release Date
June 10, 1980
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