Discover the story of the song > Want Fi Goh Rave – Linton Kwesi Johnson

The protagonist is walking down the road and hears a young man talking about his difficult situation and how he has to sign in at the station every evening. The protagonist then expresses how he feels like his life has no meaning and that he wants to have a good time and go to a party. The protagonist continues walking and overhears another young man talking about how he won't work for low pay and that he used to do illegal activities but the police stopped him. The protagonist then talks about how he has to steal and do bad things to survive. Despite this, he still wants to have a good time and go to a party.