I heard that payback's a mother fuckin' bitch
But I won't stress and I won't switch
And I would not take my life
Glory please, my God the only thing on my mind
Takes up all of my time
And I said ooh!

Running from a gun
Or some brain that weights a ton
And my God it hurts to get so low
Searchin' through the cars
Cold still searchin' through the night
I think I will run to you but I refuse to fuss and fight

And God may find a reason
Well I'm sure you'll find a rhyme
Because it takes up nearly all my time
He who stands for freedom
God knows I've got the number
But maybe I just use too much

I was sitting in that bar
Now I'm sittin' in that stolen car
Cold, still rollin' down the boulevard
Saw you with a gleam
And the microphone scene
Think I will run, to you
But I know I won't live for me
Cause I know God's got both, the reason and the rhyme
Please tell me, why he takes up all my time
I've been drinking, just like you
And baby, you've got something I can use

Payback's a mother fuckin' blast
But I won't stress and I won't blast
And I would not take my life
Glory please, my God, comin' from heaven above
Takes up all of my time
And I said

(Why must I feel like that?)

Running from a gun
And some brain that weights a ton
You know, I did that line for Flava' Flav

But, all the D.J.'s do it
All the D.J.'s use it
I would run, I would switch
But I want to be the same
And I know I'll find a reason
'Cause I always bust a rhyme
Because it takes up nearly all my time

The T hear stands for treason
The D hear stands for dove
And maybe I just use too
Maybe I'm just used too
And maybe I just use too much


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    This is one of the best Sublime songs by far, and before I knew what it was about, I just kind of liked the sound of it, the bass, the singing, but now that I know what it is about, it takes on a whole other meaning, and while it is sad that he died, he probably would have never written this song if he wasn't on drugs. So, we can thank drugs for Sublime's profound lyrics and sound. I'm just glad Bradley didn't burn out too soon before he put out enough material to satisfy me. Sure, he died too young, but he sure made a ton of music in that time, which says a lot about the guy and his bandmates. This song just has that "awesome" factor to it. It sounds bootleg, and has Bradley sounding at his best voice-wise, although the sound quality isn't that good. Either way, a song I will probably listen to until the day I die.

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