Sometimes I wanna get away
From all the confusion
Causing pollution
I know you wish you could runaway
From this institution
Coz there’s no solution
To survive
Another day when I’m waking up I turn my TV on CNN
Another homie done bit the dust
My best friends back up in the pen (damn)
Somebody hit the twin towers my boy
And the buildings came tumbling down
All we could do was watch in tears while the people of America wonder how we let it go down
Then, I heard a sound when I turned around
This old man said pray for me (what he say)
He said I been in this world for eighty-eight long years and go now can’t you stay for me (and what you do)
I looked him in his eyes and I gave him a smile
I said mister I don’t mean no harm
But you ain’t goin nowhere so just pull up a chair I got green fresh off the farm
(then what happened)
And with that he pulled a bottle from his pocket said
Young’n I’m a give it a try (give it a try boy)
I said hold up pops
I ain’t forget about the night…so pass it by and then he said
Sometimes I wanna get away
From all the confusion
Causing pollution
I know you wish you could runaway
From this institution
Coz there’s no solution
To survive
From dust to dawn
Mom’s always telling me you must move on
Let the past be the last thing that dusts you son
And I trust you Mom
But that doesn’t mean that my lust for fun, wanna bust ma gun
Wasn’t much to some, doesn’t measure up to most
Started walking up the road to the treasure of the coast
Just never fuckin’ know, what your gonna see
Where you’re gonna be
Who you gonna meet
It’s true your gonna sleep and slip into silence
Shot guns firing, choppers and sirens
Spot lights shining, flashing on a glance
And I’m broke without a chance and the devil and the ants in his pants
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
Now I’m just saying though (living my life we should be talking bout this)
I’m just saying though (chasing your dreams and not your
I’m just saying though (it’s the thing its gonna make you laugh gon’ make you cry)
That’s how it goes man why ask why
Now I’m just saying though (taking you away from my frustration)
I’m just saying though (teach me to use my imagination)
I’m just saying though (it’s the thing its gonna make you laugh gon’ make you cry)
That’s how it goes man why ask why
Sometimes I wanna get away
From all the confusion
Causing pollution
I know you wish you could runaway
From this institution
Coz there’s no solution
To survive
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway
I know you wanna runaway