RUNAWAY

To my people doin time, to my people rest in peace Yaw'll ready for the Refugee Camp, come on Introducing, Earth Wind and Fire yeah yeah yeah come on, come on, come on, come on No money in my pocket, gotta get it, no limit So I became America's most wanted All I ever wanted was a fancy car A crib for my mom and a Master card Baby you know this ain't Hollywood, boot cut flicks wit Clint Eastwood Went from a teen to a young adult No excuses, it ain't my fault Runaway, we livin like runaways Wake up, stretch, a morning yawn And trying to make it through the day Brush my teeth, hit the streets Where there's heat, we avoid the beef Hopin one day we don't have to run away (you gotta escape) I didn't wanna run away But I had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) We didn't wanna run away But we had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna leave you stray But sometimes I got to get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna go away, but I hadd to get away yo Yo, G and P, where you at? Momma came home from a hard days work At day time, a maid, at night time, a nurse Worked so hard to make sure we survived Livin in ghetto paradise Sometime I wake up screamin in the middle of the night Hopin that darkness brings me light Prayin for that better day, where we won't have to runaway Runaway, we livin like runaways Wake up, stretch, a morning yawn And trying to make it through the day Brush my teeth, hit the streets Where there's heat, we avoid the beef Hopin one day we don't have to run away (you gotta escape) I didn't wanna run away But I had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) We didn't wanna run away But we had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna leave you stray But sometimes I got to get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna go away, but I hadd to get away yo Ladies and gentlemen, Earth Wind and Fire Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, da-ba-da-da-dow Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, da-ba-da-da-dow Feel the belly yaw'll, more bass yaw'll, Verdine yaw'll Runaway, we livin like runaways Wake up, stretch, a morning yawn And trying to make it through the day Brush my teeth, hit the streets Where there's heat, we avoid the beef Hopin one day we don't have to run away (you gotta escape) I didn't wanna run away But I had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) We didn't wanna run away But we had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna leave you stray But sometimes I got to get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna go away, but I hadd to get away yo I didn't wanna run away But I had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) We didn't wanna run away But we had to get, get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna leave you stray But sometimes I got to get away yo (gotta get away) I didn't wanna go away, but I hadd to get away Yo, yaw'll gone make me do it, I don't wanna do it, but here we go Ba-d-iya, Ba-d-iya ba-dia-dia-dia-dia-dia, ba-da-ba-da-ba, ba-dia-dia-dia-dia-dia, ba-da-ba-da-ba Put 'em up yaw'll, uh, uh, Refugees Ba-da-bop-bop-bop, ba-da-bop-bop-bop-bop-badop I wanna see everybody's hands in the air right now Recognize the legend's up in here