Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Runaway Slave, artist - Showbiz. Album song Runaway Slave, in the genre R&BDate of issue: 31.12.1991
Age restrictions: 18+
Record label: The Island Def Jam
Song language: English
Runaway Slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Runaway… runaway slave |
| Livin' in the slums with the bums, the rats and the stray cats |
| Dogs with the rabies, little babies are having babies |
| Juveniles act wild |
| Every footstep you take, on every corner there’s a crack vial |
| Pushers, dealers, crackheads are buying |
| Now the dealer’s in jail, all the crackheads are dying |
| My man got AIDS, he was hit hard |
| To get laid, he paid a crackhead for a five dollar quick job |
| In the ghetto this stuff you have to find |
| A beer will relax my mind but I still pack my nine |
| 'Cause I’m aware of all evil and devilishment |
| Because I’m living in a rat like settlement |
| Sometimes it’s hard to manage |
| I grab a forty take a sip and let the mental do the damage |
| Yeah I’m woozy and my eyes are red |
| But it’s better than an Uzi and a brotherman is dead |
| See nine out of ten are black on black crimes |
| Four out of nine were killed before their prime |
| The other five wanted vengeance |
| So now five out of five are doin' a jail sentence |
| Ask the Giant I’ve been through it |
| So when I reach to the top, I say the ghetto made me do it |
| And I know how to strive, huh |
| Born and raised in the ghetto so you know I can survive |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| Chapter two of every black man’s diary |
| Drugs and diseases put in our society |
| Kill another brother and it’s bravery |
| Come on that’s one step backwards into mental slavery |
| Yeah you best believe that’s reality |
| You got black on black then there’s police brutality |
| Yeah it’s bad but what makes it sad |
| Is that I’m being harassed by a black man with a badge |
| He’s sellin' out because he’s two-faced |
| But you only got one race, you only got a nigga’s face |
| He’s sellin' out because times is hard |
| And old ladies are gettin' robbed 'cause I can’t find a job |
| Fight to the top, and the other man’ll drop |
| And gettin' treated like savages will stop |
| You got the right plan, but goin' about it the wrong way |
| Divided is the long way, united is the strong way |
| Too many died for us to take a pause |
| So let’s all get ours, and stop tryin' to get yours |
| Walk a straight path, but it’s so easy to stumble |
| So weak minds crumble in the concrete jungle |
| Get your chance to sell drugs, you don’t pass up |
| But a fast buck will wind up to be your last buck |
| It’s a damn shame, you’re deaf, dumb and blind |
| Did it ever cross your mind you’re killin' off your own kind? |
| And pretty soon even you will be a goner |
| Easy access to guns, liquor stores on every corner |
| Street knowledge is a must, you never learn enough |
| You’re physically rough, but mentally you gotta be tough |
| We shall overcome with no doubt |
| The runaway slave is sayin' peace and I’m out |
| We gotta get away, we gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| I gotta get away, I gotta do it now |
| Or find a better way, so how that sound? |
| Let’s runaway, let’s escape |
| Let’s runaway, let’s escape |
| Let’s runaway, let’s escape |
| Let’s runaway, let’s escape |
| Let’s runaway, let’s escape |
| Let’s runaway, let’s escape |
| Let’s runaway, let’s escape |