[wyclef]
to my people doing time
to my people rest in peace (yand'all ready for the refugee camp?)
introducing earth, wind and fire
yah yah yah
come on come on come on
no money in my pocket
gotta get a no limit
so i became americaand's most wanted
all i ever wanted was a fancy car
a crib for my mom and a mastercard
baby you know itand's in hollywood
new cop flicks with clint eastwood
went from a teen to a young adult
no excuses aintand't my fault
[bridge]
runaway
we living like runaways
wake up
stretching in the morning
trying to make it through the day
brush my teeth
hit the streets
where thereand's heat
we afford to beef
hoping one day
we donand't have to run away
(gotta escape)
[chorus]
i didnand't want to runaway
but i had to get a way yo (gotta get away)
we didnand't want to runaway
but we had to get away yo (gotta get away)
i didnand't want to leave astray
but sometimes i gotta get away yo (gotta get away)
i didnand't want to go away
but i had to go away yo
Yo gandb where you at?
[product gandb]
Momma came home from a hard days work
at day time a maid at night time a nurse
work so hard to make sure we survived
living a ghetto paradise
sometimes i wake up screaming in the middle of the night
hoping that darkness brings me light
praying for that better day where we wonand't have to runaway
[bridge]
runaway
we living like runaways
wake up
stretching in the morning
trying to make it through the day
brush my teeth
hit the streets
where thereand's heat
we afford to beef
hoping one day
we donand't have to run away
[chorus]
i didnand't want to runaway
but i had to get a way yo (gotta get away)
we didnand't want to runaway
but we had to get away yo (gotta get away)
i didnand't want to leave astray
but sometimes i gotta get away yo (gotta get away)
i didnand't want to go away
but i had to go away yo
Ladies and gentleman earth, wind and fire
[earth, wind and fire]
Ba dow bo ba dow bo ba dow bo ba dow bo ba dow bo ba dow bo
(da da da da da da ) (feeling melly yand'all)
ba dow bo ba dow bo
(more peace yand'all)
ba dow bo baw dow bo
ba dow bo baw dow bo
bow da da da da
[bridge]
runaway
we living like runaways
wake up
stretching in the morning
trying to make it through the day
brush my teeth
hit the streets
where thereand's heat
we afford to beef
hoping one day
we donand't have to run away
[chorusx2]
i didnand't want to runaway
but i had to get a way yo (gotta get away)
we didnand't want to runaway
but we had to get away yo (gotta get away)
i didnand't want to leave astray
but sometimes i gotta get away yo (gotta get away)
i didnand't want to go away
but i had to go away yo
Yo yand'all gonna make me do it i donand't want to do it but here we go
[earth, wind and fire]
ba y ya bay y ya bay y ay y ay y ay y ay y ya
ba da ba ba ba
(ainand't no samples this is original baby)
ba y ya bay y ya bay y ay y ay y ay y ay y ya
(put em up yand'all)
ba da ba ba ba
(refugees)
ba da ba ba ba ba ba
ba da ba ba ba ba ba da
ba da ba ba ba ba ba
(i want to see everybodyand's hand in the air right now)
y ay y ay y ay y ay y ya y ya (recognize the legends up in here)
Uh!
