Runnin'
[Verse 1]Summertime in Virginia was an oven(oven)All the kids eating ice cream with their cousins (cousins)I was studyin' while you was playing the dozens (dozens)Don't act like you was there when you wasn't
[Refrain 1]Runnin' from the man (man) runnin' from the badge (badge)Don't act like you was there when you wasn'tRunnin' toward our plans (plans) and the judges hands (hands)Don't act like you was there when you wasn't
[Pre-Chorus]I know they say you crawl for you walkBut in my mind I already jogIf I stand still I cannot get farThey want the Moon, I'm on Mars
[Chorus]Sometime my mind dives deepWhen I'm runnin'I don't want no free rideI'm just sick and tired of runnin'Some nights I cryCause I can see the day comin'Together we fightOh, but no more runnin'
[Verse 2]You and I are not different from each other (other)Shut our eyes, when we slumber I see numbers (numbers)Black and white, we're computers, I am colored (colored)Don't act like you was there when you wasn't
[Refrain 2]From runnin' to exams (exams) to jobs for a man (man)Don't act like you was there when you wasn'tIn the law of the land (land) the women were often banned (banned)Don't act like you was there when you wasn't
[Pre-Chorus]I know they say you crawl for you walkBut in my mind I already jogIf I stand still I cannot get farThey want the Moon, I'm on Mars
[Chorus]Sometime my mind dives deepWhen I'm runnin'I don't want no free rideI'm just sick and tired of runnin'Some nights I cryCause I can see the day comin'Together we fightOh, but no more runnin'
[Pre-Chorus]I know they say you crawl for you walkBut in my mind I already jogIf I stand still I cannot get farThey want the Moon, I'm on Mars
[Chorus]Sometime my mind dives deepWhen I'm runnin'I don't want no free rideI'm just sick and tired of runnin'Some nights I cryCause I can see the day comin'Together we fightOh, but no more runnin'