Settle down, settle down my boy settle down Settle down, an eat your peas and gravy, my boy Stop wasting all your time with running around the town Knuckle down and find a job and take some responsibility The future's something you should be thinking

We'd drive too fast Yeah man, we run this town We'd get too loud Nothin’ but a bunch of time to kill Set up on the big hill Seventeen, we owned those streets That was our spot, that’s where we’d always meet And we’d roll on out

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me

This is your hometown My hometown Your hometown I was eight years old and running with a dime in my hand Into the bus stop to pick up a paper for my old man I'd sit on his lap in that big old Buick and steer as we drove through town He'd tousle my hair

Trying to get my way home Driving towards the daylight Running from the spotlight Trying to find the daylight Running from the midnight Trying to get back home Look upon a mountain Waitin' on a train Baby I know what's wrong

Play by the rules You're gonna miss all the fun He was a melon stealin' A do-it-anywayin' Playin' hooky from school A water tower poet class of '73 He'd say by God you better know it if you're runnin' with me

My baby loves me Runnin' 'round town tellin' everybody Now that it's over I just wanna break your heart right back Want you to cry me a river I just want to break your heart right back

I demand nothing, but I want it all What privilege do we have under the sun, That gives us the right to the throne? Species come and go, but the earth stands forever fast All river runs towards the sea, but the sea is never full To discover the

Excuse me, I tell them they're excused What's the word around town, tell me what's the latest news And uh, who them niggas, I tell 'em we them dudes Ain't got time to make excuses bro we steady making moves And I, run the game even when they bend the

Party's on, let it run You're in town having fun 'Cause you're looking for chance to run Let's run, whoa oh You're the fame, scream my name Gonna know it now the game is on Don't stop, whoa oh You're a hotshot, ten o'clock, ready for the night to rock