Are we free or afraid Of what we're told Are we out of or under My mind's only made of dust From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen Mercury's in retrograde Don't believe a thing I say You know I don't believe that stuff

You can't afford no ring I shouldn't be wearing white and you can't afford no ring You finally took my hand Mama don't approve Baby's on its way It took a nip of gin But you finally took my hand Daddy says he's the best in town

(My what a tongue you have) oh yeah (My what big eyes you have) oh yeah Sitting here staring at the moon Thinking it'll be time soon And I won't be in control no Hide your kids and hide your wife Tonight I'm killing on site No, mercy, no, she said

Lock and load your gun, where I'm from, the Third World son Been to many places but I'm Third world-born Guerrillas hit and run where I'm from: the Third World son You polluted everything, and now the Third World's gone The waters poisoned where I'm from

See it deh know the innocent going up in vapors And propaganda spreading inna the Sunday papers not even superman coulda save you with him cape cause Red-a judgement a blaze, blaze ya And Babylon a gamble the youth dem life like racehorse And gi dem a

It's the real thing, you are now real, real niggas, niggas Yo, what's up niggas and niggettes? N.W.A is back in this motherfucker And this is only the single Wait until the motherfuckin' album comes out We gon' have some more of that good shit The shit

So lucky to be loving you I only know what I know The passing years will show You've kept my love so young, so new And time after time You'll hear me say that I'm Time after time I tell myself that I'm So lucky to be The one you run to see

It don't matter, it don't matter It don't matter to me It doesn't matter Now in your big flash motor and your wild reputation You're ready to hit the streets Winking at the boys, yeah heading for the noise Got the world at your feet If leaving me for

Believe in your dreams Believe you and me, don't let go We're living it up I was born uptown of the ghetto dream But have you made it out Out of the ghetto? We're having a good time baby Now ain't life crazy? Daddy made it out

I should be loving you Don’t say goodnight We just watched it burn Know we could’ve kept going by I tried to find the truth And I ain’t there with you I never listen, I never listen All the things you said I’ll never hear again