RUNNIN'

I've been running And running And running And running But I have yet to get away I have yet to get away I've been running And running And running And running But I have yet to get away I have yet to get away Running from the world I been running round the map I been running till my feet get sore I been running from myself I been running from my past Feeling like I can't escape no more I been running for a while and I'm burning out fast Idk if I can take no more I been running all my life Still I'm coming in last Hold the gate save a place for me Lord Every morning that I wake You gave me another day And I plan to live it gracefully Lord I'm a young black man I don't really leave the house Cause outside it ain't safe for me Lord You know that they killing us And it's us killing us How many people you gone take from me Lord I ain't even 21 But I'm running out of time I ain't even had a taste of it Lord Am I Next Am I Next Am I Next What do I do when my number get picked What do I do when the schools get closed And my people go broke while rich stay rich And ones that made it outta where you from rather Get a new whip than give back to the kids That type of shit can make a whole generation of black babies Go from books to the bricks Self medicating with the green grams Sticking to the page like tree sap Hopping over gates like I ran track Running from the pain imma relapse Barely old enough but his gun blast Barely 16 with a brown bag Took us outta chains put us in the trap And we can't made it out so we run laps I've been running And running And running And running But I have yet to get away I have yet to get away I've been running And running And running And running But I have yet to get away I have yet to get away