[Wyclef] To my people doing time To my people rest in peace (y all ready for the refugee camp?) Introducing Earth Wind & Fire Yah yah yah Come on come on come on No money in my pocket Gotta get a no limit So I became America s most wanted All I ever wanted was a fancy car A crib for my mom and a mastercard Baby you know it s in Hollywood New cop flicks with Clint Eastwood Went from a teen to a young adult No excuses aint 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 there s heat We afford to beef Hoping one day We don t have to run away (Gotta Escape) [Chorus] I didn t want to runaway But I had to get a way yo (gotta get away) We didn t want to runaway But we had to get away yo (gotta get away) I didn t want to leave astray But sometimes I gotta get away yo (gotta get away) I didn t want to go away But I had to go away yo Yo G&B where you at? [Product G&B] 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 won 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 there s heat We afford to beef Hoping one day We don t have to run away [Chorus] I didn t want to runaway But I had to get a way yo (gotta get away) We didn t want to runaway But we had to get away yo (gotta get away) I didn t want to leave astray But sometimes I gotta get away yo (gotta get away) I didn t want to go away But I had to go away yo Ladies and gentleman Earth Wind & Fire [Earth Wind & 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 y all) Ba dow bo Ba dow bo (More peace y 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 there s heat We afford to beef Hoping one day We don t have to run away [ChorusX2] I didn t want to runaway But I had to get a way yo (gotta get away) We didn t want to runaway But we had to get away yo (gotta get away) I didn t want to leave astray But sometimes I gotta get away yo (gotta get away) I didn t want to go away But I had to go away yo Yo y all gonna make me do it I don t want to do it but here we go [Earth Wind & Fire] ba y ya bay y ya bay y ay y ay y ay y ay y ya ba da ba ba ba (Ain 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 y 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 everybody 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!