Runaway - Gentleman

Why are you so ungrateful

You nuh see that Jah give we life after all

Check yourself before you wreck yourself

Me see say jah jah give we life after all

Still none a dem nuh give no thanks at all

Dem think say dem a rise me see dem a fall

Fall dem a fall fall dem a fall

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

Well that you fi go do

And make your life one a the real

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See say that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

You got to pray you got to pray

Who as can

How you fi expect love and you still a glorifie the gun

How you want clarity if acoke you nuh stop bun

Of your dirty lifestyle nuh give you no way to turn

You still nuh realize that you wrong

After you come out of your church

You beat your babymother down

And then you tell her you're sorry

But your head did full a rum

She couldn't take your excuse and your flattering tongue

That's why she left you today and still a ask

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See say that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

Well that you fi go do

And make your life one a the real

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See say that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

You got to pray you got to pray

Say dem a the dolphin but

Me see dem a the shark

Dem stand ina the spotlight

And a live in the dark

Claim say dem grounded but me

See dem a skylark

So to me dem can't talk

In this time and this ages man hafi be smart

Think before you talk and watch

The road what you a walk

From you look in a your conscience

You can't miss the mark

And make a joyful sound unto the Lord

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See say that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

Well that you fi go do

And make your life one a the real

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See say that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

You got to pray you got to pray

Nuff a dem me see say dem na fra teach

How dem a pitch hufi go back a school

So a no me dem can teach

A fi dem dirty talk dem call

It freedom of speech me

Me wonder who dem try reach

Righteousness uno fi go check it

Golong and do some good ina

Your life wickedness uno fileft it

Cleanheart always will make it

And from you see a chance in a your life

You better take it nuh reject it ay

Me see say jah jah give we life after all

Still none a dem nuh give no thanks at all

Dem think say dem a rise me see dem a fall

Fall dem a fall fall dem a fall

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See say that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

Well that you fi go do

And make your life one a the real

How long you want to go runaway

Run away from yourself you nuh

See say that truth ago reveal

And every day you got to pray

Well that you fi go do well that you fi go do

How you fi expect love and you still a glorifie the gun

How you want clarity if acoke you nuh stop bun

Of your dirty lifestyle nuh give you no way to turn

Still nuh realize that you wrong

After you come out of your church

You beat your babymother down

And then you tell her you're sorry

But your head did full a rum

She couldn't tek your excuse and your flattering tongue

That's why she left you today and still a ask

How long you want to go runaway