[Intro]

Ooh Ooh Ooh

[Verse 1]

Livin' by the gun

You gotta put your best foot forward

She told her son

If you wanna see your daughter

[Pre-Chorus]

You better stay alive

Don't get caught in the crossfire

But it's do or die and the boy can't stay on the sidelines

He lives for the city

Might try but he won't leave

White lines in the concrete jungle

[Chorus]

You better run, run, run

You better run, run, run

[Verse 2]

Livin' by the gun

A bullet could take away your mornin'

She told her son

I better not hear your angel calling

[Pre-Chorus]

Long days, cold nights

Right place, wrong time

Downtown like frontlines

Loyalty sparking love crimes

Still got love for the city

That's my community

White lines in the concrete jungle

[Chorus]

You better run, run, run

You better run, run, run

[Bridge]

It's amazing how we don't go where

The grass is greener

The roots lay there

The roots lay there

The roots lay there

[Chorus]

You better run, run, run

You better run, run, run

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah