[Verse 1 – Chuck D]
I was wheelin' with the boom in the back
The treble was level, I like it like that
I was rolly-roll-a-roll rollin'
5-O looked and said hold it
And I stopped still, I never got ill
Cause my license was clean and I showed
A peace powwow Instead of pow pow
I'm straight up and I'm straight so how you like me now
But I know how you do, you're straight from Babylon
But I know how you do, you're straight from Babylon
They said turn it down cause it's a new law
You never seen us before but we're raw like a war
They warned me once, they warned me twice
So I knew I was warned, they had it goin' on
I got the f** outta dodge with my Bronco
60 miles per hour, 50 miles to go
And I be pumpin' the sound, drownin' out the cars
Which tape should I rock, L.L.'s or R.A.'s
I'm in the streets of New York (Go away)
I pop in my Kool G Rap 'n' Polo tape
They was at it again, sirens in the air
Aw sh**, so I'm outta here
But the blue in the front called the blue in the back
They cut me off, stopped me dead in my tracks
But this is minimal, I'm not a criminal
I always did what I did because I'm not a kid
But they looked me down, they stared me down
Told me what I did, I ain't with it
Cause word around town was a stickup yeah, yeah, yeah
B-boy n***a in a pickup
But I was jeepin' and creepin'
Just a keepin' it down, sound
Here we go the run around
Blamin' me for the hardcore roar
But they the ones with the 44's
I'm just coolin', I know the beat is rulin'
Too loud for the crowd
The ba** is large, yeah
So I'll get the f** outta dodge
That's right y'all, el commando
El commando you're in demand-o
[Verse 2: True Mathematics as Sgt. Hawkes]
Sgt. Hawkes and I'm down wit' the cop scene
I'm a rookie and I'm rollin' wit' a swat team
Packin' a nine can't wait to use it
Crooked cop yeah that's my music
Up against the wall don't gimme no lip son
A bank is robbed and you fit the description
And I ain't your mama and I ain't your pops
Keep your music down or you might get shot
This is a warning so watch your tail
Or I'm a have to put your a** in jail
I'm the police and I'm in charge
You don't like it get the f** outta dodge