[Sample] I-I-I I've Been I-I-I I've Been I-I-I I've Been I've Been Runnin' [Verse 1] I got high in the basement Finding my replacement Days went by All that mattered was “evasment.” Ain't sh** You can say to change my- Mind, I got time You get your's, I'll get mine I had lines waiting on me On chicks who didn't know me Had to give that sh** up Because that sniff would make my nose bleed Oh jheez! Gotta n***a saying, “Oh Please” Would it speak a thousand words If the picture don't freeze How could I - Fear a n***a if we both bleed Same color blood “???” boy, let's just smoke some sticky bud There ain't no use in fisticuffs ‘Cause one of us gon' get f**ed up I swear And I'll do anything if double dared If it's a physical, Challenge And this is double dare Ask your friends if you're in trouble- I'll pull up, they be like “Yeahhh” I'm a bad motherf**er Who's that motherf**er? Here's a another great track- Take that motherf**er! [Hook] “I've been runnin' I've been runnin' Yeahhh (Affirmative..) [Verse 2] I ain't never held a job down For more than three months Guess its my fault ‘cause I smoke too many blunts Never had a problem Fitting in ‘Cause I been cool as sh** Since I was a little kid Around the age of ten Is when - all my unlces tried to school me Taught me how to fight In case these n***as try to bully me ‘Cause I ain't never felt fists That didn't hurt Self defense is for b**hes You should hit that n***a first You should hit that n***a once You should hit that n***a last You should f** him up at lunch Kick his a** and get to cla** And if you pa**, then that's cool If not - Oh well If your parents got a problem say: “f** you go to hell!” f** it - Ya'll know me well From being lonely as hell And if you never noticed that Then only homies can tell If they never noticed that Then they didn't know me that well Look beyond the surface f** it, I ain't perfect - but it sells I've been runnin' [Hook] [Verse 3] So when they ask me If I'm on something I be like “Nah, nothing.” What made you think that? It couldn't have been this Pink ??? Could it? I guess it could My vision isn't good But I wish a n***a would- Take a swing! Now watch the space n***a Do his thing I can handle anything I ain't scared of anything Grab an alligator by the jugular And make him sing Go home and catch a bo*er f** your moms and be like “Schwing!” Ladies holla' at me Lately you can page me Code 69's Both fine and amazing Rhyming hasn't paid me More than you make daily So quit trying to play me Tell me that I'm changing You think I'm working this hard To do the same thing? I was a year ago Ya'll ain't thinking clearly so- I'm like “Hell no!” But I don't think ya'll hear me though So I figured out the answer Like to hear it? Hear it go: I've been runnin! [Hook]