[CHORUS:]
Ready Or Not, Here I Come, You Can`t Hide 
Gonna Find You and Take it Slowly 
Ready Or Not, Here I Come, You Can`t Hide 
Gonna Find You and Make you want me. 

[CLEF:]
Now that I escape, sleepwalker awake 
Those who could relate know the world ain`t cake 
Jail bars ain`t golden gates 
Those who fake, they break, 
When they meet their 400 pound mate 
If I could rule the world 
Everyone would have a gun in the ghetto of course 
When giddyupin` on their horse 
I Kick a rhyme drinkin` moonshine 
I pour a sip on the concrete, for the deceased 
But no don`t weep, Wyclef`s in a state of sleep 
Thinkin` `bout the robbery that I did last week. 
Money in the bag, banker looked like a drag 
I want to play with pelicans from here to Baghdad 
Gun blast, think fast, I think I`m hit 
My girl pinched my hips to see if I still exist. 
I think not, I`ll send a letter to my friends, 
A born again hooligan only to be king again. 

[CHORUS]

[LAURYN:]
I play my enemies like a game of chess, where I rest, 
No stress 
If you don`t smoke sess, lest. 
I must confess, my destiny`s manifest 
In some Goretex and sweats I make treks like I`m homeless 
Rap orgies with Porgy and Bess, 
Capture your bounty like Elliot Ness, YES 
Bless you if you represent the Fu 
But I`ll hex you with some witch`s brew if you`re Doo Doo 
Voo Doo, 
I can do what you do, easy, BELIEVE ME 
Frontin` niggas give me hee-bee-gee-bees 
So while you`re imitating Al Capone 
I`ll be Nina Simone 
And defacating on your microphone. 

[Chorus:]

Ready Or Not, Here I Come, You Can`t Hide 
Gonna Find You and Take it Slowly 

[LAURYN`S INTERLUDE]
You can`t run away 
From these styles I got, oh baby, hey baby 
Cause I got a lot, oh yeah 
And anywhere you go 
My whole crew`s gonna know 
You can`t hide from the block, oh no.
 
[PRAZ:]
Ready or not, refugees takin` over 
The Buffalo soldier, dread-lock rhasta 
On the twelfth hour, fly by in my bomber 
Crews run for cover, now they`re under pushin` up flowers 
Superfly true lies, do or die, 
Toss me high - only puff la, 
With my crew from lock high 
I refugee from Guantanamo Bay 
Dance around the border like I`m Cassius Clay 

[Chorus (Lauryn) REPEAT 3X:]
Ready Or Not, Here I Come, You Can`t Hide 
Gonna Find You and Take it Slowly 
Ready Or Not, Here I Come, You Can`t Hide 
Gonna Find You and Make You Want Me