Yow, never will I run away again
The picture ain't no different from the painting
Yow, never will I run away again
Cause when mi come back a just the same ting

People in my community 
Say dem no want accept mi
So dem no stop distress mi
So dem force mi fi runaway (yow cho!)
Mi come back the other way
While some a dem a act the same way
See some a dem a act strangely
Roosta Howie tell dem say yow,

Never will I run away again
The picture ain't no different from the painting
Yow, never will I run away again
Cause when mi come back a just the same ting

Say dem a tell mi fi left outta mi place Oh Yes Ya
And dem a tell mi fi left outta mi yard Oh Lord Oh Lord
Dem shoulda know dat me a the band dog
Oh well, oh well oh well oh well
So how can you tell bad man except fi run away eh eh eh 
eh

Mi tek the bus mi tek the train
Dem say mi walk in vain, 
Dem all a say mi insane
But yow when tings go start rearrange, 
You sight Prowla inna the low range
No badda feel say day mi a act strange;
Right yah now man a buss a new page

Never will I run away again
The picture ain't no different from the painting
Yow, never will I run away again
Cause when mi come back a just the same ting

You mi just a cool and just a lax
Siddung in mi chair just watch mi kick back
People see mi dem a look and dem a chat
Try get mi out but I no watch dat
Some time mi did a walk down the block
Mi sight a little gal which look so pretty and hot

Cool back easy like mi no care
Have whole heap a gal wheh ready fi lox up mi hair
You — look how mi sit down and a chill last year
Now Fear Nuttin a go buss out this year!
And true dem tell mi run

Yow never will I runaway aggenÂ…