(As for those) in the basement 
(Marijuanas) the medicine 
(And those) on the pavement 
(Burning down the false) government 
The man in the trench coat 
Badge out, laid off 
Says hes got a bad cough 
Wants to get it paid off 
Look out kid 
Its something you did 
(Jah) knows when 
But youre doin it again 
You better duck down the alley way 
Lookin for a new friend 
The man in the coon-skin cap 
In the big pen 
Wants eleven dollar bills 
You only got ten 

Maggie comes fleet foot 
Face full of black soot 
Talkin that the heat put 
Plants in the bed but 
The phones tapped anyway 
Maggie says that many say 
They must bust in early May 
Orders from the D.A. 
Look out kid 
Dont matter what you did 
Walk on your tip toes 
Dont try No Doz 
Better stay away from those 
That carry around a fire hose 
Keep a clean nose 
Watch (those) plain clothes 
You dont need a weather man 
To know which way the wind blows 

(You) get sick, (then) get well 
Hang around an ink well 
(Things fell), hard to tell 
If anything is goin to sell 
Try hard, get barred 
Get back, write Braille 
Get jailed, jump bail 
(Dont stop, you dont) fail 
Look out kid 
Youre gonna get hit 
By users, cheaters 
Six-time losers 
Hang around the theaters 
Girl by the whirlpool 
Lookin for a new fool 
Dont follow leaders 
Watch the parkin meters 

Ah get born, keep warm 
(Girls come) learn to dance 
Get dressed, get blessed 
Try to be a success 
Please her (to please me) 
Dont steal, dont (shop) lift 
Twenty years of schoolin 
And they put you on the day shift 
Look out kid 
They keep it all hid 
(You come out from the dark zone) 
Light yourself a (fire torch) 
Wear (your) sandals 
Try to avoid the scandals 
Dont wanna be a bum 
(Get yourself a gun) 
The pump dont work 
Cause the vandals took the handles