40 oz. to Freedom

[Verse 1]

Got your hair permed, you've got your red dress on

Screaming that second gear was such a turn-on

And the fog forming on my window tells me that the morning's here

And you'll be gone before too long

Who taught you those new tricks? Damn, I shouldn't start that talk

But life is one big question when you're starin' at the clock

And the answer's always waiting at the liquor store

40 ounces to freedom so I'll take that walk

And I know that

[Chorus]

Oh, I'm not going back

Oh, not going back

Oh, God knows, I'm not going back

Oh, I not going

[Verse 2]

And you look so fine, when you lie, it just don't show

But I know which way the wind blows

A 40 ounce to freedom is the only chance I have

To feel good, even though I feel bad

And I know that

[Chorus]

Oh, I'm not going back

Oh, I'm not going back

Oh, God knows (God knows) I'm not going back

Oh, I, not going

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]

Oh, ah (ah) I'm not going back

Oh, I'm not going back

Oh, God knows (God knows) not going back

Oh

[Verse]

Early man walked away

As modern man took control

Their minds weren't all the same

To conquer was their goal

So, he built his great empire

And he slaughtered his own kind

He died a confused man

Killed himself with his own mind

[Verse]

Early man walked away

As modern man took control

Their minds weren't all the same

And to conquer was their goal

So, he built his great empire

And he slaughtered his own kind

And he died a confused man

And killed himself with his own mind

Let's go!

[Verse]

Early man walked away

As modern man took control

Their minds weren't all the same

And to conquer was their goal

So, he built his great empire

And he slaughtered his own kind

He died a confused man

Killed himself with his own mind

Let's go!

[Interlude]

Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, "Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Just leave us alone." Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone

[Verse]

Early man walked away

As modern man took control

Their minds weren't all the same

And to conquer was their goal

So, he built his great empire

And he slaughtered his own kind

And he died a confused man

And killed himself with his own mind

Let's go!

[Verse]

Early man walked away

As modern man took control

Their minds weren't all the same

And to conquer was their goal

So, he built his great empire

And he slaughtered his own kind

He died a confused man

And killed himself with his own mind

Let's go!

[Outro]

We're only gonna die from our own arrogance

That's why we might as well take our time

[Verse 1]

Stolen from an Africa land

Chased out with a knife

With a face like Bob Marley

And a mouth like a motor bike

[Chorus]

Oh well, the bars are always open

And the time is always right

And if God's good word goes unspoken

The music goes all night, and it goes

[Verse 2]

If I were Bob Marley, I'd say "Could you be loved?"

And if I was Half Pint, or with my Lord up above

If I was Mike Tyson, I would look for a fight

And if I was a Boomtown Rat, I would be staying up all night

If I was the king Ad-Rock, I would get stupid dumb

If rhymes were Valiums, I'd be comfortably numb

[Pre-Chorus]

But if I had a shotgun

You know what I'd do

I'd point that shit straight at the sky

And shoot heaven on down for you

[Chorus]

Because the bars are always open

And the time is always right

And if God's good word goes unspoken

The music goes all night, and it goes

[Verse 3]

I want a lover, but I can't find the time

I want a reason, but I can't find the rhyme

And I want to start some static, but I can't afford

To get slammed to the ground like I fell off my skateboard, hey

Nowadays, as clear as you please

Get strapped with protection, or strap with disease

[Bridge 1]

Laughter, it's free

Any time, just call me

439-0116

When you're down with Sublime, you get

Funky fresh lyrics

You get 'nough rhythms

[Verse 4]

Stolen from an Africa land

I was chased out of the bar

Mmm, I saw my best friend tonight, so

Don't push me too far

[Bridge 2]

I'm gonna run, come down with the new lyrics

Get hip, get hip, don't slip, you knuckle heads

Racism is schism, on a serious tip

You don’t believe me, then I g'won bust your lip

Higher the mountain, it hard to climb

Rougher the rhythm, then it must be Sublime

Listen Yellow Lover, yeah dem right on time

We got Cricket with the quickness and the bassline

Go and raid the sound, an' tell the people the news, oh, hey

Tell them reggae music is on the loose

Here I am, like a raging storm with a brand new style and a unique fashion (I am from the place where the sun keeps shinin', shinin')

And good, good vibes that keep on playin', playin'

[Interlude]

Dem a fire one shot for peace equality

Come, come, dem a come with a rougher stylee

Come, come, dey no care about your reggae stylee

Come, come, if ya come with your reggae stylee

Dem a fire one shot, pump-pump, lick-a-shot

Dem a fire two shots, pump-pump, lick-a-shot

Dem a fire three shots, pump-pump, lick-a-shot

Dem a hear about me rock with me armor

Do a launch, then attack me with they armor

When they start counter-react me with they armor

Fear who are launch, dem attack me wit they armor

Me no start counter-reactin' dem bigger

Hear me copy, tell you about this reggae stylee

Wait, hold up...

[Outro]

People wanna come up and they wan' tell me

Smoking crack cocaine better than sinse

You’re poppin' that shit, yeah we’re sick of it

Tweakin' every weekend, and we just can’t take it

Oh, we don't want plastic, bo!

[Intro]

(Excuse me)

Shut up

(Oh my God!)

How's it going, dude?

Hey, man, what's up?

(Tell Todd he can turn the radio back on)

[Verse 1]

When you grab a hold of me

You tell me that I'll never be set free

But I'm a parasite

Creep and crawl, I step into the night

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Two pints of booze

Tell me, are you a badfish, too?

Are you a badfish, too? But

[Chorus 1]

Ain't got no money to spend

I hope the night will never end

Lord knows I'm weak

Won't somebody get me off of this reef?

[Verse 2]

Baby, you're a big blue whale

Grab the reef when all duck divin' fails

I swim, but I wish I never learned

The water's too polluted with germs

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I dive deep when it's ten feet overhead

Grab the reef underneath my bed

It's underneath my bed, but

[Chorus 2]

Ain't got no quarrels with God

Ain't got no time to grow old

Lord knows I'm weak

Won't somebody get me off of this reef?

[Interlude]

(I gotta go, dude)

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 2]

Ain't got no quarrels with God

Ain't got no time to get old

Lord knows I'm weak

Won't somebody get me off of this reef?

[Intro]

I swear sometimes you're taking me for granted

I swear sometimes you're a whore

I swear but I know there ain't no reason

'Cause everything is such a bore

[Verse 1]

Last night I had a dream, though it made me sick

Saw you in your bedroom sucking someone else's dick (My goodness!)

My friends all laughed, said it was my fault

Said it's time that it happened to me

But I know that the show was much more than a blow

So I'm waiting for the tide to get low

I'm waiting for the tide to get low

[Interlude]

Damn.... Now lick my balls

The rhythm, the rebel

The rhythm, the rebel

Shit, I said suck the mothafucka, you're bitin' it, shit!

[Verse 2]

If I was an ant crawlin' upon the wall

Tell me, baby, would it make no difference, at all?

If I was a roach on a tree

Tell me, would you smoke me? Mmm

Bright lights put me in a trance

But it ain't house music, makes me want to dance (Word)

I don't gamble, but I bet

I'm gonna die if I don't get a cigarette

Just because I always play the mack

With a monkey on my back

[Instrumental Break]

Let's go get stoned

[Outro]

Kick it!

[Refrain]

I heard that payback's a motherfuckin' bitch

But I won't stress and I won't switch

And I would not take my life

Glory, please, at God

The only thing on my mind

Takes up all of my time

And I said, ooh

[Verse 1]

Running from a gun

Or some brain that weighs a ton

My God, it hurts to get so low

Searchin' through the car

Cold, still searchin' through the night

I think I will run to you

But I refuse to fuss and fight

And God may find a reason

Well, I'm sure you'll find a rhyme

Because it takes up nearly all my time

[Chorus]

He who stands for freedom

God knows I've got the numb

But maybe I just use too much

[Verse 2]

I was sitting in the bar

Now, I'm sittin' in that stolen car

Cold, still rollin' down the boulevard

Thought you was a queen

And the microphone scene

Think I will run to you

But I know I won't quit for me

'Cause I know God's got the reason and the rhyme

Please tell me why he takes up all my time

[Chorus]

I've been drinking, just like you

And, baby, you got something I can use

[Refrain]

Payback's a motherfuckin' blast

But I won't stress and I won't blast

And I would not take my life

Glory, please, at God

Comin' from Heaven above

Takes up all of my time

And I said

[Solo]

"Why must I feel like that?"

[Verse 3]

Running from a gun

And some brain that weighs a ton

You know, I bit that line from Flava Flav

But, all the D.J.s do it

All the D.J.s use it

I would run, I would switch

But I wanna be the same

And I know I'll find a reason

'Cause I always bust a rhyme

Because it takes up nearly all my time

[Chorus]

The "T" here stands for treason

The "D" here stands for dumb

But, maybe I just use too

Maybe I'm just used to

Maybe I'm just used too much