Tired Of Runnin'
Akon Lyrics

I'm sitting on my porch watchin' the law
I am sitting on my porch and observing the police law enforcement officers pass by.

As they ride past in their patrol car
The officers are cruising by in their marked vehicles.

So tell me why I feel like the enemy
I'm questioning why I'm sensing hostility from the police officers.

They suppose to be here protecting me (ah)
The officers' duty is to safeguard me and the neighborhood.

I might have went too far
I may have taken things to the extreme.

Helping to contribute to makin' they job hard
Assisting in making their work more difficult.

Serving fiends like these people ain't no enemy
Selling drugs to addicts is not being an adversary to anyone.

I can't believe I'm out here killin' my community (ah)
I cannot fathom that I'm destroying the community I live in.

If you knew how far I came (far I came)
If you understood how much I have advanced from my past endeavors,

Where I am, and where I used to be (where I use to be)
My present situation and my previous state of being.

Don't want it, you can tell by the look at me (by the look at me)
One can perceive by my expression that I am not interested.

This gangster life ain't no longer in me
I no longer desire to live a life of crime.

And I'm tired of the running, tired of the running
I am exhausted from constantly avoiding the authorities.

Tired of the running
I'm fatigued from running from the law.

Running from the law (running from the law)
Fleeing from the police officers and the justice system.

Baby, you gotta believe me
You have to trust me, darling.

I know there's things I could've changed, girl
I realize there were modifications I should have made, sweetheart.

I know there's things I could've done a lot better
I know some of my past experiences could have gone much more smoothly.

Instead I'm in the streets tryin' to make that cheddar
But instead, I'm hustling out in the streets to earn money.

Thinking in my mind that you gon' be there forever
Imagining that you will be there with me for eternity.

I know I could've let it all go (let it all go)
I know I could have let go of that lifestyle and gotten out.

But I was thinking it would make life better (make life better)
I believed that continuing a life of crime would improve my situation.

Instead I'm sitting in my cell writing this letter (writin' this letter)
But here I am, composing this letter from my prison cell.

Thought I wouldn't get caught 'cause I was way too clever (way too clever)
I assumed I was too intelligent to be caught by the authorities.

I learned there's no one to catch you when you're falling
I discovered that no one is there to collect you as you tumble.

And there be no one to hear you when you calling
Similarly, there's no one to listen to you when you cry out for help.

Do you know what it's like to wake up in the morning (in the morning)
Can you imagine how it feels to awaken in the morning?

While you starve you're hearing bugs crawling (bugs Crawling)?
And you're so hungry, you can hear the bugs crawling around you?

Reminiscin' on them days you was walking
Reflecting on the times when you were walking around.

With pretty women on your arm while you's flossing
When you had lovely ladies accompanying you while you were flaunting your money.

Thankful that I didn't end up in a coffin' (in the coffin')
Grateful that my poor decisions didn't lead to my death.

Somethin' we see too often
Unfortunately, it's a common occurrence that we witness too frequently.

Said I'm tired
I repeated that I'm weary.

Said I'm tired
Once again, I'm informing you that I'm worn out.