Runnin'
E.W.F Lyrics


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Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
This love we have is kinda hard to find
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
This love we have is kinda hard to find
You always tell me that you runnin' outta time
Say it again cause your voice hit like chimes
Tick tock, tick tock
You always tell me that you runnin' outta time
Why is that? cause I'm like MJ in his prime
I’m balling baby, so gimme more time
You're valuable you worth more than a dime
Let's do the dine and drink the wine
Then on me, you grind yeah, then on me you whine, yeah
Sick for your love, not talkin' swine, yeah
Did I tell you that you are mine? Yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
This love we have is kinda hard to find
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
Yeah, yeah
Tell me baby am I running through your mind
This love we have is kinda hard to find
They always say that love is really blind
Let’s talk bout that I know you lovin' what you see
Everything you need is right here with me
Let's take a dive, we go deeper than the sea
We go together like an A and then a B
You make me turn my selfish thoughts to we
Running through my mind
Yes she is
Tell me where you at right now
I’m about to be there
You take my breath but I'm breathing clean air
Love is a game, they ain't never say it would be fair
You love me forever then you say that I swear
So imma trust you to always be there
Always




Always
Always

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Runnin'" by N.W.A. and Ice Cube's reflection of a biased and unjust law enforcement system that unfairly targeted black individuals. Ice Cube, MC Ren, and Eazy-E detail their experience as black men being constantly harassed and abused by the police, leading them to feel like they are always "runnin'." In the opening verse, it is clear that the group is being pursued but expresses a feeling of determination to not stop running. The lyrics discuss the tension and fear that can arise when black men are in the proximity of police officers, with lines like "when in a black and white the capacity is two," referring to the restrictions placed on police cars that make it difficult for them to carry more than two people. This tension is further explored in the chorus which repeats, "a hundred miles and runnin'" emphasizing the group's never-ending task of trying to stay ahead of the law.


The song highlights the issue of police brutality as seen through the eyes of black people, with lines such as "hard for a nigga to get peace" and "point-blank, they can kiss my black ass." The lyrics are a reflection of the anger and frustration many black people felt due to the entrenched racism that saw them targeted and victimized by the police. In the final verse, Ice Cube declares that he will run until he can't run any longer, and that even if the FBI tries to silence him, he will continue speaking out against the injustices faced by the black community.


Line by Line Meaning

You don't really think you're gonna get away, do you?
We haven't spotted them yet.


We haven't spotted them yet.
But they're somewhere in the immediate vicinity.


A 100 Miles and Runnin'.
Runnin' like a team. Well, see, I might have slayed y'all.


MC Ren, I hold the gun and
So for now pack the gun and Hold it in the air.


You want me to kill a motherfucker and it's done in.
MC Ren has a 100 Miles of Runnin'


Since I'm stereotyped to kill and destruct,
It's hard for a nigga to get peace.


Is one of the main reasons I don't give a fuck.
Now it's broken and can't be fixed.


Chances are usually not good
Cause police and little black niggers don't mix so


'Cause I freeze with my hands on a hot hood.
I didn't stutter when I said 'Fuck The Police'


And gettin' jacked by the you-know-who.
Now it's broken and can't be fixed.


When in a black and white the capacity is two.
Cause police and little black niggers don't mix so


We're not alone, we're three more brothers, I mean street-brothers.
Runnin' with my brothers, headed for the home base.


Now wearin' my dyes, 'cause I'm not stupid, motherfuckers.
With a steady pace on the face that just we raced.


They're out to take our heads for what we said in the past.
The shit is gettin' longer than the motherfuckin' marathon.


Point blank, They can kiss my black ass.
You don't know shit til you been in my shoes.


I didn't stutter when I said 'Fuck The Police'
Cause it's hard for a nigga to get peace.


'Cause it's hard for a nigga to get peace.
Now it's broken and can't be fixed.


Now it's broken and can't be fixed.
The shit is gettin' longer than the motherfuckin' marathon.


'Cause police and little black niggers don't mix so
Now it's broken and can't be fixed.


Now I'm creepin' through the fall.
I'm almost home so I better haul ass.


Runnin' like a team. Well, see, I might have slayed y'all.
Now it's broken and can't be fixed.


So for now pack the gun and
Hold it in the air.


Hold it in the air.
MC Ren has a 100 Miles of Runnin'


'Cause MC Ren has a 100 Miles of Runnin'
Into this news. Four fugitives are on the run.


Into this news. Four fugitives are on the run.
FBI sources tell us that the four are headed


FBI sources tell us that the four are headed
100 miles to their homebase, Compton.


Lend me a mutherfuckin' ear.
So I can tell you why


So I can tell you why
Runnin' with my brothers, headed for the home base.


Runnin' with my brothers, headed for the home base.
With a steady pace on the face that just we raced.


With a steady pace on the face that just we raced.
The shit is gettin' longer than the motherfuckin' marathon.


The road ahead goes on and on.
The shit is gettin' longer than the motherfuckin' marathon.


The shit is gettin' longer than the motherfuckin' marathon.
Runnin' on but never runnin' out.


Runnin' on but never runnin' out.
Stayin' wired and if I get tired, I can still try out.


Stayin' wired and if I get tired, I can still try out.
Hitchhikin' if that's what it gotta do.


Hitchhikin' if that's what it gotta do.
But nobody's pickin' up a Nigga Witta Attitude.


But nobody's pickin' up a Nigga Witta Attitude.
Yo, but Dre's a nigga with nuthin' to lose.


Yo, but Dre's a nigga with nuthin' to lose.
One of the few who's been accused and abused


One of the few who's been accused and abused
Of the crime of poisonin' young minds.


Of the crime of poisonin' young minds.
But you don't know shit til you been in my shoes.


But you don't know shit til you been in my shoes.
And Dre is back from the see-P-T.


And Dre is back from the see-P-T.
Droppin' some shit that's D-O-P-E.


Droppin' some shit that's D-O-P-E.
So fuck the P-O-L-I-C-E!


So fuck the P-O-L-I-C-E!
And any motherfucker that disagrees.


And any motherfucker that disagrees.
Stuck and runnin' hard, hauling ass.


Stuck and runnin' hard, hauling ass.
'Cause I'm a nigga known for havin' a notorious past.


'Cause I'm a nigga known for havin' a notorious past.
My mind was slick - my temper was too quick.


My mind was slick - my temper was too quick.
Now the FBI's all over my dick.


Now the FBI's all over my dick.
Got us tick and runnin' just to find the gun that started the clock.


Got us tick and runnin' just to find the gun that started the clock.
That's when the E jumped off the startin' block.


That's when the E jumped off the startin' block.
A 100 Miles from home and ,yo, it's a long stretch.


A 100 Miles from home and ,yo, it's a long stretch.
A little sprintin' motherfucker that they won't catch.


A little sprintin' motherfucker that they won't catch.
Yeah, back to Compton again.


Yeah, back to Compton again.
Yo, it's either that or the Federal pen.


Yo, it's either that or the Federal pen.
Cause niggas been runnin' since beginning of time.


Cause niggas been runnin' since beginning of time.
Takin' a minute to tell you what's on my motherfuckin' mind.


Takin' a minute to tell you what's on my motherfuckin' mind.
Runnin' like I just don't care.


Runnin' like I just don't care.
Compton's 50 miles but , yo, I'ma get there.


Compton's 50 miles but , yo, I'ma get there.
Archin' my back and on a straight rough.


Archin' my back and on a straight rough.
Just like Carl Lewis I'm ballin' the fuck out.


Just like Carl Lewis I'm ballin' the fuck out.
From city to city I'm a menace as I pass by.


From city to city I'm a menace as I pass by.
Rippin' up shit just so you can remember I'm


Rippin' up shit just so you can remember I'm
A straight up nigga that's done in, gunnin' and comin'


A straight up nigga that's done in, gunnin' and comin'
Straight at yo ass.


Straight at yo ass.
A 100 Miles and Runnin'


This one goes out to the four brothers from Compton.
You're almost there, but the FBI has a little message for you:


You're almost there, but the FBI has a little message for you:
Nowhere to run to, baby. Nowhere to hide.


Nowhere to run to, baby. Nowhere to hide.
Good luck brothers.


Runnin' like a nigga I hate to lose.
Show me on the news but I hate to be abused.


Show me on the news but I hate to be abused.
I know it was a set-up.


I know it was a set-up.
So now I'm gonna get up.


So now I'm gonna get up.
Even if the FBI wants me to shut up.


Even if the FBI wants me to shut up.
But I've got 10 000 niggas strong.


But I've got 10 000 niggas strong.
They got everybody singin' my 'Fuck Tha Police' song.


They got everybody singin' my 'Fuck Tha Police' song.
And while they treat my group like dirt,


And while they treat my group like dirt,
Their whole fuckin' family is wearin' our T-shirts.


Their whole fuckin' family is wearin' our T-shirts.
So I'ma run til I can't run no more.


So I'ma run til I can't run no more.
'Cause it's time for MC Ren to settle the score.


'Cause it's time for MC Ren to settle the score.
I got a urge to kick down doors.


I got a urge to kick down doors.
At my grave like a slave even if the Ren calls.


At my grave like a slave even if the Ren calls.
Clouds are dark and brothers are hidin'.


Clouds are dark and brothers are hidin'.
Dick-tricklin' at the sunny motherfucker's are ridin'.


Dick-tricklin' at the sunny motherfucker's are ridin'.
Started with five and, yo, one couldn't take it.


Started with five and, yo, one couldn't take it.
So now there's four 'cause the fifth couldn't make it.


So now there's four 'cause the fifth couldn't make it.
The number's even, now I'm leavin'.


The number's even, now I'm leavin'.
We're never gettin' took by a bitch with a weave in.


We're never gettin' took by a bitch with a weave in.
Her and the troops are right behind me.


Her and the troops are right behind me.
But they're so fuckin' stupid, they'll never find me.


But they're so fuckin' stupid, they'll never find me.
One more mile to go through the dark streets.


One more mile to go through the dark streets.
Runnin' like a motherfucker on my own two feet.


Runnin' like a motherfucker on my own two feet.
But you know I never stumble or lag last.


But you know I never stumble or lag last.
I'm almost home so I better haul ass.


I'm almost home so I better haul ass.
Tearin' up everything in sight.


Tearin' up everything in sight.
It's a little crazy motherfucker dodging the searchlight.


It's a little crazy motherfucker dodging the searchlight.
Now all that chasing shit is done and


Now all that chasing shit is done and
Four motherfuckers goin' crazy with


Four motherfuckers goin' crazy with
A 100 Miles of Runnin'!


Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!
Surprise, niggas!




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Written by: Jasmine McCalla

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