Get The Fuck Outta Dodge
Public Enemy feat. True Mathematics Lyrics

I was wheelin'
I was driving around

Wit' the boom in the back
With loud music playing

The treble was level
The high-pitched sound was balanced

I like it like that
I enjoy the music like that

I was rolly roll a roll rollin'
I was driving smoothly

5 o looked and said hold it
A police officer told me to stop

And I stopped still
I stopped the car immediately

I never got ill
I didn't get angry or upset

'Cause my license was clean an I showed
My driver's license was valid and I showed it to the police officer

A peace powwow
I tried to resolve the issue peacefully

Instead of pow pow
Instead of using violence

I'm straight up and I'm straight
I'm honest and truthful

So how you like me now
I wonder what you think of me now

But I know how you do
I know what kind of person you are

You're straight from Babylon
You're corrupt and unjust

They said turn it down
The police asked me to lower the volume of my music

'Cause it's a new law
It's a new regulation

You never seen us before
You've never encountered us before

But we're raw like a war
We're intense and powerful

They warned me once
The police officer gave me a warning

They warned me twice
They gave me a second warning

So I knew I was warned
I was aware I had been warned

They had it goin' on
The police officers were knowledgeable and well-prepared

I got the fuck outta Dodge
I drove away quickly

Wit' my Bronco
In my SUV

60 miles per hour
At a high speed

50 miles to go
Still a long way to travel

And I be pumpin' the sound
I turned the music up

Drownin' out the cars
The music was so loud it covered the sound of other cars

Which tape should I rock
Which cassette tape should I play

L.L.'s or R.A.'s
Deciding between two artists

I'm in the streets of New York
I'm driving in New York City

(Go away)
Unknown

So I pop in my Kool G Rap 'n' Polo tape
So I put in a different cassette tape

And they was at it again
Another police encounter

Sirens in the air
Police sirens were sounding

Ah shit
An expression of frustration or annoyance

So I'm outta here
I decided to leave the situation

But the blue in the front
The police car in front of me

Called the blue in the back
The police car behind me

They cut me off
They blocked my car

Stopped me dead in my tracks
They forced me to stop immediately

But this is minimal
This is a minor issue

I'm not a criminal
I'm not a lawbreaker

I always did what I did
I always followed the law

Because I'm not a kid
Because I'm an adult

But they looked me down
They looked at me with disrespect

They stared me down
They treated me aggressively

Told me what I did
Accused me of wrongdoing

I ain't wit' it
I don't accept it

'Cause word around town was a stickup
Because there were rumors of a robbery

Yeah, yeah, yeah
An expression of agreement or acknowledgement

B-boy niga in a pickup
Referring to a specific type of person

But I was jeepin' and creepin'
I was driving carefully and cautiously

Just a keepin' it down, sound
Trying to keep the volume low

Here we go the run around
Being given the runaround or misled

Blamin' me for the hardcore roar
Accusing me of causing loud noise

But they the ones wit' the 44's
They are the ones with firearms

So I'm coolin'
I'm staying calm

I know the beat is rulin'
The music is the dominant force

Too loud for the crowd
The music volume was too high for people around

The bass is large yeah
The bass sound was heavy

So I'll get the fuck outta Dodge
I decided to leave the area

That's right y'all, el commando
An expression of self-confidence

El commando you're in demand-o
I'm a sought-after person

Sgt. Hawkes and I'm down wit' the cop scene
Introducing the perspective of a police officer named Sgt. Hawkes

I'm a rookie and I'm rollin' wit' a swat team
Sgt. Hawkes is a new police officer and working with a SWAT team

Packin' a nine can't wait to use it
Sgt. Hawkes has a gun and is eager to use it

Crooked cop yeah that's my music
Sgt. Hawkes likes to engage in corrupt police activity

Up against the wall don't gimme no lip son
Threatening to hurt someone who disobeys his orders

A bank is robbed and you fit the description
Sgt. Hawkes thinks the person he's talking to might be involved in a robbery

And I ain't your mama and I ain't your pops
Sgt. Hawkes is not going to be lenient

Keep your music down or you might get shot
Threatening violence if the music volume is too high

This is a warning so watch your tail
Threatening punishment if the person disobeys

Or I'm a have to put your ass in jail
Promising to arrest the person

I'm the police and I'm in charge
Asserting his authority as a police officer

You don't like it get the fuck outta Dodge
Telling the person to leave the area if they don't like his rules