Ready or Not
Ready or Not - The Fugees Lyrics

Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide
I'm coming for you and you can't escape

Here I come, you can't hide (ooh)
I'm still coming for you and you still can't escape

Gonna find you and take it slowly
I'll eventually catch you and take my time doing it

Gonna find you and make you want me (yo)
Once I catch you, I'll make you want me

Now that I escape, sleepwalker awake (yeah)
Now that I'm free, everyone else needs to wake up to reality

Those who could relate know the world ain't cake
Those who understand know that life isn't easy

Jail bars ain't golden gates
Being in jail is not like being in paradise

Those who fake, they break
People who pretend to be something they're not eventually reveal their true selves

If I could rule the world (if I ruled the world)
If I had all the power, things would be different

Everyone would have a gun in the ghetto of course
In the ghetto, people need to have a way to protect themselves

When giddyuping on their horse (giddyup)
When they're riding their horse

I kick a rhyme drinking moonshine
I'm rapping while drinking illegal alcohol

I pour a sip on the concrete, for the deceased
I'm reminiscing about the people who have died

But no don't weep, Wyclef's in a state of sleep
Don't worry, Wyclef is sleeping peacefully

Thinking 'bout the robbery that I did last week
I'm remembering the crime I committed recently

Money in the bag, banker looked like a drag
I robbed a bank and the banker was boring

I wanna play with pelicans from here to Baghdad
I want to have fun and travel

Gun blast, think fast, I think I'm hit
I hear a gunshot, I'm reacting quickly, and I think I'm injured

My girl pinched my hips to see if I still exist
My girlfriend checked to see if I was alive

I think not, I'll send a letter to my friends
I'm dying and I'm going to say goodbye to my friends

A Born Again hooligan only to be king again
I'm going to be reborn as a troublemaker who becomes powerful again

Yo, I play my enemies like a game of chess, where I rest
I treat my enemies like chess pieces while I relax

No stress, if you don't smoke sess, lest
If you don't smoke weed, then you'll have no problems

I must confess, my destiny's manifest
I admit that my fate is predetermined

In some Goretex and sweats I make treks like I'm homeless
I dress comfortably while traveling like a homeless person

Rap orgies with Porgy and Bess
I'm having wild parties and rapping about fictional characters

Capture your bounty like Elliot Ness, yes
I'm capturing people like famous lawman Elliot Ness

Bless you if you represent the Fu
You're cool if you're a fan of the Fugees

But I'll hex you with some witch's brew
But I'll curse you with magic

If you're doo-doo, voodoo
If you're no good, I'll use voodoo on you

I can do what you do, easy, believe me
I can do what you do easily, trust me

Fronting niggas give me hee-bee-gee-bees
I get scared when people pretend to be something they're not

So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be Nina Simone
While you're trying to be tough like a gangster, I'll be cool like a jazz singer

And defecating on your microphone
And I'll beat you in a rap battle

You can't run away
You can't escape

From these styles I got, oh baby, hey baby
You can't escape my unique and impressive musical style

Cause I got a lot, oh yeah
Because I'm incredibly talented

And anywhere you go (ooh)
No matter where you go

My whole crew's gonna know baby, hey baby
Everyone in my group will know about you

You can't hide from the block, oh no
You can't escape from my neighborhood

Ready or not, refugees taking over (ready or not)
Be prepared, refugees are taking over the music scene

The Buffalo Soldier, dreadlock Rasta
I'm a tough and rebellious person with dreadlocks

On the twelfth hour, fly by in my bomber
At midnight, I'll fly in my military aircraft

Crews run for cover, now they're under pushing up flowers
My rivals are hiding from me, and some have died

Superfly true lies, do or die (he's super fly)
I'm telling exciting but dangerous stories

Toss me high, only puff lye
Treat me with respect, and only smoke marijuana

With my crew from lakay
With my friends from my hometown

I refugee from Guantanamo Bay
I'm a refugee who escaped from the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison

Dance around the border like I'm Cassius Clay (yessir, yo)
I'm evading the authorities like famous boxer Muhammad Ali

Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide (ooh, yo, hey yo nobody move)
I'm still coming for you, and don't move

Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide (ooh, yo, hey yo nobody move)
I repeat, I'm still coming for you, and don't move

Gonna find you and take it slowly (yeah)
I'll catch you and enjoy the moment

Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide (ooh, yo, hey yo nobody move)
I'm still coming for you, don't move

Gonna find you and make you want me (whoa, yeah, c'mon)
I'll catch you and make you fall for me

Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide (you know the, you know the)
I'm still coming for you, you can't deny it

Gonna find you and take it slowly
I'll catch you and enjoy the moment

Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide (ooh, yo, hey yo nobody move)
I'm still coming for you, don't move

Gonna find you and make you want me (ooh)
I'll catch you and make you fall for me