Yow, never will I run away againnThe picture ain’t no different from the paintingnYow, never will I run away againnCause when mi come back a just the same tingnnPeople in my community nSay dem no want accept minSo dem no stop distress minSo dem force mi fi runaway (yow cho!)nMi come back the other waynWhile some a dem a act the same waynSee some a dem a act strangelynRoosta Howie tell dem say yow,nnNever will I run away againnThe picture ain’t no different from the paintingnYow, never will I run away againnCause when mi come back a just the same tingnnSay dem a tell mi fi left outta mi place Oh Yes YanAnd dem a tell mi fi left outta mi yard Oh Lord Oh LordnDem shoulda know dat me a the band dognOh well, oh well oh well oh wellnSo how can you tell bad man except fi run away eh eh eh ehnnMi tek the bus mi tek the trainnMi tek the train mi tek the planenDem say mi walk in vain, nDem all a say mi insanenBut yow when tings go start rearrange, nYou sight Prowla inna the low rangenNo badda feel say day mi a act strange;nRight yah now man a buss a new pagennNever will I run away againnThe picture ain’t no different from the paintingnYow, never will I run away againnCause when mi come back a just the same tingnnYou mi just a cool and just a laxnSiddung in mi chair just watch mi kick backnPeople see mi dem a look and dem a chatnTry get mi out but I no watch datnSome time mi did a walk down the blocknMi sight a little gal which look so pretty and hotnnCool back easy like mi no carenHave whole heap a gal wheh ready fi lox up mi hairnYou — look how mi sit down and a chill last yearnNow Fear Nuttin a go buss out this year!nAnd true dem tell mi runnnYow never will I runaway aggen…