She knows, she knows, ayy Bad things happen to the people you love And you find yourself praying up to heaven above But honestly I've never had much sympathy 'Cause those bad things always saw them coming for me I'm gonna run-run away, run Oh, I (run away, run away) Oh, I-I-I (run away and never come back) Well, alright (run-run away, run-run away) Oh, I (run away) Oh, I-I-I (show 'em that your color is black) Well alright Damned if I do Damned if I don't You know I got a girl back home You got a man, what you want, what you want What these bitches want from a nigga On some DMX shit I know them other niggas love tricking On some BMX shit But not me Now I'm sure you done heard about me A black star, Mos Def, Kweli Good southern bad hoes try me, they try me This is Martin Luther King in the club Getting dubs With a bad bitch in his ear sayin' That she down for whatever In the back of his mind is Coretta And she knows, she knows (Bad things happen to the people you love) And I know she knows, and I know she knows (And you find yourself praying up to heaven above) And deep down she knows, she knows (But honestly I've never had much sympathy) And I know she knows, and I know she knows ('Cause those bad things always saw them coming for me) Well, alright (I'm gonna run-run away, run) Oh, I (run away, run away) Oh, I-I-I (run away and never come back) I can't be what you want from me Well, alright (run-run away, run-run away) Oh, I (run away) Oh, I-I-I (show 'em that your color is black) I can't be what you want from me Well, alright Damned if I do (shit) Damned if I don't I'm passing up on bad hoes Trying to be the man that she want, what she want What she want from a nigga To put a ring on it Got a bitch on my dick right now And she just want to sing on it Got me up so high Trying to get a piece of that apple pie I be up so high Trying to get a piece of that apple pie Dance hall vibes with my pants on fire 'Cause I told her I was sleeping 'Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose That she could be doing the same thing I suppose And she knows, she knows (Bad things happen to the people you love) And I know she knows, and I know she knows (And you find yourself praying up to heaven above) And deep down she knows, she knows (But honestly I've never had much sympathy) And I know she knows, and I know she knows ('Cause those bad things always saw them coming for me) Well, alright (I'm gonna run-run away, run) Oh, I (run away, run away) Oh, I-I-I (run away and never come back) I can't be what you want from me Well, alright (run-run away, run-run away) Oh, I (run away) Oh, I-I-I (show 'em that your color is black) I can't be what you want from me Well, alright Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up Only bad thing about a star is they burn up Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up Only bad thing about a star is they burn up Rest in peace to Aaliyah Rest in peace to Left Eye Michael Jackson, I'll see ya Just as soon as I die (I die) (Bad things happen to the peo-) Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie (Honestly I've never had much sympathy) Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie ('Cause those bad thing-) I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie Well, alright (I'm gonna run-run away, run) Oh, I (run away, run away) Oh, I-I-I (run away and never come back) I can't be what you want from me Well, alright (run-run away, run-run away) Oh, I (run away) Oh, I-I-I (show 'em that your color is black) I can't be what you want from me Well, alright Run away, run away fast Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Run away, run away fast Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Run away, run away fast Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Run away, run away fast Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh