[Verse 1] What's a boy to do if he'll never be a gangsta? Anger in his heart, but he'll never be a gangsta If you move into his neighborhood, he'll never make a sound, ooh!
[Sirens]
[Verse 2] What's a boy to do if he'll never be a rasta? Singing from his heart, but he'll never be a rasta If you move into his neighborhood, he'll never make a sound If you move into his neighborhood...
[Hook] Bang-bang, oi! Never move to my hood, cause danger is crawlin' out the way Bang-bang, boy-ee Never move to my hood, cause danger is crawlin' out the way
[Sirens]
[Verse 3] What's a girl to do if she'll never be a rasta? Singing from her heart, but she'll never be a rasta? If you move into her neighborhood, she'll never make a sound If you move into her neighborhood, she'll never make a... If you move into her neighborhood, she'll never make a sound
[Hook]
Hey!
[Interlude] You gonna put that on tape for posterity? Rewind the tape!
[Bridge] Life in the city... life in the city.. ("...this is happening?") Makes more sense when [Jesus?] calls me