Runnings in the ghetto well hot,
I know Babylon got a plot.
Runnings inna earth well hot,
False rulers sit back and get fat.
Runnings inna yard well hot,
Can't get no food for the pot.
Runnings inna earth well hot,
It come in like a melting pot.

I cant stop thinking 'bout South Africa:
Why do my people have to suffer?
Racist regime nothing to offer,
Not even two pence in the coffer.

Women and babies under baton charge,
Informers, backsliders are all at large.
Stoning of churches, even cemeteries,
We've been in turmoil for centuries.

There must be something we can do.
There must be a way we can get through.
There must be something we can do.
There must be a way we can get through.

Runnings in the ghetto well hot,
I know Babylon got a plot.
Runnings inna earth well hot,
False rulers sit back and get fat.
Runnings inna yard well hot,
Can't get no food for the pot.

?? Can't get no food, feel restless,
Sometimes it seems so helpless.
Guns, bombs, dogs and batons, we've had enough.
It seems the only solution is fight, rough with tough.
Guns, bombs, dogs and batons, we've had enough.
It seems the only solution is fight, rough with tough.

There must be something we can do.
There must be a way we can get through.
There must be something we can do.
There must be a way we can get through.

Runnings in the ghetto well hot,
I know Babylon got a plot.
Runnings inna earth well hot,
False rulers sit back and get fat.
Runnings inna yard well hot,
Can't get no food for the pot.
Runnings inna earth well hot,
It come in like a melting pot.

We know (I and I know)
We know seh them done have a plot
We know (yes we know)
We know seh the earth a run hot
We know (I and I know)
We know Babylon got a plot
We know (yes we know)
It come in like a melting plot