I've been running the streets
For most of my days,
Tryin' to live on my own
Like a rollin stone,
Never gathers no moss...
Especially, when he's rollin' alone

Been bustin' my ass, to get by
Though it never did me no wrong
Though it never did me no right
Day by day i keep rollin' along

Keepin' my nose outta trouble
Stickin' close to my guns
I did it before and i'll do it again
Ain't nothing gonna make me run

I said, hey, policeman
Get up off of my case!
Hey, mr. policeman
I ain't wanted no place

You're always around,
You keep watching me down
For just being around, on these streets
The street is my home
So just leave me alone
I'm rollin' alone to be free

Livin' in the shadows
Running in the rain
Feeling like a convict
Freedom down the drain
I try to get on no way
You're the wall between
Solid brick, ten miles thick
So confined i could scream...

Hey! policeman
Get up off of my case!
Hey, mr. policeman
I ain't wanted no place
Hey! policeman
Get `em off of my case!
Hey, mr. policeman
`cuz i wear an innocent face

I sure do,
Working so hard to pay my dues
And all the time you keep watching me
What did i do wrong ?
Set me free... now!

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The deputy, the marshall,
The pigs, the fuzz, and the heat
Why, even the keystone cops
Ain't got nothing on me
I'm a free man,
Running for my life most everyday
I don't have no worries
And no dues to pay
So, keep your evil eyes away
And keep your evil lies... away