He a'hit the dance around about midnight
gin and juice and he's a'feelin fine
a'come the morning all the sounds went up

police man said the joint was shut
all the brothers gettin busted outside
undercover officers readin' them their rights

one way ticket boy you prison bound
the night the lights in dallas went down, so


how long we gotta wait until
we get the keys to the mansion on the hill
no we ain't gettin' %#@!

I want to know right now
how long we gotta waste our time
boardin a bus that's bound for the welfare line

no we ain't gettin' %#@!
I want to know right now


she shakes the blues off then she tries her luck
makes a little bet and hopes her horse comes up
pickin' pockets for some easy money

cause she blew the !@#$ lot on the national lottery
steals a paper sh'check the front page
headlines made that the dancehall can't be saved

how can they open up an opera house
on the night the lights in dallas went down, yeah


so how long we gotta wait until
we get the keys to the mansion on the hill?
no we ain't gettin' %#@!

I want to know right now
how long we gotta waste our time
boardin a bus that's bound for the welfare line

no we aint gettin' %#@!
I want to know right now, tell me now


tweek freak Tony on the four two eight
special branch sting right time wrong place
columbian connections in the corridors of power

mean the man on the money ain't never goin down
Lord Lucky takes his lady to the magic flute
little taste or two now he's bullet proof

Tony tunes the underground radio
on the night the lights in dallas went down, so


how long we gotta wait until
we get the keys to the mansion on the hill
no we ain't gettin' %#@!

I want to know right now
I want to know right now
how long we gotta waste our time

boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
no we aint gettin' %#@!
I want to know right now, yeah see now


yeah, so how long we gotta wait until
we get the keys to the mansion on the hill

no we ain't gettin' %#@!
I wanna know right now
how long we gonna waste our time

boardin a bus that's bound for the welfare line
no we ain't gettin' %#@!
I wanna know right now