moving on

i've had enough of this foolin' around

being knocked down and playing the clown

this city life was never meant for me

i've got to get back to the country

so i'm going to spread my wings

fly away

i can't stay another day

i'm leavin' out of babylon

i'm movin' on

come rally all my people it's time we move

oh if you're stuck you got to groove

come on and shake the dust off of your bones

you don't want to be left alone

cause we've been tricked and fooled for so long

held captive down in the babylon

so listen to your heart to show you the way

don't get caught up in hearsay

i've had enough of this foolin' around

being knocked down and playing the clown

this city life was never meant for me

i've got to get back to the country

cause everytime i go to town

i see the policeman with his ticket book in his hand

he says license registration and insurance please

he already knows i ain't got none of these

cause i'm a natural dread just trying to survive

jah knows i ain't gonna work no 9 to 5

but i got to provide for my youths and my wife

and make sure that they live a good life

but babylon just won't let us be who really want to be

and we've been troddin' for so long

how many more miles 'til we're free

i'm crying from the mountaintop

oh babylon set my people free yeah

can't the heathens see

i've had enough of this foolin' around

being knocked down and playing the clown

this city life was never meant for me

i've got to get back to the country

i've had enough of this mentality

that's poisoning all humanity

it's rising all around me so my man i must flee

i've got to get back to the country

so i'm going to spread my wings

fly away

i can't stay another day

i'm leavin' out of babylon

i'm movin' on

spread my wings

fly away

i can't stay another day

i'm leavin' out of babylon

i'm movin' on

i'm groovin on