VERSE 1:
Whenever faced with worry, better safe than sorry
All my mates learned their traits off the back of a lorry
So on my travels, I keep a close eye on my back
With reflexes at the ready and my wits in tact
I leave my morals behind, keep my manners in breach
And put my money in a place where dem' pick pockets can't reach
Numbers on my mobile, emergency contacts
These avenues of Britain tend to never relax
Take precautions 'cause everyone's a target
And you can play hard in your car but just be careful where you park it
Urban predators who seek for the weak
This is a geezers world, dog eat dog how big are your teeth?
Bad vibes are circulating in the atmosphere
Cruel eyes mark the mood of this dark era
Headlines that give me shivers up my spine
Tooled up to the nines for any trouble that i might find

CHORUS:
You better beware, when they come to meet you
You better beware, it's gonna be hell on earth watch your back boy
You better beware, 'cause they're out to get you, (sound boy)
You better beware, it's gonna be hell on earth watch your back boy
You better beware

PRO-CHORUS:
Tell me why the young man fight and the young man die
Everywhere you go you hear the young dem a cry
The pain of the youth bring tear from ya eye
Dem bleed with no answer to the question why...

VERSE 2:
We live in a time of conflict the only way to restrict
Them from you is to connect yourself with known convicts
Run the risk and get your kicks on tick
Produce payments or face up to fists and sticks
Derelict districts are where we practice sick realistics
Mention of crime is done in cryptic linguistics
Pigeon English and cockney slang
Watch your back man cover up your contraband

CHORUS:
You better beware, when they come to meet you
You better beware, it's gonna be hell on earth watch your back boy
You better beware, 'cause they're out to get you, (sound boy)
You better beware, it's gonna be hell on earth watch your back boy
You better beware

VERSE 3:
Lock stock the fuckin' lot you've lost the plot
If you think that I’ll leave the block without a knife in my sock
Back on clock and knowing what's what, on watch
And taking top-notch care this is a dodgy game of hopscotch
Crime hot spots are chock-a-block come and cop
Class A drugs and moody product, from fresh off the dock
Some of us twoc, but make no mistake
If living proper is to gamble with crime, I’ll raise the stake
Everybody’s on the take, if you’re poor then your buckled
'Cause money runs the world and people are worth fuck-all
It’s complex, the anarchy and all its effects
On every stretch there's a problem, and people are vexed
With the hex of inequality, political mess
Rough necks is what becomes of young kids in distress
I’m seeing skinheads, long black dreads and people dead
Unnecessary bloodshed...

CHORUS:
You better beware, when they come to meet you
You better beware, it's gonna be hell on earth watch your back boy
You better beware, 'cause they're out to get you, (sound boy)
You better beware, it's gonna be hell on earth watch your back boy
You better beware...