Gotta have law and order in this land If we're ever gonna see the promised land Gotta have law and order in this land We may never get to come this way again
Ever since the day the world first began People been dyin' from the hands of the sinner man We're not living by the laws of the Constitution Somebody's got to come up with a better solution It's your duty to report a crime As it soon could be your life or it could be mine
Gotta have law and order in this land If we're ever gonna see the promised land Hey we Gotta have law and order in this land We may never get to come this way again
Ooh, I don't like the way they're robbin and they're killin Young folks dying from the drugs they've been given Why can't we live next door to one another Do our children have to know the meaning of trouble Only way we're gonna ever live in peace Is lock up the criminals, and throw 'way the key
Gotta have law and order in this land If we're ever gonna see the promised land Hey we Gotta have law and order in this land We may never get to come this way again
Oooh yeah Hmm, crime don't pay Rape, robbin' and stealin' That ain't nothin but dirty dirty dealin' Mmmmhmmm, yeah
Gotta have law and order in this land If we're ever gonna see the promised land Gotta have law and order in this land We may never get to come this way again Gotta have law and order in this land If we're ever gonna see the promised land Gotta have law and order in this land We may never get to come this way again