He's got the best record collection And he makes the best record selection But when he drinks yea he'll start flexin' Get arrested and end up in correction 'Cause he's got a lot of pent up aggression There was an officer at the intersection Everyone got away except him And now he's got a lot of time for reflection Rude boy in a penitentiary Locked up, not where you wanna be You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out Rude boy in a penitentiary Locked up, not where you wanna be You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out now Four walls been driving him mental The location of the jail is central And he don't like to get sentimental When his girl brings a family memento In his cell block there's a dirty window Where he can see the sun and moon glow But the warden just caught him with a bindle And now he won't get released in december Rude boy in a penitentiary Locked up, not where you wanna be You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out Rude boy in a penitentiary Locked up, not where you wanna be You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out now You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out He got paroled and got a smith & wesson And he always kept it on him for protection Shot a man in the street for disrespecting Rude boy, when will you learn your lesson? Rude boy in a penitentiary Locked up, not where you wanna be You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out Rude boy in a penitentiary Locked up 'til the end of the century You're gonna find a way out You're gonna find a way out now