don t wanna be a gangsta no more if you don t want my protection i won t force you to live within my walls mmmmmmm don t wanna be a criminal who steals there s no escape from the jail of your conscience when you hurt someone with your affence the hardest wounded in a way that won t heal mmmmmmm love is all around you says who love is all around you says who love is all around you says who says who don t wanna be a gangsta no more if you don t like my religion i ll go preach my wisdom in another war don t wanna be a criminal who steals i don t want money that i haven t earned or affection that i can t return love is all around you says who love is all around you says who love is all around you says who says who no change will come from a bullet from the barrel of a gun no love can be won no chain come undone no love can be won bells of freedom be wrong wrong wrong