作词 : Sugar Ray He was the heavyweight king at the age of twenty-one From the streets of NY where they're all called mean He never had no mom, never had no dad His aunt and Cus Da'mato was all he ever had But he found his pot of gold, consequently came GivinsWhen they broke up it was him that was given And we like to build 'em up and we like to see 'em fall Finally taken down by a hooker, five feet tall I said you gotta set him free I said you gotta set him free I said you gotta set him free I said you gotta set him free When push comes to shove When push comes to shove When push comes to shove When push comes to shove It was a battle of brains, a battle of wit So my man got his mad skills, Allan Durschwitz But he left him out to dry, the judge was a fool Using this case as publicity tool So it's off to cell to meet the prison staff The first thing they do is want his autograph And I just laugh ‘cause he suffered the wrath Now the man added time to his liberty path I said you gotta set him free I said you gotta set him free I said you gotta set him free I said you gotta set him free When push comes to shove When push comes to shove When push comes to shove When push comes to shove I heard he gets a lot of visits, still he's got no family But he gets a lot of love from the kids in JodeciWhat Desiree sucks, man, on his new TVSame name, bitch, but you look similar to me But that’s another story, I'm getting’ off track But when he gets out I think you better watch your back I said now when he gets out I think you better watch your back You might find yourself kid tagged and sacked I say they gotta set him free I say they gotta set him free I say they gotta set him free I say they gotta set him free When push comes to shove When push comes to shove When push comes to shove When push comes to shove We gotta set that motherfucker free