[Verse 1]
She been a momma for like two, three days
She just a baby with a baby and addicted to H
She don't do no honest work, but she got two three ways
To get that skrilla for dealers to put that dope in her veins
Then a Johnny called her up and he said he would pay
She stashed the boy in a alleyway thinking "there he would stay"
Damn, what kind of person throws a baby away
I guess the kind that could find a needle in a stack made of hay
So she's handling her business in the back of a church
And when the pastor came out she thinking "double the work"
Half covered in dirt
But in the moment, told him "I know you want it, cuz holy water can't be quenching your thirst"
Hands shaking, lips chafing, wearing nothing but drawers
Ain't had a hit in a minute, see she was having withdrawals
That's why she begged and pleaded
Said she got what he needed
And when her words didn't work then she just fell to her knees
And she said
[Hook1]
Father help me, I'm tryna come up from nothin'
God's not even lookin' give in to the corruption
Shit, you won't be the first and I can't tell you who's next
But in the name of the lord, I swear I'll do you the best
He looked disgusted, said "Be gone from this place"
Could tell that she wasn't listening by the look on her face
Had her pupils dilated so big, her soul could escape
But that's how animals act when they've been locked in a cage
[Verse2]
Ain't seen his momma in like two, three days
Cuz he been posted on his corner on it, tryna get paid
He know it's ways to get paper other than moving this weight
But it's instant gratification, he ain't tryna wait/
If he had studied them books the way he studied the fiends
He might've got himself a scholarship and earned a degree
Or showed that same dedication that he had showed to his patients
Might've made it to the league and got to play for a team
But he was just 19, who wouldn't want nice things
He flashed and brandished at some homies who was just sight seeing
But they had heard his success, they heard him say he's the best
So they figured they take this chance to put those claims to the test
So they took off his chain and put that thang to his brain
They joked and laughed at the boy who thought he was king as it rained
Though he begged and pleaded, he knew he was defeated
So when his words didn't work then he just fell to his knees
And he said
[Hook2]
Father help me, I'm tryna come up from nothin'
Should've let you be in control instead of pushing your buttons
But the devil on my back and I got this weight on my chest
I been moving weight all my life, I don't want it to be my death
A squeeze of the trigger, he was gone from this place
Another nigguh just gone without a viable trace
To some, it's to be expected, "He had chosen his fate"
But that's how animals act when they've been locked in a cage
[Verse3]
So many end before they get the chance to begin
Its like staying on your grind, same as pissin' in the wind
They label us the demons are we so corrupt with sin
They take control out our hands how the fuck we supposed to win
Tryna make it out the bottom
Screaming "Get em and I got em"
Bullets fly with no names and they're picking us like the lotto
Could be in the wrong place at the wrong time
Get seen in the wrong light
These anxious contemplations staying up on them long nights
When I heard the fiends cry
My head up to the sky I'm steady asking why we die
I'm searching for answers, but never getting no reply
Tried to make it to heaven, but the access was denied
So fuck it
Foot in the grave other foot in their neck
Cuz in this world nothing is given gotta take your respect
I learned that shit that we read ain't always just what it seems
I found the strength that I need to finally get off my knees
And I said
[Outro]
I think I got it we alone in this place
And if you know it or not, we're all tied to a fate
But I promise I'll bring em hell before I'm gone from this place
Cuz that's how animals act when they've been locked in a cage
