Stayed Inside

Lil youngin', he should've stayed inside Didn't have to, but he still chose sides Candle lighting as balloons go high Family crying as his spirits go by Lil youngin', he should've stayed Younger sister saying, mama, don't cry Made em suffer from tryna be a ride or die Don't get easier as the years go by If only he would've stayed inside If there's no such thing as perfect, why make the word perfect Term is just an escape from what the real world is Perfect love from your mama to be the perfect person But now you gon' know she's feeling is what the perfect hurt is How many lessons you gotta learn till you actually learn it Brought niggas into a home they couldn't even furnish And by the time you realize they didn't serve no purpose Front row seats with the ones responsible at your service Sometimes in life your mind get trapped into a corner Then you land up in that corner doing things that you don't wanna From bricks, tricks, hitting licks, taking shopping trips You dismiss the greatest love of all that came from your mama Got caught up in the hype, tryna keep up with her persona There's a price you pay for living a life you ain't a part of Can't save you from yourself, they done already put you under These just thoughts that could've saved you from under Lil youngin', he should've stayed inside Didn't have to, but he still chose sides Candle lighting as balloons go high Family crying as his spirits go by Lil youngin', he should've stayed Younger sister saying, mama, don't cry Made em suffer from tryna be a ride or die Don't get easier as the years go by If only he would've stayed inside That's too much, you did too much But now you gon' and we feeling like we ain't do too much To keep you around, they warned you how them streets get down But nah, you wasn't having it, stuck to being arrogant Engaged in wrong business and your life was what they taxed with it Knew you could score but you was better off passing it But instead you held on, shoved her with your left arm Moments you left them voices telling you you dead from I guess it's real, you was really for real You won't understand karma till it come like right hooks and hit you for real Buncha fakes tryna prove that they real When they better off on the bench instead of playing the field Tried to warn you, try to save you but I guess it's too late The streets swallowed you, could've been that family dentist by 8 Ayo get down Bullet wound leaking plus the heavy breathing Wish we listened when they was preaching Lil youngin', he should've stayed inside Didn't have to, but he still chose sides Candle lighting as balloons go high Family crying as his spirits go by Lil youngin', he should've stayed Younger sister saying, mama, don't cry Made em suffer from tryna be a ride or die Don't get easier as the years go by If only he would've stayed inside Lil youngin', he should've stayed inside Didn't have to, but he still chose sides Candle lighting as balloons go high Family crying as his spirits go by Lil youngin', he should've stayed Younger sister saying, mama, don't cry Made em suffer from tryna be a ride or die Don't get easier as the years go by If only he would've stayed inside