Lil B - The Trap lyrics

[Intro/Hook] Trapped in this bullsh**, parking tickets k**ing me Taxes on the right side, ain't nobody feeling me Who we makin' money? Why's it given to the government? Got a new president, but ain't nobody feeling him [Interlude 1] Just praying that we get out this trap [Verse 1: Lil B] Dog down the street, had a infamous, code name Blow mayne, narcotics, collecting all profit I done stopped to see my n***as, not tonight Cuz tonight be the day I come up, over night s** it up the pain and jail time, s**as stuntin' on me writing 26 As a kid resemblin', everything I thought about [Interlude 2] This where the trap starts It's a trap [Verse 2: Lil B] I didn't have priorities Cheap change, small talk Hitting scams for multiple dollars, mobile to solid Before I started rapping, the streets were my college I pa**ed with honors, write a book to, capture my knowledge Audio or visual man the teachers is power Because I'm dead..I don't relate to you cowards Power [Interlude 3] Living dead, we trapped This hood man, remember the hood is a mindset Being a thug, being from the hood that's a mindset Respect who respects you [Verse 3: Lil B] Trapped in this bullsh** Parking tickets k**ing me Taxes on the right side Ain't nobody feeling me When we make money why is it given to the government? Got a new President but ain't nobody feeling him I'll overturn the government, but ain't nobody feeling that Y'all muhf**as..even scared to rap Speak your mind, man [Interlude 4] Just speak your motherf**ing mind That's why I rap [Verse 4: Lil B] I'm trapped because the brothers that's resembling my complexion Is standing at the stop signs and the intersections Yeah I'm discriminating But my age group is hard to find friends most of em is eliminated Watching TV, turned on seen ElimiDate Man teach me how to buy property, in 50 states Teach me about some real sh** [Interlude 5] Even though that's real life Teach me about some taxes Why didn't nobody teach me about taxes on TV? Why don't nobody teach us about none of that man? What's going on? Why don't people teach us about getting together? That's why we're trapped [Verse 5: Lil B] How the f** the oil spill, in the mother f**ing ocean Alotta people talk the game but really need devotion See how I see things, my philosophy is intricate I grew up in the hood, but I privileged experience the visuals, that I seen [Interlude 6] Seein' the struggle form the hood, poverty, and how there's places they don't put any money and finances into and this other side that they do [Verse 6: Lil B] Take it from me, man appreciate your time here Cuz even if you overlook, just know my mind here Plus I understand from, underground to mainstream Mainstresam dick s** Underground no cash f** that, make your own life Fantasize rap I got a structure for the f**ing human race But it's time we explore, jog in place with the race Win a race Appreciate d**h Then I place [Outro] Let's get out the hood y'all, let's get out that mind state The hood is a trap, remember that Just keep that positive, get your core friends that love you And motivate your friends It's time to start being honest Just know it's all a trap The hood is a mind state, remember that