Way - Animals lyrics

[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 sh**, 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 bu*tons 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 d**h A squeeze of the trigger, he was gone from this place Another n**uh 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 f** 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 f** it Foot in the grave other foot in their neck Cuz in this world nothing is given gotta take your respect I learned that sh** 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