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