Leash On Life
Kevin Gates Lyrics

They shooting up movies
Mass shootings are happening in movie theaters

They shooting up schools
Mass shootings are happening in schools

Young black fools
African American individuals are not the only ones who carry weapons

Ain't the only ones that suit up with tools
Other races and individuals besides African Americans also carry weapons

Exercising my 2nd amendment and pleading the fifth
Exercising right to bear arms and right to remain silent

With A fifth
Drinking alcohol

This my second this Remy
This is the second bottle of Remy Martin being consumed

I drink, I don't sip
Drinking a lot of alcohol

And the reason is this
The reason for drinking a lot of alcohol is the negative state of the world

It's fucked up out here
The world is not in a good place

So we out here fucked up
People are struggling and suffering in the world

If you make it out then you lucked up
If you survive and make it through life, it's just luck

Trying to save ourselves coming from
Trying to protect ourselves from danger

What we raised ourselves
Dealing with the negative environment we grew up in

Stuck between a rock and a hard place with the razor and scale
Caught between two difficult choices with dangerous consequences

Turn wine back to grapes and it's raising hell
Undoing something that has already happened can cause chaos and problems

Breaking down bales
Breaking down drugs into smaller quantities to sell

Just to make bail
Selling drugs just to make enough money to pay for bail

Catching sells off a cell until you in a cell
Making drug deals while locked up in jail

I'm just trying to prevail
Trying to succeed and overcome obstacles

But only time will tell
Only time will show if success is achieved or not

Well, niggas telling over time
People are snitching and providing information to law enforcement over time

It ain't no telling
It's uncertain who's providing information to law enforcement

I ain't lying
The artist is telling the truth

Ain't trying to go out like my homies did
Not trying to die like the singer's friends did

I keep that on me and I put that on my homies kid
Carrying a weapon for protection and to protect friends

Wonder if I gonna be missed
Thinking about whether or not people will miss the singer if they are gone

If I did a lonely bid
If the artist is imprisoned alone

Got homies in the pen who only focus keeping a phone hid
Having friends in jail who keep their phones hidden

I respect the time I keep my sneaks on tight
Being cautious and aware of the time and surroundings

Head-on collision hope the seat belt right though
Hoping to survive a potential car crash

Might be locked up tomorrow but we free tonight
Enjoying freedom while it lasts

Praying to god I get a leash on life
Asking for divine protection and guidance in life

Leash on tight
Desiring protective measures to ensure safety and security

Only right we know
Understanding the difficult realities of life

And please don't judge us for the path we chose
Asking for understanding and empathy despite the choices made in life

Looking up to heaven; no one sending me signs
Feeling lost and uncertain with no guidance or direction

Only if this was a movie I would press the rewind
Wishing to have the ability to change the past

He got that strap in his bag
Carrying a gun in a bag

See he get bullied at school
Being a victim of bullying at school

Young nigga shot dead in his class
A student was killed in class

He put his school on the news
The school shooting made headlines

Now put yourself in his shoes
Asking others to empathize and understand the situation

Walking away didn't help
Ignoring the problem did not solve it

He got no friends to defend him
Being alone and without support in a difficult situation

He got to fend for his self
Needing to take care of oneself and stand up for oneself

And he to skinny to fight
Being physically unable to defend oneself

Running away just ain't cutting it
Avoiding the problem is not a solution

His daddy ain't home
Lacking a father figure in life

His momma still struggling
The singer's mother is still facing challenges in life

She juggle three jobs
The singer's mother is balancing three jobs

And get no help from the government
The government is not providing assistance or support

You don't know nothing about him
Others do not understand the struggles the artist is facing

But you trying to sucker him
Others are trying to take advantage of the singer's vulnerability

Heart of a giant
The singer has a strong and resilient spirit

I'm sorry he will never back down
The artist will never shy away from a challenge

And they gonna keep pick on him till one day he blacks out
Bullying will continue until the artist reaches a breaking point

And reach in that book bag and he pull that mag out
The artist will use their gun in a violent outburst

Now he get the last laugh and you're just the class clown
The victim takes revenge and becomes the victor

Tool on deck
Having a gun on hand

Yes I can't help that
The singer cannot escape the need for self-protection

When momma was stressing
When the singer's mother was feeling overwhelmed

I hit my block like a tailback
Dealing drugs as a method of income

See we trying to make it don't got no suits
Trying to succeed without having access to traditional resources

Just got cases
Having a criminal record

And I need more than this dope money to leave to my babies
Desiring a better financial situation to provide for future generations