[ilingku:040]
[ver:v1.0]
[ti:The Nation]
[ar:B.o.B/Jake Lambo/Victoria Monet]
[al:No Genre 2]
[by:]
[00:00.000]The Nation - B.o.B/Jake Lambo/Victoria Monét
[00:11.574]Baby don't you know
[00:14.003]Everything you do away from home
[00:16.596]Could leave me here alone
[00:19.386]So baby don't you go
[00:32.972]I saw a kid 12 years old with
[00:35.053]A pack of cigarettes and a glock
[00:36.526]'Cause in this 'partments it was easy to cop ok
[00:39.006]Looking for a n**ga slipping yeah they easy to spot
[00:41.904]In the streets the enemies are just as evil as cops
[00:45.222]The only word he ever heard from his pops was
[00:47.359]If this the devil's world then who hangs out at the top
[00:49.929]He had *** dreams and scarface nightmares
[00:52.849]I thought to myself does anyone in this life care
[00:56.050]Growing too fast like his days are lightyears
[00:58.582]His mama says go to church you need a light prayer
[01:01.347]You think the streets need you well I need you right here
[01:04.170]You need to slow it down 'cause the streets don't fight fair
[01:06.912]For real baby don't you know
[01:09.687]Everything you do away from home
[01:12.516]Could leave me here alone
[01:15.051]So baby don't you go
[01:17.902]No no no no no no no
[01:29.277]It's easy to get in trouble in the place where I'm from
[01:31.625]N**gas lacking the education but be packing a gun
[01:34.641]I just kick it with the homies and be having some fun
[01:37.185]Mama keep calling
[01:38.143]I understand you protecting your son
[01:40.071]You found that I be smoking and
[01:41.842]I know it makes you mad
[01:43.080]And I know you see his trace scared
[01:44.713]Imma be just like my dad
[01:45.991]Scared I'm doing something bad scared
[01:47.590]I might end up dead
[01:48.593]Well look I chose another path
[01:49.852]So get those worries out your head
[01:51.359]Imma keep on doing it how I'm doing it
[01:55.242]Stay working hard making this music and
[01:58.109]Show you I got to get it I do
[01:59.755]They asking my motivation and I reply that it's you mama
[02:03.017]Baby don't you know
[02:05.673]Everything you do away from home
[02:08.298]Could leave me here alone
[02:10.877]So baby don't you go
[02:13.692]No no yeah no yeah no
[02:20.198]Yeah no yeah no yeah no
[02:25.621]A deadly trend that never ends
[02:27.229]City full of negligence pregnant pedestrians
[02:29.788]I used to think am I a prisoner or a resident
[02:32.472]They book us for possession but
[02:34.226]They keep shipping weapons in
[02:36.363]Either the glock shoots you or a cop do you
[02:38.610]They set the system up to
[02:39.943]Lock you up a lot sooner lot sooner
[02:41.783]Everything you try to do they try to out do you
[02:44.163]My mama said hallelujah 'cause I got a future
[02:46.986]I got a future after something newer
[02:49.012]They try to sell you bullsh*t because it sounds cooler
[02:51.827]And if you stand out from
[02:53.022]The crowd they label you a loser loser
[02:55.103]Don't throw your life away don't let your eyes fool you
[02:57.427]That's how they use you
[02:58.891]Baby don't you know
[03:01.434]Everything you do away from home
[03:04.024]Could leave me here alone
[03:06.716]So baby don't you go
[03:09.412]No no no no no no no