I Hear Footsteps

[Refrain]

This is a warning that you need to take heed to

Otherwise, the consequences that'll lead to

A cold sweats that'll feel like a steam room

And dark nights that you probably wouldn't sleep through

[Verse 1]

Just when you think you're about to call it a night

You get a funny feeling that something ain't right

'Cause all the way home with your son and your wife

You realize this game has to come with a price

So payback's a bitch when you caught in the life

And the Lost and the Damned cut you off with the bikes

That's how it goes when you caught in the hype

And now your worst nightmare's coming to life

[Pre-Chorus]

Because they tip, toe, real, slow

And you can hear the screams through your window

How they even get up on your whip? Whoa!

Until you take it off like a strip show

[Chorus]

I hear footsteps, coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

[Refrain]

This is a warning that you need to take heed to

Otherwise, the consequences that'll lead to

A cold sweats that'll feel like a steam room

And dark nights that you probably wouldn't sleep through

[Verse 2]

Just when you said you quit the game, if you could

The homies won't honor that you left them for good

And you thought it would be calmer in this neck of the woods

So if you could get a weapon and some armor, you should

'Cause now you got decisions that are hard to avoid

The good night's sleep that you used to enjoy

Has been interrupted by a startle of noise

That lurks in the dark and won't respond to your voice

[Pre-Chorus]

So they tip, toe, real, slow

And lift up the screen to your window

How they even find out where you live? Whoa!

They must've been scheming from the get-go

[Chorus]

I hear footsteps, coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

[Refrain]

This is a warning that you need to take heed to

Otherwise, the consequences that'll lead to

A cold sweats that'll feel like a steam room

And dark nights that you probably wouldn't sleep through

[Verse 3]

Just when you thought you put the past behind you

News flash, it's right behind you

In a black mask, breathing hard to find you

And that's when the feelings in your heart define you

Is you going to let them run up in your crib? (Oh no you won't)

And put the gun up to your kid? (No, you won't)

Well, if that's the way it is, you can push to the limit

Till something's got to give

[Pre-Chorus]

So when they tip, toe, real, slow

And lift up the screen to your window

Guess who's waiting for 'em in the crib, whoa!

And his trigger finger's 'bout to let the clip go

[Chorus]

I hear footsteps, coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs

I turn around, but no one there