Young Gun

[Intro: Jelly Roll]

The young gun

I'm grievin' for the young gun

I'm thinkin' 'bout them young guns

[Verse 1: Jelly Roll]

Lil' homie got life, he was only sixteen

Lil' homie would pop pills, lil' homie would sip lean

Used to tell him all the time, lil' homie just get clean

Said "I had to do it, Jelly, they were tryna kill me"

So I feel the weight on my shoulder blades

Know that any day I could explode with rage

The one that know the least always got the most to say

If it's made us strong nobody get blown away

Still I'm country as catfish with coleslaw

I done seen 'em get hit over a phone call

I done seen 'em go switch and outta toes y'all

I done seen a man go snitch on all his road dogs

Doin' this awhile and I don't feel it anymore

But I came a long way from when I'm kickin' in them doors

Told me build a legacy and I been buildin' it for sure

I've been dreamin' that I'm walkin' on a million dollar floor

Woke up on the dark side of the moon

Listen close, hear my soul singin' out of tune

And they say you're out of mind if you're outta fuel

I feel like I'm out my mind and without a clue

And I told my nephew, don't let 'em deceive you

You don't get another shot, you don't get a redo

You don't get another take, you don't get a sequel

So don't let it stress you, remember to keep cool

[Pre-Chorus: Struggle Jennings]

I light night skies with taillights

I hear those wolves call goodnight

I feel those flames burn inside

I wear no mask or disguise

[Chorus: Struggle Jennings]

I'm a young gun

They ask where do we come from

From a place where most people run from

Where the men of the family die so young

So the women gotta raise up the young ones

Goodnight to the young guns

Mama take care of the young ones

Grow up to be someone

I grew up to be a young gun

[Verse 2: Struggle Jennings]

Mama cried when my daddy passed away

Then she stepped up to the plate to raise a man

And I ain't understand at the time, I was only ten

Had a feelin' that my destiny had been planned

I'll be damned if I end up like he did

Faster with the banger than Billy the Kid

Never had a father figure, only 2Pac and hard liquor

Ambitionz of a ridah, westside

Face first in the streets, all eyez on me

Tryna fill a legacy

Forty-five and I have a key so demons never leave

Even though mama prayed up, I still stayed up

Late nights in a dark alley

Call of the wild, screaming out, callin' my name

My soul has been pulled up by chains, back in the reins

Apache blood runs through my veins

Came from the flame so I cannot explain

The feelin' I get from the pain

Comfort I get from the chaos, at home on these streets

I can't stay off I'm lit like the candles in seance

They pray on my people and say that we're evil

We're dyin' by needles to fly with the eagles

They laws are illegal, immoral, deceitful

I guess I'm supposed to be passive and peaceful

[Pre-Chorus: Struggle Jennings]

I light night skies with taillights

I hear those wolves call goodnight

I feel those flames burn inside

I wear no mask or disguise

[Chorus: Struggle Jennings]

I'm a young gun

They ask where do we come from

From a place where most people run from

Where the men of the family die so young

So the women gotta raise up the young ones

Goodnight to the young guns

Mama take care of the young ones

Grow up to be someone

I grew up to be a young gun

[Pre-Chorus: Struggle Jennings]

I light night skies with taillights

I hear those wolves call goodnight

I feel those flames burn inside

I wear no mask or disguise

I'm a young gun