The Punishment (Lockdown) [Remix]

[Intro: X-Raided]

You gon' stay your ass in this house!

And the only way you going outside this house is taking out the trash or going to work!

[Chorus: Tech N9ne]

Locked down

Ain't nobody finna see me if they knock now

Crack the window a little bit to hear the block sounds

I'm on punishment, the fun and shit, it stops now

When I'm on Pops’ ground, no

[Verse 1: Tech N9ne]

Man, 15 did seem big mean

But did things, shit brings clipped wings

Trouble in school, I'm on punishment

Funk in the hood, I'm on punishment

That is the sum of it

Fun, it is none of it (Why?)

'Cause I'm on Dumb and Dumber shit

Whenever my hope's founded

I got used to how "Nope" sounded

In the gutter we eat peanut butter and we 'bout die from a choke sandwich

No partiеs, no hoes pounded

'Cause this summеr I'm so grounded

I'll be stuck at that addy because my stepdaddy will never promote clown shit round this

If you move dumb, many rules come

Fakes and fools run, he a Muslim

That mean I'm stranded on a block in the city of Kansas

Locked in like I'm some bandit and I don't understand it!

[Chorus: Tech N9ne]

Locked down

Ain't nobody finna see me if they knock now

Crack the window a little bit to hear the block sounds

I'm on punishment, the fun and shit, it stops now

When I'm on Pops’ ground, no

[Verse 2: Tech N9ne]

Step dad is Muslim, momma is devout (Christian)

At night when they both sleeping I sneak out (Missing)

Friday's at midnight on Troost, if you break or pop, the light on you

Do my routine real quick then I'm on a reroute (Mission)

Back to the pad, wake up, go to work with dad

He owns the Steak and Take, 18th and Vine, everyday I worked my ass off

Steaks and fish, he had taught me to cook then pass off

Still when we get home, the punishment's on, I see no asphalt

Dinnertime I ask if it's alright to invite a friend

Since I did so well at work, he looked at me then he gave a grin

He said "Nobody, no friend, but on your work day I commend

And if you keep sneaking out, next summer you'll be on punishment again"

Damn!

[Chorus: Tech N9ne]

Locked down

Ain't nobody finna see me if they knock now

Crack the window a little bit to hear the block sounds

I'm on punishment, the fun and shit, it stops now

When I'm on Pops’ ground, no

[Verse 3: Tech N9ne]

Now I'm thinking why I was stuck for the whole summer

He knew my neighborhood was deadly and had mo' drama

The times I thought he was being mean, he really was so fond of

Both momma and me, and I quote these words I spoke or wrote in yo' honor

He knew my friends was getting shot

Having run-ins with the cops

He said he wish I was like Chris Murray

He was my friend that was on top

Of his game and had a lot

So my pops knew that gang shit would disturb me

But 17 I ran away, I didn't understand the way

He was prepping me to become the multimillionaire I am today

Kept me safe, my family helped a lot if I may highlight

I see now my stepdaddy all this time was pushing to save my life, love!

[Bridge: Tech N9ne]

Guap now

Everybody gotta see me at the top now

Most my homies back in the day today are not 'round

'Cause the punishment, I done this shit in my town

Can't be stopped now, no