[Verse 1]
Guns and roses
Another young boy lost, another fallen soldier
Younger brother tears fallin' on his mother's shoulder
She got some tears of her own, wish she had loved him stronger
Thirteen, but he grown, you see the gun he holdin'? That was made for a man
The rush he get when he load it is one you won't understand unless you hold it and blow it
Granny moved from New Orleans, searchin' for better life
A troubled cardiac is all she got, eatin' that McDonald's by the laundromat
Daughter was seventeen, she just wanna know where the party at
Met somebody that night, fucked him, he never called her back
Now her oldest bastard son is sittin' in that casket
[Refrain]
Young victim of the guns and roses
Livin' young and hopeless
[Verse 2]
Guns and roses
Another young girl lost, you see, her heart was broken
She used to love so strong until she got done wrong, ain't wanna feel no guilt
She blamed it all on home, but still, it felt so real
And, shit, she lie so well
Her parents never could tell where she was really at
Now is it really love or is it just another lie to fuck inside his mama truck?
Raw like the emotions of her cryin' that night
Her pillow soaked, she miss the hope she had as a kid
But he doin' all the things that her dad never did
He'll be the dad of her kid if she have it, but still, he'd rather not
Steal her mother's car, hit the bar just to grab a shot
[Refrain]
From the guns and roses
Livin' young and hopeless
[Verse 3]
Guns and roses (Roses)
I had it all in my home, but Mother never noticed
The neighborhood where I roamed was known for countless encounters
Of people pressin' they line, I try to stay in my boundary
When bounties placed on your head for shit you never had did
You just conform to survive, not tryin' to sit in no pit
I like me better alive, .357s for six, eleven fit in the 9
I take 'em both when I dip 'cause I ain't dyin' today
It's just a game that we play, "What you bang? Where you stay?"
Before you answer, just spray, they'll never see it comin'
Hit a man, woman, child, or dog, because it's mine before yours
It's two weapons in wars, and that's
[Refrain]
The guns and roses
Young victim of the guns and roses
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