Mama cryin', can't survive She lost her mind, she's stressin' out She needs to pay bills Son took her money, daughter hungry Bought the shit, there's no refunding She's high still He owes the gane, they gave him weight But he was weak, he has a week Or he will be killed And papa died, he used to trap His son's a man, but men don't cry Unless they're trapped tears
[Hook: Raury + Key!] It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the trap It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the... It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the trap It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the trap Tears in the... trap
[Verse 2: Raury] They taint the future, newest noose To hang the youth imprint your mind Before you turn twelve The sex and drugs and rock and roll Before hormones we've been exposed Before we know ourselves Her baby's early, papa workin' 16, 13, what the tragic story I tell He lost his job, his homie Breaded Got connected to the plug His family needs help
[Hook: Raury + Key!] It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the trap It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the... It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the trap It ain't nothin' but them tears in the trap Tears in the trap Tears in the... trap
[Verse 3: Raury] So who's to say that youth today Cannot be shot or robbed or slain By someone, yourself And who's to say that he was wrong His story's long He wakes and sleeps in everyday hell So mind your manners, Ps and Qs Cause nothing new No nothing new can happen to the trap We think it's cool and harmless too But who are you? Yes look around, you might just be trapped