Close to the Grave

You know death right around the corner and prison my next-door neighbor Feel like I'm dyin' to live I know we live to die, but I feel like I'm dyin' to live I be clutchin' on my fire, you never know these days Gamblin' with your life, you gettin' close to the grave Sorry Lord, the Devil got a hold of me, baby Knew I shouldn't have never let you close to me, baby I be clutchin' on my fire, you never know these days Gamblin' with your life, you gettin' close to the grave Sorry Lord, the Devil got a hold of me, baby Knew I shouldn't have never let you close to me, baby I knew I shouldn't have never showed you that I love you, my nigga I fucked up when I showed you that I trust you, my nigga I tried to turn my life around, but now I'm back in the field You know it's free my nigga Cool, I hope he win the appeal I lost my nigga, it ain't been the same Everybody say that I changed, say I ain't been the same They don't even know I'm feelin' pain They don't know how I feel inside, traumatized, criminalized But yet I'm idolized, I swear to God sometimes I wonder why It got me brainwashed, lil' ones off the same block Remember I had to slang rock, remember I let them thangs pop Damn, I just wanna raise my son, wish it could've been how it was Sometimes I wanna grab my gun Sometimes I don't be wanna hear none I be clutchin' on my fire, you never know these days Gamblin' with your life, you gettin' close to the grave Sorry Lord, the Devil got a hold of me, baby Knew I shouldn't have never let you close to me, baby I be clutchin' on my fire, you never know these days Gamblin' with your life, you gettin' close to the grave Sorry Lord, the Devil got a hold of me, baby Knew I shouldn't have never let you close to me, baby My boy got shot, you put the blame on me You say you know I did it I can't even act like it ain't faze me That shit hurt my feelings My cousin got hit up, say he saw me jump out with the Glizzy Why you had told them people you made me? Boy, you know you didn't I hit that lick in Maryland, I bought my mama a Honda Civic The hardest thing I had to do in life was leave you I was showin' you love and had you feelin' like I need you I'm drinkin' this alcohol right now, I wanna see you You made me go hard in this shit, I'm motivated Why you had gave up on the kid when I was jaded? Now I've been drinkin', gettin' faded Thinkin' 'bout how you played me Thinkin' 'bout how you did me I be clutchin' on my fire, you never know these days Gamblin' with your life, you gettin' close to the grave Sorry Lord, the Devil got a hold of me, baby Knew I shouldn't have never let you close to me, baby I be clutchin' on my fire, you never know these days Gamblin' with your life, you gettin' close to the grave Sorry Lord, the Devil got a hold of me, baby Knew I shouldn't have never let you close to me, baby