Free My Dog

See, I was facing thirty years one time when I robbed this place Had I not robbed the place, would I be facing thirty years? No So when I was facing the thirty years, who sat me down? You? I sat me down Trousdale Northwest Free my dog Harlan County Hathorn, Mississippi Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free my dog) He done made the front page (Front page, free my—) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage) He done made the front page (Made the front page) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free my dog) He done made the front page (Front page, man) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free him up) He done made the front page (Patta) God had to sit you down, or did you pull the stick? (Mm) Released the bullets out that barrel and you pulled the lick (You did) You heard the message that the preacher said in pulpit God was talking to you, on your heart, pulling it Love and kindness, take you out that blindness But you'd rather hang with bruh and 'em in the slime pits Now on the crime list, pulled a move, 5 o'clock news You done robbed an old man, blew him straight out his shoes Now you 'bout to lose, all you got was a few hundred Got caught with the court judge, gave him two hundred Free my dog, man, I think he done learned his lesson (Mm) Twelve years behind them walls searching for a blessing (Mm) Every time he hit me in his voice, I hear the stressing Knew he wish he never did it, that's a true confession In that courtroom, that prosecutor keep you guessing When the judge shoot the time, it's like Smith & Wesson Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free my dog) He done made the front page (Front page, free my—) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage) He done made the front page (Made the front page) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free my dog) He done made the front page (Front page, man) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free him up) He done made the front page (Yeah) They quick to throw a nigga in the cage just for tryna get paid (Uh) Everything a nigga earn, they wanna take it away (Uh) He was pushing them pounds tryna get him some bread (Yeah) Then they legalized weed and let him sit in the feds (Damn) What a nigga 'posed to do to keep his family from starving? Get Trump on the phone, send my nigga a pardon (We need it, yeah) Yeah, we run the streets, we need the money and the power (Yeah) Feeling like the world ain't never gave a shit about us So a nigga gotta keep it rolling like a wheelchair Can't afford healthcare, mama on welfare Tryna make a way instead of making more excuses (Excuses) They wanna see the real niggas in the institution (Man) Free my niggas Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free my dog) He done made the front page (Front page, free my—) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage) He done made the front page (Made the front page) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free my dog) He done made the front page (Front page, man) Free my dog up out the cage (Out the cage, free him up) He done made the front page (Made the front page, man)