Bad Apples

[Verse 1]
They've gone from stealin' bikes to stealin' lives
So many young hands grippin' stainless steel knives
See a kid they don't like, they're messin' him up
What's wrong or what's right is givin' less of a fuck
Stickin' them up, left right, stitchin' them up
Everything revolves around gettin' the cut
Middle fingers up, fisticuffs, pissin' it up
Before the pen licence, fist in the cuffs
They don't use them to pack shelves, they use them to pack cells
Up in the system 'fore they even crack twelve
You can paint a pretty picture using oil and pastels
But it's black and white and the latter still sells
What kind of life is that? They gettin' born and tagged
Teacher can't reach 'em, I'm gettin' fuckin' bored of that
They couldn't spell their name off the bat
I bet you they can tell you where to score a quarter at

[Chorus]
They growing up fast, they growin' up tough
They givin' back everything they never got as a pup
And if they want somethin', you're givin' it up
If they want somethin', you're givin' it up
They growin' up fast, they growing up tough
They giving back everything they never got as a pup
And if they want somethin', you're givin' it up
If they want somethin', you're givin' it up

[Verse 2]
They say one bad apple can spoil a whole bunch
What if all you had was bad apples for lunch?
What if all you had was all you can touch?
And what if before you even had a dream, you were crushed?
They weren't raised wrong, they weren't raised at all
You watched the bough break and the cradle fall
And now you're surprised when the baby talks
And he asking, "What the fuck are you starin' for?"
Where their mothers, huh? (Huh?) Where's their fathers, huh? (Huh?)
Here they come with all their fucking drama, bruh
Before you fix 'em, there's another one
And the problem's tenfold and they're learning tricks younger, cuz
What you want ain't always what you get
Sometimes what you get is a kick to the head
I guess you can chalk it up to cause and effect
But the core is all rotten and they've gotta be fed

[Chorus]
They growing up fast, they growin' up tough
They givin' back everything they never got as a pup
And if they want somethin', you're givin' it up
If they want somethin', you're givin' it up
They growin' up fast, they growing up tough
They giving back everything they never got as a pup
And if they want somethin', you're givin' it up
If they want somethin', you're givin' it up

[Verse 3]
It ain't worth it, who cursed it?
Point the fingers at the ones who birthed it
Brought to earth, a brand new person
The same ones who called 'em all worthless
And called 'em good for nothin', I call them cousin
I call 'em brother and sister, I still love 'em
Brother and sister, I still love 'em
Brother and sister, I still love 'em