Bad Apples

Lyrics

[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