[Verse 1: Akon]
I'm steady tryna find the motive (Motive)
Why I do what I do?
Freedom ain't getting no closer (Closer)
No matter how far I go
My car is stolen (Stolen)
No registration (-Tration)
Cops patrollin' (Patrollin')
Now they done stop me and I get locked up

[Chorus 1: Akon]
They won't let me out
They won't let me out
I'm locked up
They won't let me out (No!)
They won't let me out
I'm locked up
They won't let me out
They won't let me out
I'm locked up
They won't let me out (No!)
They won't let mе out

[Verse 2: Akon]
Heading uptown to re-up (Re-up)
Back with a couplе keys (Keys)
Corner block's on fire (Fire)
Undercovers dressed as fiends (Fiends)
Making so much money (Money)
Product's moving fast (Fast!)
Put away the stash
As I sold the last bag
Fucked around and got locked up
[Chorus 1: Akon]
They won't let me out
They won't let me out (My n***a, I'm locked up)
They won't let me out (No!)
They won't let me out
I got locked up
They won't let me out
They won't let me out (Baby girl, I'm locked up)
They won't let me out (No!)
They won't let me out

[Verse 3: Akon]
‘Cause visitation no longer comes by (Comes by)
Seems like they forgot about me ('Bout me)
Commissary is getting empty (Empty)
My cell mates getting food without me (Without me)
Can't wait to get out
And move forward with my life (Ooh no, with my life)
Got a family that loves me
And wants me to do right
But instead, I'm here locked up

[Chorus 1: Akon]
They won't let me out
They won't let me out (Ohh! I'm locked up)
They won't let me out (No!)
They won't let me out (My n***a, I'm locked up)
They won't let me out
Oh, oh, oh! (They won't let me out)
I'm locked up
They won't let me out (No!)
They won't let me out
[Verse 4: 6ix9ine]
All this time that I spent up in here
Got me thinkin' 'bout the things that I did
Got me thinkin' like, "Why the fuck I did that?"
Got me wishin' that I could take it all back
Fighting with these demons, barely even eatin'
Barely even sleepin', this shit got me tweakin'
Fighting with my lawyers for a better offer
Just wanna see my daughter, 'cause

[Chorus 2: Akon]
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
They won't let me out
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
No, they won't let me out
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
Never thought I'd be caught up in the streets, yeah
Locked up, they won't let me out
No, they won't let me out

[Verse 5: 6ix9ine]
Havin' dreams about livin' my life
I've been havin' dreams about bein' outside
I've been, little baby girl, please, don't cry, no
Please don't, no, no
No, no, no, no no (No)
Mama said, "Hold my hand, no crying, no"
Know these n***as wanna take my life, (I know)
Little baby boy, please, don't die, (I know)
And I'm like, no, no
No, no, no, no (No)
Tell me why, tell me how I really love these n***as
Tell me why, tell me why would I trust these n***as
Hearin' voices in my head, sayin', "Fuck these n***as"
My n***as, my n***as, these ain't my n***as
They gon' say what they gon' say, n***a, yeah, I know
They can say what they want, they don't know what I know
Ain't nothin' you can tell me 'bout this life I chose
I was facin' forty-seven to life

[Chorus 2: Akon]
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
They won't let me out
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
No, they won't let me out
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
Never thought I'd be caught up in the streets, yeah
Locked up, they won't let me out
No, they won't let me out

[Verse 6: Akon]
I'm still tryna find that motive
Of why I did what I did
I didn't wanna feel that struggle
Just wanted to hurry up and get rich
And while that money piled up
Jealous n***as askin' questions, "Why not us?" Yeah
And when you get caught up, nobody wants to seem to be a rider, yeah
Everybody wanna talk the street code
But only follow when convenient for them
They quick to tell you that they ride for you, die for you
But quick to bite the hand that feeds them

[Verse 7: 6ix9ine & Akon]
I know I can't keep lovin' you (Loving you)
I know I can't keep trustin' you (Trustin' you)
I put my life in front of you (I put my whole life)
Tell me what I'm supposed to do
This shit get complicated, ah (Complicated)
My blood, thought you was ride or die (Ride or die)
I was just tryna change your life (Tryna change your life)
But you had something else in mind (Something else in mind)

[Bridge: 6ix9ine]
I know I can't keep loving you
I know I can't keep trusting you
I put my life in front of you
Tell me what I'm supposed to do?
This shit get complicated, ah
My blood, thought you was ride or die
I was just tryna change your life
But you I had something else in mind

[Verse 8: 6ix9ine & Spoken Voice]
Streets fucked up, no trust
For that bag, n***as switch up, try to kill ya
That shit give a n***a goosebumps, paranoia
Keep my head above water, for my daughter
Gotta stay ten-toes, n***a, I'ma soldier
Got my back against the wall, I'll never fold up
Wait, wait, wait, wait, n***a, hold up
Still the King of New York, I know, I told ya
You have one minute remaining
Told ya

[Verse 9: Queezy_the_Gangster]
I think that I found my motive
Why I act the way I do
Lashing out because of my anger
Tired of acting a fool
I got locked up
They didn't like what I say
As if I don't write everyday
I'm tired of not getting paid
I'm tired of not getting laid
I gotta wait 'till Christmas
My shit is none of they business
All these people saying they missed us
But didn't wanna help us when we got locked up

[Chorus 2: Akon]
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
They won't let me out
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
No, they won't let me out
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
Never thought I'd be caught up in the streets, yeah
Locked up, they won't let me out
No, they won't let me out

[Outro: Akon & Spoken Voice]
Can you pay me a visit? (They won't let me out)
Send me some magazines? (They won't let me out)
Send me some money orders? (They won't let me out) (No!)
Pay me a visit, baby (They won't let me out)
‘Cause I'm locked up (They won't let me out)
Where's my lawyer? (They won't let me out)
I'm locked up (They won't let me out) (No!)
Get me out of here (They won't let me out)
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
They won't let me out (Baby, I'm locked up)
They won't let me out (No!)
Where's my n***as on the lock-down? (They won't let me out)
Damn, I'm locked up, they won't let me out
I'm locked up, they won't let me out
Ohhh! They won't let me out
Can you please accept my phone calls? (They won't let me out)
I'm locked up, locked up, locked up
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