Vicious Cycle

[Verse 1: Briggs] Kids having kids, 16 with one in on her hip And the baby daddy say it ain't his He won't buy shit - The only bottle he gets is his He's in and out she's crying, no time for this Spitting image was with her at the beginning But he ain't thinking between the drinking and sinning And he smack if she don't listen, smack her if she ain't with him "She's on smack anyway!" - but the pain is different Shes looking for the next score next door With the spike in her arm, she's passed out on the floor And now that baby can crawl, pretty soon he's gon' walk And pretty soon he gon' talk and get him self up outta there Her parents don't want nothing to do with her Her man left and he reckons he's through with her And the drugs are all but consuming her Welfare still pursuing her Cause she's sucking Jesus juice until the foetus is due Another baby, another daddy, and she don't know who And she's back from the clinic and she's got that news She's got that germ, She'll be leaving soon [Chorus: Dylan Smith] Now I don't know much, but I know you should listen This cycle is vicious, Let me give you some wisdom If ya not looking after ya children, tell me who is then? Cause they're gonna grow up, they'll wanna know what Where you were and why - if you like it or not (If you like it or not) [Verse 2: Briggs] He started out on petty crime Now he's sneaking in the window with a fishing knife No rest in his wicked life, he's out for the second time And by the looks of things, pretty soon he'll be going back in You see his dad wasn't there, his mum was, but wasn't He had nothing, so his friends became his cousins Looking for that loving that he never got - so fuck 'em A cold little brother, wouldn't hesitate to gut 'em Got a girl on the side, and she's a junkie alright But she's got a roof and a bed and he can spend the night But she's on the spike, he can't stand the sight But she's not his problem, so he stands aside But she's went and had a baby and she's saying it's his But he's saying shes a slut - "That could be anyones kid." "She was fucking anyone just to get that fix And there ain't no way I'm getting caught up in this." So he split, he bounce, said "fuck it I'm out" She got up in his face - she got a smack in the mouth And he's leaving her now, he's getting out of that house But as he's slamming that door he's leaving more than a town [Chorus: Dylan Smith] [Verse 3: Briggs] His dad didn't want him, Mum didn't know how to love him; All he knew of her was her coffin And his dad was a crim, that's all he knew about him Fending for himself; he had to grow up quick So he did. And now he's slick with his hands He's in the shop thieving He get whatever he can down the front of his pants Yeah, he's getting better at this He's still only a kid, Sucking back on a Vic He's been picked up more than a few times Racked up offences - soon he gon' do time He's banned from most the shops Cops say he's just like his pops; They knew him better than him So they're probably not wrong Cursing his dad, "I'll never be like that I'd never up and go and just leave my lad Was it mum's fault?, or something wrong with me? Or he just didn't feel the need to feed his seed? I'm 16. Wonder if he's thinking of me?" With a tear in his eye; he ain't as tough as he seems But it's just like this movie, he's stuck in a scene He sees no way out, He's got nowhere to be He's got nothing to loose, he's got himself to blame And he likes your shoes and he's half your age And he's a little motherfucker - you just palm him off But he's stuck it in your chest and your heart it stops [Chorus: Dylan Smith]