The Boy in the bubble

[00:01.53] t was 6:48, I was walking home

[00:03.28] Stepped through the gate, and I'm all alone

[00:04.77] I had chicken on the plate, but the food was cold

[00:06.28] Then I covered up my face so that no one knows

[00:09.03] I didn't want trouble, I'm the boy in the bubble

[00:10.78] But then came trouble

[00:14.53] When my mom walked into the living room

[00:16.28] She said, "Boy, you gotta tell me what they did to you"

[00:18.03] I said, "You don't wanna know the things I had to do"

[00:19.53] She said, "Son, you gotta tell me why you're black and blue"

[00:22.28] I said I didn't want trouble, I'm the boy in the bubble

[00:25.53] But then came trouble

[00:27.80] And my heart was pumping, chest was screaming

[00:31.79] Mind was running, air was freezing

[00:35.03] Put my hands up, put my hands up

[00:38.04] I told this kid I'm ready for a fight

[00:41.53] Punch my face, do it 'cause I like the pain

[00:47.53] Every time you curse my name

[00:51.03] I know you want the satisfaction, it's not gonna happen

[00:55.03] Knock me out, kick me when I'm on the ground

[01:00.53] It's only gonna let you down

[01:04.52] Come the lightning and the thunder

[01:06.78] You're the one who'll suffer, suffer

[01:11.02] Well I squared him up, left my chest exposed

[01:13.03] He threw a quick left hook and it broke my nose

[01:14.77] I had thick red blood running down my clothes

[01:16.53] And a sick, sick look 'cause I like it though

[01:18.78] I said I didn't want trouble, I'm the boy in the bubble

[01:21.78] But then came trouble

[01:24.54] And my heart was pumping, chest was screaming

[01:28.53] Mind was running, nose was bleeding

[01:31.79] Put my hands up, put my hands up

[01:34.78] I told this kid I'm ready for a fight

[01:38.04] Punch my face, do it 'cause I like the pain

[01:45.53] Every time you curse my name

[01:47.78] I know you want the satisfaction, it's not gonna happen

[01:49.54] Knock me out, kick me when I'm on the ground

[01:57.53] It's only gonna let you down

[02:01.29] Come the lightning and the thunder

[02:04.55] You're the one who'll suffer

[02:05.53] It was 6:48, he was walking home

[02:06.53] With the blood on his hand from my broken nose

[02:08.02] But like every other day, he was scared to go

[02:09.53] Back to his house 'cause his pops was home

[02:12.28] Drowning his troubles in whiskey bubbles

[02:14.77] Just looking for trouble

[02:18.28] Well, there's no excuse for the things he did

[02:19.78] But there's a lot at home that he's dealing with

[02:21.28] Because his dad's been drunk since he was a kid

[02:23.02] And I hope one day that he'll say to him

[02:25.78] "Put down those bubbles and that belt buckle

[02:27.28] In this broken bubble"

[02:29.04] Punch my face, do it 'cause I like the pain

[02:37.78] Every time you curse my name

[02:41.02] I know you want the satisfaction, it's not gonna happen

[02:45.03] Knock me out, kick me when I'm on the ground

[02:50.29] It's only gonna let you down

[02:55.02] Come the lightning and the thunder

[02:57.03] You're the one who'll suffer, suffer