[Verse 1]

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]

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 me out

[Verse 2]

Heading uptown to re-up (Re-up)

Back with a couple 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]

They won't let me out

They won't let me out (My nigga, 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]

‘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]

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 nigga, 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

[Outro]

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 niggas 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