The Rat Traps

Welcome to the rat traps, And to my neighbourhood. Everybody's struggling And misunderstood. The dope man and the hookers And the poor Hispanic family Have all been praying Dying in this reality. This is how we live! (We live!) This is where we live! This is how I live! (I live!) This is where I live! My friend he used to live there Until the age of seventeen, Raised with love and honour Single parent family. Painting a pretty picture Of the neighbourhood, Broken kids existence Is what I understood. This is how we live! (We live!) This is where we live! This is how I live! (I live!) This is where I live! Rat traps, rat traps!! Rat traps, rat traps!! Some people are forgotten Others might get found, Caught up in the nothing Of life and tragedy. Blue collar acceptance With religious tradition, Making a better life Don't feel bad for me. For some that's all they got I think it'll always be here, Happiness without ambition What's in store for me? What happened to hope? All I know is desperation, This place, it bleeds frustration The rat traps take from me. This is how we live! (We live!) This is where we live! This is how I live! (I live!) This is where I live! Rat traps, rat traps!! Rat traps, rat traps!! --- The Rat Traps - Voodoo Glow Skulls