Boy In The Bubble
Alec Benjamin
It was 6:48
I was walking home
Stepped through the gate
And I’m all alone
I had chicken on the plate
But the food was cold
Then I covered up my face
So that no one knows
I didn’t want trouble
I’m the boy in the bubble
But then came trouble
When my mom walked in
To the living room
She said, “Boy, you gotta tell me
What they did to you”
I said, “You don’t wanna know
The things I had to do”
She said, “Son, you gotta tell me why
You’re black and blue”
I said I didn’t want trouble
I’m the boy in the bubble
But then came trouble
And my heart was pumping
Chest was screaming
Mind was running
Air was freezing
Put my hands up
Put my hands up
I told this kid
I’m ready for a fight
Punch my face, do it ‘cause I like the pain
Every time you curse my name
I know you want the satisfaction
It’s not gonna happen
Knock me out, kick me when I’m on the ground
It’s only gonna let you down
Come the lightning and the thunder
You’re the one who’ll suffer, suffer
Well I squared him up
Left my chest exposed
He threw a quick left hook
And it broke my nose
I had thick red blood
Running down my clothes
And a sick, sick look
‘Cause I like it though
I said I didn’t want trouble
I’m the boy in the bubble
But then came trouble
And my heart was pumping
Chest was screaming
Mind was running
Nose was bleeding
Put my hands up
Put my hands up
I told this kid
I’m ready for a fight
Punch my face, do it ‘cause I like the pain
Every time you curse my name
I know you want the satisfaction
It’s not gonna happen
Knock me out, kick me when I’m on the ground
It’s only gonna let you down
Come the lightning and the thunder
You’re the one who’ll suffer
It was 6:48
He was walking home
With the blood on his hand
From my broken nose
But like every other day
He was scared to go
Back to his house
‘Cause his pops was home
Drowning his troubles
In whiskey bubbles
Just looking for trouble
Well, there’s no excuse
For the things he did
But there’s a lot at home
That he’s dealing with
Because his dad’s been drunk since he was a kid
And I hope one day that he’ll say to him
“Put down those bubbles and that belt buckle
In this broken bubble”
Punch my face, do it ‘cause I like the pain
Every time you curse my name
I know you want the satisfaction
It’s not gonna happen
Knock me out, kick me when I’m on the ground
It’s only gonna let you down
Come the lightning and the thunder
You’re the one who’ll suffer, suffer
