#I got bills to pay and mouths to feed for free#

I think that the whole verse vaguely talks about the risks and struggles associated with drugs and drug deals. I like to picture the person that the narrator encounters in the second verse as a drug dealer. When he says, 'You're such a sweet young thing, why do you do this to yourself?,' I think he overcomes his temptations in search of a deeper form of love, though not completely. In the first verse, the narrator encounters sex/lust. The street he's walking on represents the course of his life. To me, each verse represents something that could completely take control of you. Oh no, we can't slow down, we can't hold back We got bills to pay, we got mouths to feed You know there ain't no rest for the wicked Oh yes, we all seek out to satisfy those thrills He'd stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar billsīut even still I can't say much because I know we're all the same I saw a preacher man in cuffs, he'd taken money from the church The day was winding down and coming to an endĪnd so I turned on the TV and flipped it over to the newsĪnd what I saw, I almost couldn't comprehend Well, now a couple hours passed and I was sitting in my house He said, 'There ain't no rest for the wicked What made you wanna live this kind of life?' I told him, 'You can have my cash, but first, you know I gotta ask He said, 'Give me all you've got, I want your money, not your lifeīut if you try to make a move, I won't think twice' He made it clear he wasn't lookin' for a fight When I saw the shadow of a man creep out of sightĪnd then he swept up from behind, he put a gun up to my head Not even fifteen minutes later, I'm still walkin' down the street Oh no, there ain't no rest for the wicked Oh no, I can't slow down, I can't hold back

#I got bills to pay and mouths to feed for free#

There ain't nothin' in this world for free She looked at me and this is what she said I said, 'You're such a sweet young thing, oh, why you do this to yourself?' If you pay the right price, your evening will be nice She said, 'I never seen a man who looked so all alone I saw a pretty little thing approachin' me

I was walkin' down the street when out the corner of my eye