I don't wanna drown no more I'm sick of the same old people The kind that'll sell your soul Trade it for a shining stone Ain't nothing in this life for free Running from the greatest evil It finally dawned on me A man's gotta fight temptation Keep the wolves from the door I hear them scratching like I don't know better Won't you keep the wolves from the door It won't be long before I cave in and open up the And I don't wanna go back home Too many staring faces Wishing they could drag me down Waiting to pull me under I've shaken off my chains But I still feel those shackles Living inside of me I know I've gotta fight temptation Keep the wolves from the door I hear them scratching like I don't know better Won't you keep the wolves from the door It won't be long before I cave in and open up the Yo, money's short like my temper But the bills still keep on coming Staying on the grind January till December Tryna lace this beats on a shoestring budget Rent's due so I'm raiding the copper jar Hard on the hustle for the sterling Going all out, Putting work in It's an uphill struggle but I'm working I was homeless, having to sleep rough On the streets feeling like I need to be drunk I'm tryna turn grass roots to a tree trunk When the man are only in it for the free lunch See us we only deal with the real stuff Brother, 'cause all that glitters ain't gold Plus, I can hear the wolves outside my door But money can't buy my soul, no Keep the wolves from the door I hear them scratching like I don't know better Won't you keep the wolves from the door It won't be long before I cave in and open up the Keep the wolves from the door I hear them scratching like I don't know better Won't you keep the wolves from the door It won't be long before I cave in and open up the door