Locked Away Again (The Remix)

"**Locked Away Again (The Remix)**" is a song by American hip hop duo R. City, released as the official remix to their single, "Locked Away". It features American singer Adam Levine and rapper Lil Wayne, with production handled by Cirkut and Dr. Luke. It contains a sample of the 1979 song "Do That to Me One More Time" by Captain & Tennille.

Theron Thomas of R. City explained in a Genius annotation, "'Locked Away' is based on our parents. Our dad went to jail for five years, came out and became a trash man. Then he worked at the legislature as a security guard. He didn't make real money, he was on drugs, did all kinds of crazy shit. But our mom held him down. Our parents been together for 38 years—they're still together. With the success of being a songwriter, where you can get fly and have all this nice shit, we're like, 'You really like me? If I was fucked up, would you hold me down?'"

## Personnel

* Adam Levine – featured artist, vocals
* Calvin Bailiff – assistant engineer
* Cameron Montgomery – assistant engineer
* Chloe Angelides – background vocals
* Clint Gibbs – engineer
* Dwayne "Lil Wayne" Carter, Jr. – featured artist, vocals, writer
* Henry "Cirkut" Walter – writer, producer
* John Cranfield – assistant engineer
* John Hanes – engineer
* Łukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald – writer, producer, piano
* Rachel Findlen – engineer
* Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer
* Theron Thomas – lead artist, vocals, writer
* Timothy Thomas – lead artist, vocals, writer
* Toni Tennille – writer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Chorus: Adam Levine]

If I got locked away

And we lost it all today

Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

If I showed you my flaws

If I couldn't be strong

Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

Right about now

[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]

Uh, I'm going away for a while

Pray for me child, would you wait for me now?

I know sometimes confusion can get weighed to the doubt

And sometimes I fall short of what I say I'm about, but

At my best I am love

And nothing comes easy but in God we trust

And she ride for me and I ride for us

She knew it be this way she said sign me up

And she lock it down when they lock me up

I knock it down she say knock me up

And when time get rough she take time adjust

And push come to shove she break down and puff

I can't say enough, can't make this up

Blood sweat and tears and love faith and luck

Sometimes we afraid, sometimes we are wrong

But with out being scared we don't get to be strong

(Love hard love long)

[Chorus: Adam Levine]

If I got locked away

And we lost it all today

Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

If I showed you my flaws

If I couldn't be strong

Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

[Verse 2: R. City]

Skiddly-down-down-down-dang

All I want is somebody real, who don't need much

A gal I know that I can trust

To be here when money low

If I did not have nothing else to give but love

Would that even be enough?

Girl me need to know

Aha

[Pre-Chorus: R. City]

Now tell me would you really ride for me?

(Would you really ride for me?)

Baby tell me would you die for me?

(Tell me would you die for me?)

Would you spend your whole life with me? (What's up)

Would you be there to always hold me down?(Aha, aha)

Tell me would you really cry for me?

(Would you really cry for me?)

Baby don't lie to me (Baby don't lie to me)

If I didn't have anything (What's up)

I wanna know, would you stick around?

[Chorus: Adam Levine]

If I got locked away

And we lost it all today

Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

If I showed you my flaws

If I couldn't be strong

Tell me honestly, would you still love me the same?

[Verse 3: R. City]

Right about now

If a judge 'for life' me, would you stay by my side?

Or is you gonna say goodbye?

Can you tell me right now?

If I couldn't buy you the fancy things in life

Shawty, would it be alright?

Come on show me that you are down

Aha

[Pre-Chorus: R. City]

Now tell me would you really ride for me?

(Would you really ride for me?)

Baby tell me would you die for me?

(Tell me would you die for me?)

Would you spend your whole life with me? (What's up)

Would you be there to always hold me down? (Aha, aha)

Tell me would you really cry for me?

(Would you really cry for me?)

Baby don't lie to me (Baby don't lie to me)

If I didn't have anything (What's up)

I wanna know, would you stick around?

[Chorus: Adam Levine]

If I got locked away

And we lost it all today

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

If I showed you my flaws

If I couldn't be strong

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

If I got locked away

And we lost it all today

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

If I showed you my flaws

If I couldn't be strong

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

[Chorus: Adam Levine]

If I got locked away

And we lost it all today

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

If I showed you my flaws

If I couldn't be strong

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

If I got locked away

And we lost it all today

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

If I showed you my flaws

If I couldn't be strong

Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?

Would you still love me the same?

## References

1. ↑ "R. City ft. Adam Levine & Lil Wayne – Locked Away Remix". *Uproxx*. September 24, 2015.

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