Overdose off the ovation Make a stand for the home nation Dressin' room like the Old Bailey Hundred and one dogs and they ain't dalmations Knock you down, take your money like a donation But wipe the feet 'cause that's the morals we was all raised with Screw face can't save faces, they only saving graces At least we were saving papers but there ain't not safe haven
If they can spray paint "nigga" on LeBron James' crib That means a black card ain't shit when that's the shade your face is So basically, we're Kunta Kintes in some cuban links The Balenciagas didn't blend us in We're here now, word to God's gift They should have never let us in the Kingdom I know I'll back my brothers to my last breath They'd laugh like hell to see me on the pavement Ever seen me on the pavement, face on the floor Would you help a brother change his circumstances Heard the hardest, ballers never made it Black pitch famous So Eastside like mister fucking Avis You won't have a Scooby if I scoop up somethin' famous And you won't catch me with Julie in my bathers
Man are real baders, man don't worry 'bout no pagans If you ain't got above 80 then don't worry what my rate is You ain't fucking got the faintest Man, don't show off just to show the mandem they can make it Coming from the city where the slipperiest of snakes live A village has to raise these Young kings and queens to believe their greatness Fed up of police stations I be paradin' 'cause while I be mistaken just 'cause I be debated While these sly pedos raping Big man like you, brogues and a big boy black suit and a gangster platoon What's a man s'posed to do?
In love and war All is fair where I'm from The weak won't last A week in shoes like our ones When it rains it pours Hoodies all summer 'Cause teardrops from the sky Only seems to fall on you and I
Used to do rates for Ingrid Wafer fit envelope with 80 quids in I paid my dues now pay me plenty And me and Hollow on the phone, talkin' sole trader versus limited tax No way to swerve, too legit That's grown paper books in the crib, thanks No wasted burnt energy, facts No hate to serve enemies, rats Gold faced and cursed devilry Crack cocaine, then serve penalties, flats Old names that curb legendary rash No chain but, shit, still a G, lads No game or learned chivalry, snaps No face, just birds and the bees, mass Curating her infancies, sad Those days concerned sisters be trapped Most days absurd bigotry, black No days off work literally, raps No way, that's verse liberty, shoebox memories
Reebok workouts in dungarees We used to dream of the most frivolous of things Till we bought the most ridiculous of rings Now we're just tryna keep our bredrens out the bin Side talk, everyone's a guy till the guy walks in Louder crabs in the barrel and survival ting We could all go clear, who taught us musical chairs? There's enough seats for everybody, mate