Oi, brown boy, what's your name?
Adénúgà? What kind of name is that?

Yeah
"No time to waste. You need to get an education, " they said
"You need to go school, " they said
Smart young man, supposed to be breaking the cycle
I'm breaking the law instead

"Get a job, " they said
"Get rich, " they said
"Get a mortgage, " they said
I'm twenty-five, rentin' a two-bed apartment
Weighing up the pros and cons in my head

"Be a man, " they said
"Boys don't cry, " they said
"Loyal to the gang, " they said
Ever seen a gangster in tears?
Pointing fingers in court, when they're caught by the feds

"Start a family, " they said
"Have kids by thirty, marry a girl, " they said
Now you're divorced. She living with a new man
And she took half of your bread

I got back from the stu' at like 5 in the mornin'
Trying not to make any noise when I'm yawnin'
Two-hour nap, then I'm on the school run
Then I go gym 'cause my girl love guns

Ring, ring, you know I gotta call Mum
To check on her health, but she checkin' on mine
I said, "Don't worry about me. I'm fine. "
How could she not worry? I'm her oldest son

Quick one, I got a meeting in London
I missed breakfast, now we're doin' up brunch
Meetin' at 12, gotta leave at 11
I don't live in the ends, now I'm doin' up cunch
Forty-five minutes and the meeting's done
Like Sha'Carri, sorry, I gotta run
Burberry want me to sit front row
Gotta go HQ, do a fitting at 1

I picked up some shoes and trousers
A one T-shirt, a jacket, and some chains
Then I fly to the office at 3
To link Mikey, we gotta work on Mains
My brother come check me, he's grievin'
Took him for dinner and wished him a good evening
Now I'm on the M-way speedin'
To see the kids, but they already sleepin'

Damn, can't lie, that one hurts me
I whispered I loved them. I hope they heard me
I holler at my girl 'cause she stressed
She cooked some good food, I give her some good sex
Who would've guessed? She went straight to sleep
But my brain won't switch off, I just can't rest
Called up Dom, asked him if he's free
'Cause I got some things I wanna get off my chest

We're back in the stu' at midnight
At this point, I think work's an addiction
If I ain't at home
then you know I'm outside somewhere completin' a mission
Can't lie, I feel so run-down
so I guess tomorrow is a repeat prescription

Damn, yeah
"No time to waste. You need to get an education, " they said
"You need to go school, " they said
Smart young man, supposed to be breaking the cycle
I'm breaking the law instead

"Get a job, " they said
"Get rich, " they said
"Get a mortgage, " they said
I'm twenty-five, rentin' a two-bed apartment
Weighing up the pros and cons in my head

"Be a man, " they said
"Boys don't cry, " they said
"Loyal to the gang, " they said
Ever seen a gangster in tears?
Pointing fingers in court when they're caught by the feds

"Start a family, " they said
"Have kids by thirty, marry a girl, " they said
Now you're divorced. She living with a new man
And she took half of your bread