A South London Story

Do or die in the hood He ain't a trap star but he was raised in the hood He's got a clean heart but it was made in the hood He ain't had no money but he tried all that he could He ain't get no girls because they ain't think that he good He's so misunderstood A bright childhood how he end up a crook? He stayed in school but he ain't know if should He ain't know if he should Age 16 his dad had a heart attack Same time he thinking where the f*ck is my father at Close friend turned The other one hit the trap So he went and tried living that But all those times he got robbed and never once did they circle back At age 17 he was rolling with the older man He had a big cousin that used to rap Took him out of the road to a studio scheme He showed him so much potential that he ain't seen Time flies now he only just turned 18 Relying on stuff but trying hard to stay clean because he has a little sister that he barely do see He stopped doing wrong and made peace with the fiends But when you turn to the streets you can never try and leave Age 19 all he wanted was some peace His heart at home but it was time to leave One thing he ain't know is on the other side shit ain't always as green 20 years old started seeing the dream He ain't no longer a teen He ain't know if she real he just knows she a queen But he don't wanna be seen He put his pain on a beat Mixtape machine Really came up from them council flats The last time that I cried is when I made me a rack I made peace with myself I won't ever go back I won't ever go back I won't ever go back I'm done with the pain I don't blame if you go but I hope you will stay I feel numb in my brain I feel numb in my brain I feel numb in my brain