I’m a young buck, growing up in the streets of London,
Running with older fellas, and the streets they run them,
I’m talking about the shotters and the robbers and notorious gunmen,
On the run and policemen hunt them.
Coz we're all making money and its cool,
To roll up in a prada jacket in year 9 in school,
Everybody thought I was the man, walking through the corridor people shaking
my hand.
THEN ONE NIGHT...
An older dude I knew, told me to go round the corner, sell some marijuana,
And get anything I wanna but...
"Don't spend too much, and bring the rest of the dough back, it aint far
it
should take about 10 minutes max".
So to look cool I took it,
And as I walked I caught a group of fellas looking over at me crooked.
But I thought I was hot so I shouted out what.
They pulled out tools and ran over with them cocked, saying...
They remembered me from about 3 weeks ago",
when me and my fellas jacked them they didn't get police involved.
They got heat involved, filled my body up with holes.
I died at only 13 years old.
This is a story that I took to the grave, if, only I could go back a few
days,
But I guess I aint got the chance now, coz they're already making plans to
put my body in the ground.
Oh No!
My older brother just got out, but mum changed the locks and said he aint
welcome back in the house /
I’m worried coz he really doesn't look the same, I still have nightmares
from the time he took cocaine /
I crept in his room when I thought he was sleeping, but only to see him with
his nose bleeding /
He told me if I copied him he'd make me regret it, but that didn't stop him
from telling me to go out and sell it /
"Give this to a guy in a blue Audi, and don't let him smell it, I'd do
it
myself but you know I’m kinda bait now enit /
Give him the bag, take the money and don't be too long, come straight home
and don't stop in no corner shops" /
So I stood there waiting for this guy to get out, & when he did my heart
froze, "Someone help me Out!" /
He opened the bag and put his little finger in it, ran it along his gums,
but didn't look quite happy with it /
He knew my face and I knew his, he was my brother’s friend. Asked if
I still
lived where I lived, and how’s my mother been? /
I just nodded and he didn't give me any money...
"YOUR BROTHER MUST TAKE ME FOR SOME KINDA DUMMY”!
He drove off I just stood there scared, I eventually went home and an
ambulance was there.
I saw them put somebody in it, I stared...
Those look like the slippers that my mum wears...
Co-editor stop the press, this world has got these Kids s s s s so depressed
/
These so called little soldiers unarmed, are having false dreams reminiscing
like they're soldiers in Nam (Vietnam) /
They wanna see their little faces, in these news papers, in the news agents,
stating that they're famous /
All the top grades in school, couldn't amount to the feeling of having a rep
on the streets coz of tools /
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I was young and stupid too but I grew up /
I done smoked weed and drunk liquor until I threw up /
Always wanted the new Fila's out and done all kinds of stupid things it aint
necessary to speak about /
Anyone can be anything that they dream about, but they don't want the in
crowd to leave them out /
But these streets are cold so if you wanna linger around /
This is just some stuff you young bucks should think about!
CHORUS
Extra, Extra, read all about it /
Youths have to learn, there's no cause for concern..
Youths have to learn, there's no cause for concern..
Youths have to learn, there's no cause for concern..
Youths have to learn, there's no cause for concern..
- Written by DNA.