In My Life

[Chorus: John Lennon, Yungun & Klashnekoff] "In my life" Wickedness is all that I see around me "In my life" I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard "In my life" Wickedness is all that I see around me" "In my life" I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard [Verse 1] My generation talk of money and ice They want it all, but they don't wanna learn, read, study or write It's like, see rappers flossin', I don't care what they spend I'm goin' shoppin' for food and tryna pay rent Needin' bucks for utility bills 'Cause to get your heatin' cuts enough to give ya the chills I'm bringin' the real deal not a fantasy Still it has to be said that I'd rather be livin' happily Ever after instead of disaster Half the youths don't even know which bred is their father Boys becomin' men without the men around them And when men are around them they're breakin' in someone's housin' I came up out the cracks of the pavement, my life is real Despite that, I ain't the type to steal Think it's very rarely write to kill And the mic is still the only weapon that I like to feel In my firm grip, learned this from other wordsmiths Who roamed the Earth before the Hell fire burnt it Early, even before Tottenham turned mean Toxteth, St Bulls, race riots in Burnley Everybody's Crazy and somebody'll get it I stress it, even if Nas already said it 'Cause man are actin' like it ain't happenin' But we always bring it to the surface, that's the power of this rap ting [Chorus: John Lennon, Yungun & Klashnekoff] "In my life" Wickedness is all that I see around me "In my life" I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard "In my life" Wickedness is all that I see around me" "In my life" I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard [Verse 2] Rappers like me don't always break through 'Cause we dedicate tunes to somethin' you can relate to I don't know no one wearin' platinum fronts Rollin' through the hood on twenty inch rims, ain't happen once But I know about ridin' the train, takin' the bus Plus I know about hidin' the pain, makin' a fuss Packin' my shit and havin' to move Like when my mum started crackin' the whip, I started rappin' for food Then I learned to make cash in more ways than one Without crime or government time payin' me none Don't watch me, I'm relentless If I'm rappin' Sundays, Mondays I'll fundraise for young offenders All my life my eyes been on the grime Like a target that people wanna sweep under the carpet The so called rotten eggs, bad apples of the bunch But that's why our music pack a little punch, 'cause.. [Chorus: John Lennon, Yungun & Klashnekoff] "In my life" Wickedness is all that I see around me "In my life" I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard "In my life" Wickedness is all that I see around me" "In my life" I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard [Verse 3] Got educated so I bring down the system and over stand it So if there's a twisted bigger picture, I know who planned it My peers cuss me, saying, "Jeez, don't study" Call me 'sellout' 'cause I'm tryna be somebody Sayin', "Doc, if you a rapper you can't chat that shit" (What?) "That Martin, Malcolm, Muhammed, black shit" (Shut up, man) "You need to keep it real, keep it gangster like me" (Why?) "So what's the matter, Doc, too much time with wifey?" Nah listen up, save all that talk for someone who give a fuck I got avenues, big plans, man, different stuff As for you, when all of your rappin' shit dry up You'll be in the greasy spoon cookin' my fry up I'll tell you somethin' straight from the heart Don't let a man try and make you think that you should feel ashamed to be smart How we gonna be embarrassed of that Just 'cause I read a few books doesn't make me and aristocrat I'm listenin' out for classical rap Gettin' opinions on what it's like to try and be a man if you're black I feel like every album's lackin' a track Positive, peace, purpose, progress, what happened to that? 'Cause [Chorus/Outro: "John Lennon", Yungun, Klashnekoff & (Doc Brown)] "In my life" (Yeah, to my Poisonous fam) Wickedness is all that I see around me "In my life" (Reveal, Tony D, Therapist) I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard "In my life" (DJ Snips, my brother Luc Skyz, SP) Wickedness is all that I see around me "In my life" (Evil M holding it down, l yeah) I'm tryna walk a straight path but d'y'know say it's hard "In my life" (Doc Brown, you know me) Wickedness is all that I see around me (Yeah) "In my life" (Woah, that's gangsta)