If Not Now, When?

[Intro]

Holding on to something

Overseas, all the vehicles

I never wanna go back

I'll never wanna be alone

I never wanna know this

So tell me it's all wrong

[Verse 1]

Yeah, my grandmother always said that "Much wants more"

That means no matter how much you got, you just want more

I got my first gold plaque, I was happy for a second

Then I started thinking of my next one

I guess the key is press on, the car was hot as Szechuan

Driving in a lemon like my name was Ayrton

At Double Dragon restaurant, a city somewhere else in time

I leave clues for those looking, they are there to find

But it's a world where the genuine are left behind

The cold-blooded ones, they know how to get their shine

A snake eats its tail, a baby enters as an elder leaves

Sail in ships and your tears made the seven seas

I spit the melodies and words that are sent to me

Teeth yellowy, mouth like a lemon tree

Just a soul on a trip but we didn't pack

Just a soul in a body that I'm giving back

[Chorus]

I say if not now, when?

Took you for granted back then

My grandma used to say

"Don't put off 'til tomorrow what you could do today"

Been away now for a month of Sundays

When I see you again, it's a party

Stuff a dragon head, hang it in the hallway

Never forget, we came a long way

[Verse 2]

Living on borrowed time, can I have an extension?

Then God sent me back down, that's astral rejection

I've seen drugs ruin everything, that's family convention

Yeah, I know I'm walking with an angel's protection

I told her, "I'm not Catholic, but I know my angels"

She said, "I'm not beautiful, but I know my angles"

These loves immortalised in all the songs I write

Thanks for the inspiration, even though it wasn't right

Over waves to Australia on a Qantas flight

I was on the wave of doubt that I often ride

Far from home, since I cut back, it's another zone

Y'all rappers need to cut back before your money's blown

Call the label on the money phone, ask 'em for another loan

And they hung up the phone

Did it without a cosign, but they steal my essence

My mortgage says 'Tom', I couldn't ring my parents

Hope your dreams come true, like there's a genie present

You won't know what you wished for until you get it

Fame's a hot seat, don't let your blood boil

I keep my heart in the fridge, don't let my heart spoil

I saw a flower grow up from the hard soil

These rappers tell you leave your girl 'cause they aren't loyal

And trade her pancake arse for a bubble butt

All the Xans and double cups, they got you muddled up

You'll end up alone, chasing another rush

Pussy and drugs, a double dragon that's hard to snuff

I stay with the ones who were there for me

I know there's crocs in the water like the Territory

I know there's good people 'round everywhere, surely

But sometimes it just feels like 'Where's Wally?'

I couldn't get it through my thick Irish head

That I deserve happiness, but last night I said

[Chorus]

I say if not now, when?

Took you for granted back then

My grandma used to say

"Don't put off 'til tomorrow what you could do today"

Been away now for a month of Sundays

When I see you again, it's a party

Stuff a dragon head, hang it in the hallway

Never forget, we came a long way