SO WHAT / SMOKE INTERLUDE

[Intro]

Right, this beat's crazy

Yeah, don't watch us hey

Just tryna get out the gutter

Yeah

[Chorus: Avelino]

I never had shit, so what?

Started in the bits, so what?

Tryna buy a brick, sold rocks

Yeah, don't watch us

That's just how the kids grow up (So what?)

[Verse 1: Avelino]

Growin' up in the ends

Shit was hella sticky, we was stuck in the ends

Man were gettin' double crossed and didn't wanna repent

Another kid got a twelve, I've seen a dozen of them

Six feet under, make a killin' or die

Fate can be fatal when you livin' that life

Way before we got girls, they were tings in the ride

Instead tryna fly straight, man were lettin' it sky

Twenty-one gun salute, grew up in the one-five

With pure intentions, but I still had the intent to supply

Better watch your words when you're mentionin' mine

Look what we did to survive

[Chorus: Avelino]

I never had shit, so what?

Started in the bits, so what?

Got another chick, so what?

Yeah, don't watch us

That's just how the kids grow up (So what?)

[Verse 2: Avelino]

Yeah, Young Fire, Old Flame really changed shit for me

Had to burn bridges, it was dangerous for me

All that heat in the summer, I ain't safe in my hoody

Tryna cut through, so my mates got a dully

It's a gamble everyday, and, no, we ain't at the bookies

No one couldn't say nothin' to me

Started weighin' up my options, bro took the scales out for me

Yo, sold grams way before the 'Gram

Mmm, imagine if it never went to plan

I just had this image in my head and it was picture perfect

A lot of diamonds dancin' with no flash

Trouble in the trash, hundred on the dash board, hundred all in cash

I ain't gotta trap no more, it's all a trap

But I wouldn't change a thing if I had to go back

[Chorus: Avelino]

I never had shit, so what?

Started in the bits, so what?

Tryna buy a brick, sold rocks

Yeah, don't watch us

That's just how the kids grow up (So what?)

[Verse 3: Avelino]

I feared bein' alone, yeah

Until my mum left me on my own

Got nobody down for me, I'm so low

But everybody's countin' on me, I'm in need of a clone

I'm collectin' these queens, I need more than a throne

'Cause royalties from streams, turn into cash flow

Might spend some money on me on that note

And they judge by my colour, so I'm in black clothes

Man are dyin' over jewels, I still want diamonds

No grind, no shine, I'ma keep shinin'

(I've always wanted to become something)

[Chorus: Avelino]

I never had shit, so what?

Started in the bits, so what?

Tryna buy a brick, sold rocks

Yeah, don't watch us

That's just how the kids grow up (So what?)

[Bridge]

Yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

Grew up in Tottenham with the Gs

Blud, and I get it, 'cause

The thing about goin' on violence is

At first you might not like it or you despise it

You get what I'm tryna say? Or you don't get it, you feel me

'Cause man's pure, man's innocent or whatever, but

The more and more you're around it

The more you start to adopt it as the norm, you get me

Until eventually it'll come part of who you are fam

You get what I'm tryna say?

Next thing you know, man's got yutes

Who, you know, are dead or in the can

That was supposed to be a Stormzy or a Dave or a Michael Ward or Akala

One of these great, great, great people contributin' to society, fam

And movin' it forward, blud

You get what I'm tryna say?

But instead vicious cycle got him, fam

And for me personally, it's just like, I wasn't on that

I was just like, bro, I just wanted to be someone, bro

I wanted to be Young Fire, bro

I wanted to be Young Fire

[Verse 4: PRGRSHN]

Smoke

I don't do violence, out of retirement talk

And I get high, nigga, I'm so fly, dope

Smoke, smoke

Smoke, smoke, I can do both

Don't send for me (No, no, no, no, no, no)

No, no, no, that's not cool, I am not your enemy

No, no, Jah, no

Jah no and reload it, reload that interlude

'Cause you know, I don't do songs

But if I do, if I do, long smoke (Al qaedo)

Wavy, wavy, row the boat (Yeah)

Out of shore, so they can't float (Yeah)

Tryna shed the heavy load

No, no, no, I'm the plug (Yeah)

Nigga, you are not my folk (Yeah)

Not the fall, it's the climbin'

Over stand you declinin'

Understand the assignment, who bring the vibe in?

Assignment, who bring the vibe in

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I don't even smoke but pass me the lighter

Yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah)

No smoke

With out Young Fire, you see this style here

We can do both, both, yeah

[Verse 5: Avelino]

Yeah

I just want all the smoke

I just want all the smoke

I just might order smoke

Then make a call, let's smoke

Boy this is more than smoke

That nigga wanted smoke

And he got smoked so quick, he never saw the smoke

No, this ain't smokin' mirrors, I really want all the smoke

There's so much fire in the booth that I'm recordin' smoke

I need a smoke alarm for all this smoke

A spliff and a Smith & Wesson, that sorta smoke

Even had smoke for breakfast, smoked salmon

Wake and bake, I smoked weed, focused on my vision

I can see it through the smoked screen

Had to see the light in the dark where they smoke weed

Rest in Peace Pop Smoke, niggas wanna smoke me

All the smoke, I want all the smoke

Got so much smoke for these niggas, I'm gettin' bored of smoke

'Cause growin' up in hell, I had to inhale the smoke

And I wanted all the smoke

I want all the smoke, I need it