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[Verse]

Twenty-three and livin' free

I'm still thankful to the lord that I live and breathe

Happy I ain't lost my life to the little beef

Ask Malcolm, he was there when I had little p's

When man had to chip in just to make piece

But now we all peaced up and we wanna chip

Cau' we grew in a place we don't wanna live

Stoke's sick, but the man here toxic

If I'm honest, it's a place I don't want my kids

I remember when a friend tried to call for help

He told me he tried to end the war in himself

I can't lie fam, I still pray for him

I bet he didn't know that I relate to him

At the same time, my patience was paper thin

I still spent all my time out aiding him

I thank god I didn't break on him

And we don't speak anymore, which is mad

And it shows how time's always changing things

All the ones that came and went just made me think

At twenty-two I had a failed marriage

Ever since your heart is broken it'll stay damaged

I had to learn, had to keep myself to myself

To watch out for my health like a straight jacket

Uh, I got some bait habits

I need a therapist

I need a range rover

I need a AP iced like a beverage

I need some friends who don't play and will never switch

On God fam, I'll never snitch

Never talk on my darkest moments

Chat shit, get caught by my dogs in motion

Splash you like the ocean

Picking at your corpse like vultures

I know my rap clash with culture

And trust me, I can feel the pressure

People don't rate it when you're putting in the effort

But when effort gets paid, then they're putting in the effort

Stoke's so bait that I'm walking with a weapon

I remember being fourteen walking home from a lesson

Being threatened by a guy nearly twice my age

Told me he wanna wipe my fate, cause he don't like my skin

Wallahi fam, I'm used to it

That weren't the first time I was abused to it

But it was the first time man tried to take my life

And ever since that night I've felt so alive

I fell asleep through the coldest nights

So if I take an L, just know I tried

Just know I tried

If I take an L, just know I tried

Just know I tried

If they call for favours, I don't reply

If they're being weird, the so should I

I would rather be alone than socialize

Just know I tried

I tried to build a bridge, but they won't comply

If they're being weird, the so should I

I'd rather be alone than socialize

[Outro]

Uh, I'd rather be alone than socialize

Yeah, I'd rather be alone than socialize

Fuckin' hell