City Life

Lyrics

[Chours: Big Seac] We live that harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life Harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life (Okay, yeah) [Verse 1: Big Seac] Day in, day out, it's either you stay in or stay out To be a part of the mess It's like there's no peace kept The only piece is the piece, that piece needs to increase death Kids play in the block of flats where Most shot crack and where most get shot at Our sisters turnt mothers and little brothers turnt muggers It's like hell 'cause we all suffer In the dark, you see nuttin' but [?] And my hoodie's up, up always, dodging the camera [?] terror From the blood on the floor, means a man just got hurt Mothers, they stay home for and pray that God rids us of this social behaviour Still, this is home sweet home And on these streets you go, now they will always be shown [Chours: Big Seac] We live that harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life Harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life [Verse 2: Demon] Yo, I wanna get away from the street The Metropolitan Police always on the beat The feds coming so you gotta put away your heat Who telled you life on road is sweet? We've gotta hustle everyday to make our ends meet So we sell drugs, swipe out, repro Might be rich one day, who knows? Might be rich one day, who knows? Back in the day, I had bare rich friends Anything they asked for, their mummy got them So don't pretend that you know about street life Or my crew might have to take your life Back in the day, I had bare rich friends Anything they asked for, their mummy got them So don't pretend that you know about street life Or my crew might have to take your life, [?] twice [Chours: Big Seac] We live that harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life Harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life [Verse 3: Stormin] I gotta wake up everyday about eleven in the morning Start yawning, look in the mirror, tell myself my name is Stormin I put on my bars until my bars starts warming My phone starts blinging, "Is this Norman?" What's the deal for today? I gotta make dough, ain't got no time for no play I've gotta lick a couple blots and I'll be here round the way East London's where I stay; it's where I lay The best play is for me to earn my pay and my say It's about earning dough and staying away From the madness that's happening day by day Some people pray but I prefer spraying About the old school life in the dusty flats I was staying in There was roach ends in the parks I was playing in And that's the life that we're living in [Chours: Big Seac] We live that harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life Harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life Harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life Harsh, gritty, London City life Oh, what a shame, oh, what a pity life Time waits for nuttin', gotta move quickly like So we stay alert, busy, gotta lead a witty life