Common Kid

I know this one young boy from the way He done time but he come without play Try tell him that crime don't pay (Try tell him that crime don't pay) Plus he's on edge 'cause they know where he stay He was outside tryna get roads taped Coulda chilled in Netflix with bae Bae, bae, bae, bae, bae But now he's ten toes, Ten toes from the jakes In and out of drums Putting hands on papes Lookin at his mates' but he can't see snakes In a hot seat Getting' playback tapes Shoulda seen the look on that young bulls face Was the same don he gave half his plate Tell me what your life's like Mine was kinda calm, 'til I dabbled in some knife fights Not a nice sight, late night you could lose your eyesight And his head don't speak no roof for the right price Let me know what your life's like Now he's got beef with the rest of the zones Should've been one, but the rest condoned Guess it could tell how friend turned foe And it's mad, he started that gang on his own Always before the first whistle got blown There goes the hood, coming up off a phone They harboured a snitch and everyone knows Try and live life like everything's rose He got grub, but it's stuffed with oats He's finding it hard to make P on the roads I dunno why he can't be by the code They had no choice but to flee up the road Tell me what your life's like Mine was kinda calm, 'til I dabbled in some knife fights Not a nice sight, late night you could lose your eyesight And his head, don't speak know it all for the right price Let me know what your life's Remember that one young boy from the ends He's grown up, he don't know about friends Spent most time in and out for skengs Caught wings, got the low-down on them They thought they were safe the other side of the Thames But I'm taking shots, this ain't no average lens Long story short, all that way-back-when Didn't cross his mind when he slapped off ten Save one for the feds, hopped in that Benz Left right left, now he's doing up legs Adrenaline pump watch him hop that fence When the sequel drops, here 'dis one ends Tell me what your life's like Mine was kinda calm, 'til I dabbled in some knife fights Not a nice sight, late night you could lose your eyesight And his head, don't speak know it all for the right price Let me know what your life's Tell me what your life's like Mine was kinda calm, 'til I dabbled in some knife fights Not a nice sight, late night you could lose your eyesight And his head, don't speak know it all for the right price Let me know what your life's like