| The young people have begun the rebellion, refusing to work
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| They have received very little support from other sections of the population
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| As a consequence of which, they must find money by these means
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| We say we are against those means
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| Not because we are moralists, not because we are religious freaks
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| But precisely because mugging involves loss of life and liberty
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| And the continuing attack upon that section of the black community
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| Police brutality, prison brutality, a whole wastage of human creativity
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| That is why we’re against it
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| Politician, hush don’t make a sound
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| Been oppressin' us couple centuries now
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| And these gunshots never reach your town
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| It’s never on top when you leave your house
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| But when we go servants, we might run into some beef or somethin'
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| Rambo, tuck into the jeans or somethin'
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| But the beef, please drop it, 'cause it don’t make money
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| All our mothers worry when we touch the road
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| 'Cause they know it’s touch-and-go
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| Whether we’re comin' home
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| And either that’s for shit that could happen to us
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| Or the shit we might do if you violate the code
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| It’s turnin' over new leaf times
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| Moschino jeans full of peace signs
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| Post code war, and that’s the thing now
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| Young bucks beefin' over street signs
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| You ever seen a mother’s tears run down Gucci glasses?
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| That imagery will hit you deep and cut through the hard shit
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| A hood potential not reached due to gun barkin'
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| Is bad business for the ends, man, I’m done talkin'
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| It’s all fun keepin' score when it’s one-nuffin'
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| Till loved ones get nuppied then cited nine nights
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| Any beef can be squashed if hands could be shaken
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| Any hand could be shaken when the blood dries
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| I guess that’s not a thug line
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| But Camden Town to Plaistow, that’s where the thugs die
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| Where the slugs fly, then the doves fly
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| And if you say you like beef, then you thugs lyin'
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| These are my words to us, no tongue-tyin'
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| If you stay up writhin' till the sun’s risin'
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| You’re just tryna get one, or get bun tryin'
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| Then we ain’t on the same side
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| Of this Sterling lining
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| Politician, us don’t make a-
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| Trouble, trouble, I don’t need no trouble
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| Trouble, we don’t want no trouble
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| I know some Young’uns that would beef on the main road
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| Violate the clique and then the K go
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| They will off a bruddah on my say so
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| But when they give 'em thirty, could I look Mum in the face though?
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| Concrete roses, they really grow, she can see my whole set
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| Don’t watch the Rolex, just watch the progress
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| From mopeds, coke heads and the old Ghetts
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| 15 with a dream, 20 with a gold disk
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| 21, second crib before I got my own whip
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| 27, 28 and 9 was my lowest
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| 30, re-upped again, 32, more checks
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| So why would I throw away life for some jokers?
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| Hopeless, ain’t blocks with no Lopez
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| Opps in the focus, I know the roads, yes
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| But when the goal’s bread it makes no sense
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| Less condolences and more congratulations
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| Brought a smile to my face, I heard that Sammy’s trading
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| Kate just had a baby, D’s a uncle ain’t he?
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| Just got off the phone with Shane, he’s invested major gravy
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| Ghetts ain’t looked back since we blessed them stages
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| Now man are steppin' on planes without bredren aiding
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| Still conflicted 'cause man a bust gone on Netflix
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| But I show you both sides of the fence, watch out for splinters
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| Rats and sinners, gangsters, killers with straps and ringers
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| Taxin' figures, your stash was dinner, ugh
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| My only obligation is give inspiration
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| This the winners table, and here’s your invitation
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| No sparklers over here and all the women taken
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| We just pop bubbles, pour doubles, we want one no trouble
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| Whine till gyal, we want no trouble
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| Just spend three grand, we want no trouble
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| Four more bottles, we want no trouble
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| Don’t mean we’re scared of nobody
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| Life just too short for the bullshit man
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| Politician, hush don’t make a sound
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| Been oppressin' us couple centuries now
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| And these gunshots never reach your town
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| It’s never on top when you leave your house
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| But when we go servants, we might run into some beef or somethin'
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| Rambo, tuck into the jeans or somethin'
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| But the beef, please drop it, 'cause it don’t make money
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| Policeman, hush, don’t make sound
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| They lockin' ghetto youths up, centuries now
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| And these gunshots never reach your town
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| It’s never on top when you leave your house
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| But when we go servants, we might run into some beef or somethin'
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| Rambo, tuck into the jeans or somethin'
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| But the beef, please drop it, 'cause it don’t make money |