Lyrics Young Boy - Kings of the City

Young Boy

Life was cool, life was clean
Life was school, life would gleam
No fighting fools, lighting green and frightening dreams
When I was a young boy
Young boy
Life was cool, life was clean
Life was school, life would gleam
No fighting fools, lighting green and frightening dreams
When I was a young boy
Young boy
When I was a young boy
I was fascinated by the world around me
No more days as a baby that was crying loudly
Seeking praise without the concept of dying proudly
Not stuck defining how we must live the lives of bounty
Lies surround me, and no one treats me like an equal
In their minds they doubt me so I’m out manipulating people
They’re feeble the way they fold to pressure, no means yes but, in a minute
When I’m finished crying and shouting, lying about shit benefiting
My goal was never quitting
But every role was controlled, well except for shitting you weren’t different
But listen I’m young but not dumb, for some I was humble and fun
They thought I was under the thumb, till they saw what hunger had done
The place where my hunger begun, ambition manifested
Dad arrested, 'til I looked at the chains that I hadn’t tested
Hadn’t guessed it, would have been this easy… Enjoying all this freedom shit
deceived me
Can I still believe everything in this TV?
But my mind runs freely, vivid thoughts in my head
While my old man sips from tea leaves and tells me to go to bed
He said «Son, one day you’ll be a man with a plan that is grand»
But all I’d say is could I have a pound for the ice cream van
Life was cool, life was clean
Life was school, life would gleam
No fighting fools, lighting green and frightening dreams
When I was a young boy
Young boy
Life was cool, life was clean
Life was school, life would gleam
No fighting fools, lighting green and frightening dreams
When I was a young boy
Young boy
When I was a young boy
I loved noise, exercise, gun toys
Guess I wasn’t impressed n' thought what’s next to try «skunk boys»
Dumb ploys like leading animosity to feel me
And sleeping with that bitch yeah curiosity she killed me
I’m still me… Just my visions 20−20, hindsight
Is real deep, back then was never ready to shine bright
And when the times right my mind might find that I try
To fly blind, stuck in a cycle vital moments in my time line
I write mine 'cause while I’ve changed I’m stuck raw
'Cause yeah I gave it a bash, but wish I gave a fuck more
The days of hating the facts are done for, Dad battles Mum wars
Love causing shit for no reason, that’s what you’re young for
I used to say bun law, 'cause more time I got stopped by coppers
Hopped from pocketing Pokémon cards at the top of the yard
To bopping with shottas at large, there was no clocking the charge
Of negative energy buried in me can’t stop coughing it’s hard
But now I’m smoking aces, wrote every goal to chase it
All my life you said I wasn’t shit because I chose to waste it
But now I flow with grace and chose to lay this track down
To show the days I took for granted, Ali looking back now
Life was cool, life was clean
Life was school, life would gleam
No fighting fools, lighting green and frightening dreams
When I was a young boy
Young boy
Life was cool, life was clean
Life was school, life would gleam
No fighting fools, lighting green and frightening dreams
When I was a young boy
Young boy
When I was a young boy