Lyrics How Long's It Been - The Streets, Flohio

How Long's It Been

Fail and cry
If you don’t shout and sing and roam you’ll be in your house with your doubts
Do you want to go out and wish you were home, or be home and wish you were out
I’m in a weird phase of life somewhere between birth and death
Four days past my bedtime putting one word in front of the next
When you’re around you you get down on you
But who’s around you and who’s down for you
Fail and cry and see the light, I’ve failed more times than you’ve even tried
How long’s it been since you’ve wondered that?
I’ve had cups in my room longer
than that
I’ve had thoughts in my rooms that were longer than that
And the thoughts in my head overstayed some more years
Even though they’re pretend they’re still needing more help
And I don’t fit myself anywhere around here
All I see is my wealth
I tried to go for them
I come rolling up
I don’t need no more blems
The head coming up
I’m making it all blend
They’re all trying to come, need more than a token
What you coughing up?
It’s all in the open
I need no more love
Tattoo — close the chapter
I keep myself warm with the cup I’ve just poured
You know you can’t run more than the signals are gone
Fail and cry and see the light, I’ve failed more times than you’ve even tried
How long’s it been since you’ve wondered that?
I’ve had cups in my room longer
than that
Money don’t matter but all I ask is the chance to earn it for myself
No doubt they’re bluffing;
we are all crabs trying to get out of the bucket
You won’t reason, you are all story
Luck doesn’t give, it lends that way
I’m on season 2, episode 4 of your shit
The fuck I give went that way
I can’t unsee that, I can’t rid the image
Cry and try and unspill milk
Mates are gunna' mate and others cry
Haters gunna' hate and lovers lie
Fail and cry and see the light, I’ve failed more times than you’ve even tried
How long’s it been since you’ve wondered that?
I’ve had cups in my room longer
than that (long)
Fail and cry and see the light, I’ve failed more times than you’ve even tried
(how long?)
How long’s it been since you’ve wondered that?
I’ve had cups in my room longer
than that
I am never ever far from the swan
What you think I was born for?
War money coming up in lump sums
Bet they wanna' take me off for ransom
Maybe I might be the last one
They be in my heart that’s a hard choice
Now I gotta' run it up the last time
Don’t even try coming past nine
Needing my time
Creep up at night
Hit the lab, buss a little hi-hat
Fail and cry and see the light, I’ve failed more times than you’ve even tried
How long’s it been since you’ve wondered that?
I’ve had cups in my room longer
than that
Fail and cry and see the light, I’ve failed more times than you’ve even tried
How long’s it been since you’ve wondered that?
I’ve had cups in my room longer
than that
You’ll be in your house
With your