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Family ties, family of five
Dad left, I went jail
Mum kept the family in line
Just her and the twins
Money so low she had to cancel the Sky
Late night runnin' out of ellecy
What you know about you know about candle for light
All I know is survival, I learnt that from Karen and life
Same old cycle, nanny was right
I come from where the mothers are worried
Sun comes up, and the son aren't comin'
Can't keep food in my room
Cah I know if my mum finds that then mum's gonna flush it
Now I owe the big man Ps
And I gotta go country for nothing
I know the road ting well
I been who I see all these youngers becoming
I got one little cousin who's just like I was
He's about 14 now, and it's mad cah I ask myself where the time's gone
Gotta lead by example
Show the yute dem what I am on
Mic on
Let bygones be bygones
I told you I'm blessed, my guy
I replaced that ex with an 'I'
That's why they call me an icon
Blood's thicker than-
Friends come and go, most ain't lifelong
And the ones that are become family
And that's my family, aside from the usual suspects
Can't take no more funerals
You see the suit, but death ain't a suitable subject
So much to live for outside my musical success
Unconditional love
That get-through-anything miracle love
That nuttin'-can't-top-this pinnacle love
That spiritual love
That's that original love
Our family
Proud family from our granny to my children
Mum, you raised a real one
My nephew comin' soon
Got a cousin I ain't spoken to in years
I still got love for you, proud
Proud family
Proud family from our granny to my children
Mum, you raised a real one
My nephew comin' soon
Got a cousin I ain't spoken to in years
And I still got love for you, yeah, hmm
My son's one and my daughter's eight
In all that time I ain't caught a case
Long time I ain't been active
I just been milkin' this rap shit
I don't know nuttin' 'bout corn and flake
If I let suttin' slide, you ain't worth the 25
That's for my son and my daughter's sake
I come from where our father figures are the hardest niggas
Shottas, robbers, heartless killers
This can't be the image, but that's only half of the picture
Mum let her boys get away with murder
But she went hard on my sister
Part of my history
Family affair, they all part of my victory
I am no fatherless infant
But I was brought up with my auntie's assistance
And even though I don't live where I grew up
I still can't keep my distance
How could I let my kids only ever say "Father" at Christmas?
I got kids relyin' on me, I can't keep the iron on me
Babe, you can sleep on Ghetts, but please stop lyin' on me
My baby mummy's a keeper, I just do what she requires of me
The last time me and Jess spoke, I said, "Don't go dyin' on me"
Unconditional love
That get-through-anythin' miracle love
That nuttin'-can't-top-this pinnacle love
That spiritual love
That's that original love
Our family
Proud family from our granny to my children
Mum, you raised a real one
My nephew comin' soon
Got a cousin I ain't spoken to in years
And I still got love for you, proud
Proud family
Proud family from our granny to my children
Mum, you raised a real one
My nephew comin' soon
Got a cousin I ain't spoken to in years
And I still got love for you, yeah, hmm
Our family
Proud family from our granny to my children
Mum, you raised a real one
My nephew comin' soon
Got a cousin I ain't spoken to in years
And I still got love for you
Yeah
Proud family
Proud family from our granny to my children
Mum, you raised a real one
My nephew comin' soon
Got a cousin I ain't spoken to in years
And I still got love for you
Listen, life is up and fulfilled, man
And to see where you are now from what was
And the journey that you are embarking upon now
And to know you back then, and you've always been among us
Talk to the crowds and get your virtues and
Lots of things you must have come in touch
It's a beautiful thing
Yeah, you know, the world is a different place now
But I think that would just hook or connect different things into our lives
And go on to better and you kno-, and different things, you know
As we mature, you decline in risk and as you decline in risk
You become a better person
And you-, you are going in different direction
Of how we used to be, we have different responsibilities
Wife, kids, bills, you know what I'm saying?
So like, what else can I say, my brother?