Shifty - Street Life lyrics

(Verse 1) There was a little guy from the ends of Manchester And he thought he was something he weren't Growing up with no dad around In a council house with his Mum and his girl Too lazy for work and too bad for school Always asking his mum for money But she's got nothing in her purse And he need's baby clothes for his little son coming to the earth Age 16 in his last year of school Had a little rep in the music game, used to write quite a lot Some say he had more sixteens than the last year of school But he never went down the music path He was vexed at his whole situation No school, no money and a kid on the way He was doing nothing but moving back (Chorus) This is the way and the path he choose Now he's travelling on this downward road And he wants to turn back but inside he knows That the street life has got him and won't it go No, noo (Verse 2) He phoned his friend who had a rep in the d** game Like 'Yo, it's Jamie can I loan some d** Dave?' He knew what he was doing was wrong And couldn't care less what his Mum says So he ticked a bag full of brown Came back a week later with a bag full of pounds Seen his money roll back like ASDA price That's the life that never got him So he had to be down Now he's making thousands a week And that's what it's like when you're down with the G's And in a week he had a bag put down for his kid And before long he was buying brown by the Ki But he never kept his sh** on the low People always coming to his crib for a go Told his Mum he was selling CD's But he was shotting to crackheads who love sniffing the coke His dealer seen that J was a hustler So he's on the phone like 'J can I trust ya?' J's like 'Sure!', Dave's like 'Alright!' If you do this i'll make sure that no one will trust ya! He won't tell J what it was he just said meet me in a hour at Shelton bus stop He arrived and Dave gave J the bag And said, 'Take it home now, dust off!' (Chorus) This is the way and the path he choose Now he's travelling on this downward road And he wants to turn back but inside he knows That the street life has got him and won't it go No, noo (Verse 3) Jamie got home put his hand in the bag And found a Ki of coke and two things that bust shot Then he made the worst mistake Picked up the two guns without no gloves on Put one in his pants and one in his bag And got asked by his mum if he will run shop He weren't thinking 'bout the consequence He was doing it for Dave cause he wants a rep But anyway, he was on the way to the shop Counting money thinking he was on the way to the top Then all of a sudden, a police walked up and said 'Wait, can you stop' So he did, forgetting he had a heat and an eighth in his sock Got grabbed and searched and slammed in the van And the next thing he was on the way to the lock Whilst he was in the van on the way The police asked, 'Are you the one slanging for Dave?' J said, 'No Comment!' The police laughed and said, 'Come on, your name's been on the scanner for days.' 'Do you wanna walk free, or do you wanna do 10 years with a man in a cage?' 'Just give us the info you can make it right, do you wanna be a part of your babies life?' J had a think for a minute and thought whats the worst could happen if he were to snitch on Dave Dave would go pen, J would walk free so guess what? J snitched on Dave They rushed J's flat and found Dave's stash J got let off and Dave got set up Dave's week got worse and yeah you guessed it J's got better (Chorus) This is the way and the path he choose Now he's travelling on this downward road And he wants to turn back but inside he knows That the street life has got him and won't it go No, noo (Verse 4) Dave's behind bars Whilst J's at home with his girl and ten grand But Dave's got connects with gangsters Who owe him favours and are willing to end man Dave told J that he won't get away with this And the trick that he played is sick And before he got sent down the last thing he said was 'J I ain't gonna let your baby live!' But J's forgot about that Two months on he's got a job and his kids alive He's still living at home with his mum and his kid and wife But with the money he's got he's gonna rent a flat and buy a crispy ride But he's too young to drive so he's buying it for his misses to drive Now he's sat there thinking 'Ahh this is the life!' The next day he woke up and seen a letter from Dave That's weird, Dave said he's not arsed, it's ok and everything's safe Dave sent J a V.O and said come see me on Friday please be there Friday came, J went to see him And as soon as he left his home, everything changed (Chorus) This is the way and the path he choose Now he's travelling on this downward road And he wants to turn back but inside he knows That the street life has got him and won't it go No, noo