SNY - Letter To Shifty lyrics

[Intro] Yo, I was gonna send you this over the phone but your WhatsApp ain't working at the moment so I think this might be a better way to tell you how I feel I don't mean any offence [Verse] Dear Shifty, it's been a while since we kicked it Ain't saw you for 3 years and you know that I'm home for a week every Christmas I would always text you weeks in advance, weeks later you'd tell me you'd missed it Then you'd apologise, beg for forgiveness It's not only mileage that causes distance For years I was just Shifty's cousin, didn't even care 'cause you made me proud You were the focal point of the North West, I was inspired by the way you sound I was in high school tryna keep my head down, your mixtape was getting played all round You made grands off Market Street selling mixtapes, you were getting famous now You showed me love like you always do When you had a gig you always brought me through We was at the youth club and you had all your crew I was terrified of recording tunes You were gonna blow and I always knew And you never helped me write, you forced me to You took me under your wing and I saw how you did it and I wanted to be more like you '09 was the worst year of my life 'cause you had that crash, never felt so low Mum said that you had one day left at the most but I didn't wanna let you go Stood by your hospital bed with tears in my eyes, like I will not forget you bro 7 years pa**ed and the pain's still real and I love you, I just wanna let you know I've quit weed and I wish that you would too 'Cause before the crash you were a good dude And I won't hate on you for choices you've made, I say it because I care and I love you I remember you sending me shop I recall when you liked Red Bull a lot You'd hand me a fiver, I'd get two cans and a crisp, with the change I could get what I want My second home was in M21, now we're in London I text you a lot But there's been times where you knew I was just down the road and you didn't message me once And I was bitter, tried so hard to arrange a date and didn't even get no response And just at the second I considered blocking your number, my conscience tells me to stop [Interlude] Like, chill man, he's your family, what you doing? You've gotta take it for what it is... He's always gonna be there [Verse 2] Yo, here's my letter, hope it finds you well Are things gonna change in the future? Only time will tell I miss what it used to be like, you know when you had that flat and we'd drink and play the tunes that we like Yeah, that was when you used to reply, what happened? I can never hate on the fact that you brought me to my first show And how you taught me all about flows Your guidance brought me a glimmer of hope I came to check you once, left the house, I arrived in Northenden and I phoned You said you were not home but I saw you through the window Talking to your bros, you were drunk I get that you just forgot, but I didn't, I wanted to swtich so bad I wanted to kick the door in and hit you just to see if you'd try and hit me back But that's in the past, I know sh**'s changed since then but I really miss you lad I've been resentful, I apologise but I dream of the day we can sit and chat Chill, recap, drink and laugh I think I'm saying too much But this is all coming from the heart Warren, I wouldn't make this up And for the fact I'm speaking about you in the present tense, I'm so grateful, cuz Kind regards, your little bro Brad, P.S we need to stay in touch