JND: I try to look at things different, see the positive more / And it's easier in Summer when the sun hits us all / So now I keep my spirits higher with the temperature rising / Folks I'm lucky to call friends, it's them I spend time with / Day trips with my fam, to the beach with my dog those / Ice creams and sight seeing, the scenery God's own / We all need a little break from the rat race / Just to put us back in touch with all that we have, take / Nothing for granted, its all inter-connected / Good vibrations we send out are infectious, it's them which / Help to lengthen our life-span and the science behind it / Every atom's intention is affected or guided / By a mind in contention, discontented or content / Is the glass half-full, guess it depends on your prospect / And whatever you're going through will affect it, I spose / And to find the silver lining is an art to behold // CHORUS I just wanna keep on top of those small things And yeah they're adding up but that's life And it's easier for some but others won't win But that's what on my mind most ot time Compare yourself to someone else's success Well that isn't really gauging it right And everyone's too busy to acknowledge that But I'll keep looking for that positive light ExP: There's a light at the end but my sight can depend/ On how much time that I spend, trying to pretend/ That I'm blind to the things I'm lucky for/ And focused on the hindrance/ Life's simple but it's filled with stuff hidden that's just to trip us up/ Seem little but the bigger bits are not often what's got us/ Focused on the hopelessness and not on what we're offered/ Random atoms collected together in the universe/ Gifted with a consciousness the sole purpose is to observe/ Appreciate the living things/ Till death is done/ The things we need we can't control The setting sun/ Try and make your mind positive It never comes S'why there's so many self help books Instead of one Positive light will always shine through negative night/ But 24 hours of sunshine would never be right/ And while I've spent most of my life as a pessimist type/ I know bad makes the good, good, let there be light// CHORUS I just wanna keep on top of those small things And yeah they're adding up but that's life And it's easier for some but others won't win But that's what on my mind most ot time Compare yourself to someone else's success Well that isn't really gauging it right And everyone's too busy to acknowledge that But I'll keep looking for that positive light

ExP: I used to believe life was infinite, simple and plain/ Filled with sunny days, no wind that could change the state of play/ Trips to the park or we, might go to royal armouries/ Folks managed to make me feel like nothing could do harm to me/ ...But time zips by and claims life/ The only time I won't see it's when it takes mine/ Just hope I have the opportunity to say bye/ And can lay on my deathbed knowing that I gave my/ All/ Cos a great mind falls every day they will take by force/ Don't get saved life's short/ Many brave lives fought just to stay wise for/ More time but Alzheimers hunts it's game like sport/ Living every day like it's your last requires energy/ But is a more effective approach than saying let it be/ People change and become a distant memory/ Diseases that take over their brain incapacitate them steadily/ Eventually there's nothing left in the end to see/ Just the person you remember being different from who they're meant to be/ Some deal with it like the person they knew is dead/ The character they become is someone new instead/ Some always see the person they loved since birth/ And can't think of a greater curse they could live with on this earth/ And to know it'll get worse, 'till you're sitting in a hearse/ While the person that you love disappears without a search// CHORUS We all fall down just don't give in We've all fought to win challenges Taught to think cancerous Thoughts within damage us Force a grin, manage it We might fall down but won't give in Hold on cos tomorrow's A gift that's not promised us Think past the obvious Distractions blocking us JND: I've heard 'em say tomorrow's a gift / And we all face sorrow, it's a part of the trip / At the start as a kid, so oblivious of what's to come / I can't imagine how it feels to have lost someone / I had the fear about a year ago / Working through the tears, the view unclear, that's the pain involved / Got my mind racing thinking the worst / And without a diagnosis it was making it worse / Scared for my pops life, stay strong for my mum / But overthinking is the arch nemesis of her son / When every thought can be spun so negative / The pessimist so relieved having been proven wrong / Expecting the c-word on the tip of your tongue / And the doctors you see, those appointments'll come / More often as time passes / Make the best of your life's chances before the light's vanquished / Tell your family you love 'em, it's important they know / Coz one day they'll be gone but not forgotten, I'm sure / Good times are the ones you should try to remember / And appreciate the life that they spent here / CHORUS We all fall down just don't give in We've all fought to win challenges Taught to think cancerous Thoughts within damage us Force a grin, manage it We might fall down but won't give in Hold on cos tomorrow's A gift that's not promised us Think past the obvious Distractions blocking us

JND: Look at the state of it / It's a shambles, we couldn't organise a flaming thing / And it's a shame because the talent here is wasted if only We could sort it with a meeting where we changed the script / The same old last minute way we think / Oh I can't make it, he can't either, great that's it / We'll schedule summat in a couple months / And the day before it's soz I'm busy with scoffing down my double lunch / See Ben the drummer, he's a genius in a padded room / Busy teaching plus he's gonna be a daddy soon / If you thought his time was tight before imagine that / Add the synthesizer Superbooth on top before you ask / Got Colin slappin' dat bass, a Southern lad / And he's a teacher too, giggin' with a hundred bands / Don't forget the festivals or the wedding functions / See where I'm going, well what about Tough Crowd productions? / Diggle on the keys; but not for long / He's off to London in pursuit of something, that's our problem / Is he the 3rd or 4th we've had, I can't remember? / Hope he plays it Wyclef - gone 'til November / Andy's widdles fit within the space that Diggle leaves / And adds a certain somethin' which accentuate the bass and keys / See the bands tight, on top of that they're sound fellas / But the rappers, picky when it comes to writing down a sentence../ See you can't force it, no, but it's been a while / 5 years, in fact, need to sort it, get it done with style / They say good things come to those who wait for it / I think it's time to finish what we started here, you lazy twits // CHORUS x2 And with the way that things are we're done for / It's got my head spinning round and round / Oh, here we go again / Don't get me started You got me started Shouts to Luke Wynter You've not seen the departed? See I met Luke on keys thanks to Gumtree/ His mate Geordie and him recorded for FG/ Time later Flame Griller had a band and a half/ Colin on bass, Ben on drums...Andy guitar/ But Illas on the MPC, triggering beats and/ Addverse on a plane...to chill in New Zealand/ So, Illas bounced and that left it, me, Colin, Andy, Ben, JND/ So I hit Luke up to see If he wanted to supply melodies/ And he did and out of 100 loops as a group he was involved in maybe 70/ Got our act together, gigs and a 7" inch too Put out Manners cos Martin Lovegrove is a dude/ Got us some radio 6 play and produced a beautiful cover/ They sold ok at gigs thanks to Lubi and others/ Cool times, some fun ones, then Luke bounced to London/ And I was running around looking for someone/ Got Johnny in for a session, Olly in for a session/ None of them were interested, and finding someone was stressful/ But I had met this dude at wardrobe behind the bar/ Got me a free drink and his biceps were kinda large/ Sorta guy Purple Aki might go for, said he played keys a little/ Asked him to come through, everybody, this is Diggle/ Colin knew him and wondered if I was ready for the experience/ But he was sick, I clearly was/ I have boundary issues/ He's gives hugs rather than handshakes But I was initiating hugs For some of the stuff the man played/ Did a gig and got us writing again/ But you can already tell where this is likely to end/ The call of the big smoke blowing smoke up his arse/ Flippin capital city fr;lkjaf eaf argh! Back to five again But I was damned if I was gonna jump online again/ And find a friend who could find a friend who knew some guy and then/ Give him the spiel, send him the tracks, send him the wax/ Tell him to come through, let it be slack/ I'd rather see it die than let it sit in a coma/ So unless you wanna audition, Tough Crowd is over/ If you're a keys player holla, we could definitely sort a/ Time and date for you to promise that you'll never leave Yorkshire// CHORUS x2 And with the way that things are we're done for / It's got my head spinning round and round / Oh, here we go again /

(ExP) Yo…life is a tough crowd/ Writing this stuff down/ Might be enough - found/ Light in a good sound/ Brighter than a t-shirt after a Daz challenge/ Nicer than revenge feels after a back stabbing/ When… I’m feelin pushed out Might need a dust down/ Wipe off my stuck frown Smile and look up, proud/ Proud to overcome summat I can’t manage/ Or just the getting off my arse that pushed me past average/ My bad habits are my tendencies to relax, cabbage/ And let time keep running fast while I stand passive/ Feels like I can’t grab it but I know I can/ A positive attitude is the difference between an addict and a sober man/ And as it is I’m hopeful that my happiness can cope with that/ Savage little voice within that tells me I’m not worth a damn/ …but it’s hard to convince it I start and begin with art it’s my instinct I have no issues with you if you can’t really dig it Cos it’s mine and a part of my thinking, I can’t take it back/ A little wisdom written in lyricism over a fitting rhythm In any case everyone’s inner monologue is borderline stark raving mad/ We’re…all the same, we put all our blame in other people/ But equally endure the flames/ Of our own self criticism that calls us names/ But there’s still nowt to lose and all to gain// CHORUS ...you got nowt to lose Got nowt Got nowt Got nowt to lose …you got all to gain Your life Your way …We’re not all the same ...you gotta soldier through – though you might not know what you ought to do ...you got nowt to lose Got nowt Got nowt Got nowt to lose (JND) If life is a tough crowd, I'll put my foot down / Push through regardless, and won't stop, I could count / Best friends on one hand, each step is vital / None insignificant, none less insightful / And the sun set int final / Been on this planet twenty eight years, its time to / Make summat happen, I shoulda started sooner / It's only in the last few that I've been living true to / My own goals and dreams, though it's hard to compute the / Lows that we go through, Andre said reboot her / Now you back on / time to graft for your passion / Don't worry 'bout nothing else, gotta crack on / Stand strong, cos although life doesn't last long / The lessons that you've learnt can be passed on / To those around you, and you've chosen who surrounds you / This is the part where you define what you amount to / Say you're gonna do summat, don't let 'em down dude / Need to hit your target, tap circle - you've found shoot / You might know nothing 'bout Luke / But he's tryna stay positive and pass it on to crowds who / May understand every sentiment he's putting forward / Keep pushing forward, don't get stuck in auto-pilot / Coasting on this funny island, cause a change / Cos there’s nowt to lose and all to gain / CHORUS ...you got nowt to lose Got nowt Got nowt Got nowt to lose …you got all to gain Your life Your way …We’re not all the same ...you gotta soldier through – though you might not know what you ought to do ...you got nowt to lose Got nowt Got nowt Got nowt to lose

(JND) I spit food for your soul over grooves cut loops and evolve/ Just truth and a ruse to behold/ Words soothing the scald; turn burns to a fusion of old/ Plus the newness and blues that unfold/ Confused, keep my thoughts to the page where/ Contained there's answers to questions my brain daren't/ Get involved with, tryna understand is difficult/ Let alone solve the puzzle and the riddle too/ I'll take a different route/ Plus the only path I'm sticking to is one that's scattered with my principles/ I see you laughin' at my vision, fool/ Though the place I'm tryna get to is a mission, where there isn't you/ I wouldn't even let you visit either/ Think I'm playing games, you better stick to FIFA/ Cos I'm a different league to anyone, tryna run my rat race/ And life's bitter, but you wouldn't know the bad taste/ I'm waking earlier to graft, never finishing in last place/ I'd rather write a rap till past late/ Than have a dabble with some Class A's/ That's your choice, escapism in bags int summat I've craved/ Self-righteous on a high and mighty pedestal/ All I need is a beat and I'm in heaven till/ I've written what I need to say, I let it spill/ But don't even bother tryna understand because you never will// (Chorus x2) I’m trying to find the words.. To keep the stress away.. Got to clear my mind.. There’s a better way I’m trying to find the words.. To keep the stress away.. Got to clear my mind.. Forget yesterday (ExP) Forgetting yesterday is easy when my short term memory is terrible/ It’s gone if it wasn’t memorable Tomorrow’s still hypothetical/ I can speculate on my future but it’s all theoretical/ Your media and music is too f-in sexual/ You’re more likely to make it as a beautiful vegetable/ Than an intelligent human, doing what’s sensible/ They expect men to consume with their testicles/ Emotionally manipulate women to stay pessimist/ The threat of old age pressure, pay to stay fresher/ Won’t let you age ever remove your face blemishes/ …It’s a world controlled by eye to brain messages/ Different product same sentences/ Who’s the sexiest or the best at it/ Forget the rest exist/ You can get obsessed with this/ Take yourself out of that/ You got yourself, no-one else and should be damn proud of that/ Don’t try and counteract what nature gave you you’re a one in a thousand chance/ In fact the number’s more profound than that/ Each human’s a winning lottery ticket we got with existing/ They want you to block out this wisdom and work till your clock stops from ticking/ That’ll be the day there’s nowt left/ You consumed and were consumed and it’s God’s test/ What you’ve got’s death/ The rest is as likely as the Loch Ness/ Life is not a contest/ For sexual conquests/ Or financial success to own some objects/ Don’t get obsessed…// (Chorus x4) I’m trying to find the words.. To keep the stress away..Got to clear my mind.. There’s a better way I’m trying to find the words.. To keep the stress away.. Got to clear my mind.. Forget yesterday

(ExP) I got 24 hours and I slept a good 12/ Got up and felt groggy like my head wasn't well/ Sat around for 4 hours watched telly and felt/ Peckish as hell so demolished the crisps left on the shelf/ Playstation for 8 hours Pretended that day was fine.... But nah it was a waste of time (JND) They say the devil makes work for any idle hands / And social media's a fine example / To all those times you've glanced through is time that you won't get back dude / From fine dining flicks to cats, cute / Don't care who you're eating with, less so how you're feeling it's a waste of time / (ExP) I worked a 9-5 for years doing customer service/ My wage went on rent, rates or put in the furnace/ I had: zero savings, tried to push up my earnings/ But the managers were always a massive trouble to work with/ Refused to suffer and worship and succumb to their lies/ My years employed were a waste of tiiime (JND) You can tell someone summat till you're blue in the face / But if they don't want to hear it, well nothing'll change / Tryna get my nephew to crack on with his course / Though education in the classroom isn't suited to all / In a world where certificates are vital to success, don't wanna push less or waste my time / (ExP) I made sure I registered, eligible to vote/ I did my research on each parties benefits and faults/ Thought carefully bout my choice, I've never been a bloke/ To not take decisions seriously, then I went and chose/ Lib Dem was such a joke, Nick Clegg joined the enemy and oh/ What a massive waste of tiiiiime (JND) To some shopping's a hobby, and they're loving the White Rose / Weekend looking to find clothes, I'd rather be stuck on a tightrope juggling five goats than shuffling round on the hunt for a nice coat / Falling Down coupled with Psycho, the traffic jam not looking good for the drive home / (Chorus) Don't Waste Time, Don't Waste Ya Time (x4) (JND) They say time’s money and that may be so / If every second did equate to dough, we’d be well flush / The clock ticking never pays me though / Many hours spent chasing notes, that doesn’t help us / You could always sell drugs to folk / Instead of busting a gut in hope that your wealth comes / Flash car, sayin’ "chuff the po" but do you wanna sit in prison? It’s a waste of time / (ExP) I gave the bathroom a scrub with a bucket of bleach/ Dirt that you wouldn’t believe, I’m sure summat was green/ Then I cleaned the furniture with a duster and sheen/ Got it to gleam, then to the kitchen, had it looking pristine/ Went in on the oven, the brush was covered in grease/ I vacuumed, washed the carpet, it looked like a dream/ And it was back to being dirty in a couple of weeks Cleaning is such a gigantic waste of tiiiiiiiime / (JND) To the people stood in queues who are waiting their turn / And those staying in for that package they earned / All you OCD-ers who alphabetise, it’s a waste of your time / But your shelves looking….. nice / Not tryna criticise, only make you aware, your time’s limited, so why bother wasting it there/ You’ll be standing in a lift, bored, sniffin’ the air / While I raise my heartbeat, runnin’, taking the stairs / There’s always summat that you need to do, if life’s defeating you heed the tune / Don’t waste your time / (ExP) Man where did I put em I looked under the couch/ I checked my coat pockets twice, by now they should have been found/ I asked my missus where she put em, are they somewhere around?/ …She said she didn’t touch em, have I looked up and down?/ I said…probably yes, but haven’t got em, instead/ I’m checking the house from the top to the bottom, unless/ I left em outside, ahh they’re probably locked in the shed/ I opened it up, dug around man, I properly checked/ Couldn’t find em for the life of me, did they drop on the steps?/ …I searched around the floor, found nothing and left/ Looked in the mirror , angry at the loss of my specs/ Oh they’re on top of me head What a waste of time/ (Chorus) Don't Waste Time, Don't Waste Ya Time (x8)

(ExP) ...Lizards in human form/ Bringing about the extinction of unicorns/ Enslaved to the system the minute that you were born/ But life is about the television and who is on/ I'm a Celebrity Get me out of there get me into there/ Every like on Facebook and Insta is a prayer/ They'll tell you what you need to think and make you think you thought it/ Money for a submarine but healthcare? Can't afford it?/ Cashing in on death, cos profit is king/ Gambling with debt, what if we win/ Capitalism's best, it's a democracy thing/ Show it some respect, you communist pig/ Can't undo the past, and they're too strong to let us/ But currently, within reason, they can't come to get us/ So serve yourself and not the industry get out the office/ Offer your services for a price at which you profit/ Time has a higher exchange rate than any currency/ And yours is being bought by nearly nothing by the companies/ 40 hours a week, two thousand a year/ Away from your loved ones: you've found a career/ If it works for you it works, if it doesn't you shouldn't/ You must work, you must be qualified You musn't/ Time is the greatest commodity that you have/ Now I'm off to smoke a big doob and take a long bath// (JND) As the world turns, well, the sun burns it / Human beings look for meaning, tryna unearth it / And every person here sharing that one surface / Is dominated by the one percent, amongst earthlings / Are the animals lower down the pecking order / Below that, plant life, then I guess it's water / The one thing responsible for any life here / Commodified by companies supply fear / ...to the masses tell em what they should or shouldn't buy / Trampled on by the very people who we're governed by / Rigged elections, air pollution, wars abroad / Push that nuclear, green solutions are, of course, ignored / Equal rights diminishing, now we're leaving Europe / As if your vote counts, think it does, well you should grow up / Force through fracking in areas of natural beauty / The north becomes a wasteland, and get's ravaged, truly / Madly, deeply down for a couple miles / Leave that well alone, but they won't listen to us while They're making money from it focused on the tax return / Offshore profits hidden is what matters to 'em on this earth //

(JND) Would it be cliched / if I said that the world's strange? / We affect it in worse ways / than if aliens invaded us / Poisoned air, water, food crops, inhale the dust / Init weird that we look to space / For any planet we could maybe stay if it's sustaining life / And the basis, yes it's water that we search for, why? / Cos our own is filled with chemicals and plasticises / Now those molecules are on the menu / More plastic in the sea, do you see the next move? / A mass exodus to other places / Where we try to start again but likely make the same mistakes with / The life around us, and with nobody to save the bees / It's a ticking time bomb till the human race deletes / What mother nature spent millennia perfecting here / And we're the cancer spreading watch her shed a tear / (Chorus) And they say it's human nature / But I don't know if that's true / Think it's just a strange world / But I don't know about you / If you had one wish that came true / Would you use it to change here? / I don't think they play by t'same rules / Or am I shifting the blame here?// (ExP) Orange is the new black/ After this year is done, gotta get my groove back/ Can't just let em do that What ma gonna do man? Get up off my arse Grab and paint a huge flag/ Wave it round a little bit it'll never do crap/ Need a Guy Fawkes or a French revolution, do that/ And we'll soon have power in our hands/ Instead of us allowing them to carry out their plans/ But most people just wanna watch TOWIE with a tan/ Have a drink on the weekend, devour a kebab/ And why shouldn't they they work hours just for that You can't expect them to wanna fight, now I understand/ For peaceful cities you gotta keep people busy/ You care about the environment you're just being a sissy/ Salute the flag and Queenie Lizzie, she's a piece of history/ And let the rest who can't access the NHS believe it's victory/ Another Christmas coming and look at the turkey's cheering/ Is it worth us hearing those who are persevering/ To change the worst we're fearing from becoming a certain era of vermin sneering while adults earn per year barely enough to...make ends meet/ Prosperity's round the corner just wait and see/ No houses but housing remains empty/ Apologise for front page lies on page 20// (Chorus x2) And they say it's human nature / But I don't know if that's true / Think it's just a strange world / But I don't know about you / If you had one wish that came true / Would you use it to change here? / I don't think they play by t'same rules / Or am I shifting the blame here?//

(JND) Turn an empty page into summat worth my undivided / Just to take my mind off any troubles up inside it / Stop me cookin' while I'm stewing 'bout another life and / See me happier, still complainin' when there's nothing like it / Never had to sleep rougher than a mate's floor / Or worry if my next meal's paid for / Or made a mistake that cost way more than pride and a red face / We fall down, back up in time for the next race / And though it feels that I'm lagging behind the rest / Straggling, climb, the test, passin' we tried our best / And sometimes it isn't good enough, so we struggle but / Fundamentally, there's nothing much to trouble us / Money does though - dunnit, well, it does me / You might be flush, above most in the country / You could be flat broke, without a single penny in your pocket / What I'm saying is where we end up, you don't need a wallet // (Chorus) (ExP) You can't take it with you (JND) You're halfway to fish food/ (ExP) The shark waits for its move/ (JND) Got hard days to live through (ExP) It's our state that thinks you (JND) Should partake in its view (Both) From half 8 to 6 you just can't wait to hit snooze/ (JND) You can't take it with you (ExP) You're halfway to fish food/ (JND) The shark waits for its move/ (ExP) Got hard days to live through (JND) It's our state that thinks you (ExP) Should partake in its view (Both) From half 8 to 6 you just can't wait to hit snooze// (ExP) Yo...Hit the snooze button or do summat/ A new day dawns, either kills you or you love it/ You suffer bad at the hands of the few crooked/ Their huge stomachs proud so we now must uproot rubbish/ ...Split the 1% between the 99/ Fund the NHS better, stop working from time to time/ Sighing "why" as I'm reading the Private Eye/ ...More battles with corruption, the papers are blind to lies/ And I'm alive so should be thankful for oxygen and food/ Living in a country that allows opposition views/ Cos in a way, I'm free to do what I want to do/ But at the same time...I wanna throttle these dudes/ The fat cats that inherited a position of eminence/ And think they can get away without flicking a penny in/ They whinge about benefits, couple billion right? Max!/ And their tax dodging's costing us 70 times that// (Chorus) (JND) You can't take it with you (ExP) You're halfway to fish food/ (JND) The shark waits for its move/ (ExP) Got hard days to live through (JND) It's our state that thinks you (ExP) Should partake in its view (Both) From half 8 to 6 you just can't wait to hit snooze/ (ExP) You can't take it with you (JND) You're halfway to fish food/ (ExP) The shark waits for its move/ (JND) Got hard days to live through (ExP) It's our state that thinks you (JND) Should partake in its view (Both) From half 8 to 6 you just can't wait to hit snooze//

(ExP) 28 and still making mistakes/ 29 and still wasting my time/ 3 oh and still digging a deep hole/ 4 oh and will I ever feel grown I guess no/ I kept going but bet no-one's ready to get old/ More hospital trips, funerals and head stones/ “Youth is wasted on the young” says the ageing waster on the run/ From a fate he knows will come that will take away his fun/ ...And make him still and motionless/ What's it like to feel emotionless/ I’ve got a wife I don’t want life to kill the both of us/ But unfortunately the evidence it will is copious/ The hopelessness of knowing you're composed of dust and will decompose as such/ Is one that gets my brain in a total mush/ And I guess it's good that energy can never be destroyed/ But inevitably death'll be the rest I can't avoid// (Chorus) And I’ve been thinking bout the time I’ve lost/ At first it was a minor loss/ And I’ve been thinking bout the time I have/ And every second that I tried to grab/ And I’ve been thinking bout the time that’s left/ The final dice with death/ Cos time waits for no man, can’t see the whole plan/ Or the path that lies ahead// (JND) Feel so lucky to be here, lets face it, we all are / Even though we think we've got it tough, that’s never more far / From the truth, a small part on this rock floating / I hope the shop's open, all I need is milk from Tescos when / The kettle's boiled an' the bags thrown-in / I used the last of it at half-past ten / To soak my Weetabix, but that’s only on a Sunday mate / Monday through to Saturday, it's earlier than some may wake/ I realise that I'm digressing / But the point that I'm stressing's considered one of life’s lessons / Though stormy days might threaten, it helps to keep your mind present / And a cuppa tea can help you find heaven / Life gets better with age / And I'm not worrying about it for the rest of my days / Yeah I'm aware that my clock's tickin' / That’s why I stay up late an never stop livin' / Got the candle burnin' both ends // (Chorus) And I’ve been thinking bout the time I’ve lost/ At first it was a minor loss/ And I’ve been thinking bout the time I have/ And every second that I tried to grab/ And I’ve been thinking bout the time that’s left/ The final dice with death/ Cos time waits for no man, can’t see the whole plan/ Or the path that lies ahead//

(JND) Sometimes you've gotta try summat (ExP) And I've been on it since Luniz had five on it/ And I promised myself to stay right honest/ To my kind of vibe till I die and lie in my coffin/ But life often takes you down roads (JND) You don't choose / Might lose hope, so confused but / We've all walked that walk in those shoes / Till t'soles have worn through, suppose that's called blues (ExP) needta / (Both) See how it goes (ExP) There's no crystal ball to predict your fall/ ...Mistakes give the gift of wisdom, will you wish for more?/ Rather get it right the first time (JND) Never stop the turbine/ (ExP) That exists within us all/ Cos it's a hell of a job getting the propellors unblocked/ When your efforts were not, good enough to get you on top/ Regretful of what the people around think that they've found/ Not just a collection of atoms that exists in the now (Both) Gotta see how it goes / (JND) The odds are one in two / A right or wrong choice made that can govern you / (ExP) Where's the user guide to troubleshoot? / (JND) At least there's no grey areas to cover when it's don't or do / I propose that you should go for it / And see where it takes you, if you fail, you can always quit / Or try and try again / And that's something decided when, the choice you're facing might invite you in / (ExP) ...Hide behind a grin, not my kinda thing/ Permament frown whether I'm down or inclined to sing/ (JND) Is summat wrong? (ExP) I'm alright I think At least I didn't think owt was wrong until someone enquires within/ Apathetic to competition never tried to win/ Sighing at the world but lying in my private wing Deciding if arising will supply something besides a minor whim/ My life can hinge on tiny things and timing holds the tightest grip/ To (Both) See how it goes (ExP) Cos there's no time like the present, and there'll never be a place like the past/ And as each grain in the glass is displaced by the last/ The future is a possible, an unknown, a maybe perhaps... (JND) I'm still taking a chance, no monopoly / When the hard times making you crash, embrace the option B / The secondary escape route's a lottery / But if you don't plan for t'worst case then you'll often see it happen right in front of you / Guess I'm a hypocrite / There's only certain things I'm counting on a little bit / And the rest I let unfold as it happens, why? Not controlling what 's external to my actual life / (ExP) Rarely satisfied as just a passer by, ...but I don't fantasise about the rapper life, Massive mansion couple vans ont drive/ A classy wife who can't add to five/ But makes heads turn and photographers pry/ In fact I'm embarassed bout the fact that I/ Feel the need to grab a mic and rap a line/ Not something you bring up when you're in polite company/ (JND) Well, what do you do? (ExP) Well...I'm a proper good emcee... More like well I work from home in a bungalow and own a studio/ No, probably don't record anyone you would know/ You like everything? Whatever's on the radio?/ Polite me forces a smile the real me hates you though/ Guess it's (Both) Each to their own / (JND) Whatever floats your boat / Would probly sink mine and vice versa, so you know / This means everything, maybe to you it's nothing / Words that kept me sane, aired out, there's few who love it / As much as I do / (ExP) ...As much as me as well/ Through recent decent seasons or scenes that lead to hell/ This thing we live and breathe is something we don't need to sell/ (Both) It keeps me composed I just see how it goes

(ExP) People so busy saying they're the best or the baddest/ When they're less than average and have detestable manners/ Type to chat on their phone while they walk in a shop/ And even when they're being served man, the talking don't stop/ Not a "hello" or a "thank you" or a break in conversation/ Like the handset was attached in a surgical operation/ People obsessed with their phones, like on the back of a bus/ Blaring out tinny music that's crackly as chuff/ You don't hear it as much these days, maybe they got the hint/ Unlike the guy waiting for the train that just hops on in/ Before the people inside have a chance to leave/ And the only way you can get off is having to dance and weave/ Past some impatient prat who doesn't actually/ Grasp what manners are, without them you can't spell "humanity"/ Well you kinda can, but you see what I mean/ People on trains sat next to their bag they leave on the seat/ People who tweet when they eat, in company, twittering/ And my main pet peeve of all the rest: littering/ Clean up after yourself you scratty manner-less turd/ Outside or if you go round your man's house or bird's/ Expecting others to clean up after you, that is absurd/ Your Mum or Dad shoulda slapped you hard back when you first/ Decided to break rules, exhibit those bad manners/ I proper hate dudes who litter and act gangster/ Here's another one they repeat and ignore:/ Dudes who come round your house, and pee on the floor/ We all have occasional aim issues/ Maybe just take tissues/ And leave the room how you chuffin seen it before/ Also, if you're walking and you open the door/ Why not check back to see if I'm there? You can hold it some more!/ I'll say "thank you" cos I'm polite and you held it so you're nice/ And not the type of person to let it close on my jaw/ Pavement etiquette in closing cos I know it's bin a while/ If there's space for two side by side, walk single file/ While you walk past another, don't force them onto the road/ Cos you're too busy chatting bout some horrible show/ Finally if you're on a busy street don't just stop walking/ There's people behind in a rush who are not talking/ For some reason you don't look to check what's behind and/ I'll bump into your stupid self and still end up apologising// CHORUS x2 Thank you. Excuse me. You're welcome. Please? Can I be of assistance. Would you mind terribly? ....I beg your pardon? I do apologise. Many thanks. How d'ya do? Very well. Much obliged. (JND) Don't act like manners don't matter they do/ To the line jumper too proud to stand in a queue/ Nobody's saying nothing to 'em stop being so British/ Getting mad about it, just ask 'em to move/ Politely of course, I remember this one time/ I booked a seat on the train to Edinburgh, just my/ Luck, why? I can hear you asking, this one guy/ Sat where the copy of my ticket was above, riiiiight/ "Excuse me, I think you're sat in the wrong seat, see my ticket?/ I booked it 3 months ago for me, please/ I don't mean to be a massive stick in the mud/ But I've paid a lot to be here, there's some space further up"/ "PSHhhH I'm not moving from here, it's as simple as that"/ At that moment I felt like putting his face through the glass/ But I didn't, I went to the conductor and grassed/ Got him to move and now I'm the one who feel's bad/ How's that work? / It's a lose/lose situation/ Should have just sat somewhere else instead and used my patience/ Saw people looking at me like it's my fault/ Embarrassed by the confrontation I can feel their eyes scold/ Forget that, don't be too scared to make a fuss when it's founded/ If someone takes the mick, you shouldn't stand it/ Too many times you've let 'em off too easy yeah, I'm very sure/ So don't let 'em get away with that behaviour anymore// CHORUS x2 Thank you. Excuse me. You're welcome. Please? Can I be of assistance. Would you mind terribly? ....I beg your pardon? I do apologise. Many thanks. How d'ya do? Very well. Much obliged.

(ExP) There was a time when my heart wasn't in it anymore/ I'd gone from micromanaging to barely giving it a thought/ Needed to get rid of it before it pinned me to the floor/ It was the source of my unhappiness, what did I need it for/ But the source of my unhappiness want born inside of that because/ The thoughts I had straight afterwards still kicked me in the core/ So the fact of the matter is without rap I imagine this massive gap in my character I get madder and sad and a pen and pad and some cannabis help me channel this anger it's not as bad and I'm managing every thought dunt have my Dad in it/ Still a struggle when I see how others are doing Moving up with their music, I should be happy for them instead I get grumpy and foolish/ Green eyes feed a weak mind, needing what these guys/ Have achieved to complete my sense of worth, it should be mine/ it should be mine... Proper goleming out/ Like this constant wallow in doubt hasn't hollowed me out/ The ghost of my self esteem follows me round/ A compliment is water off a ducks back/ A criticism feels like I've been pushed punched, given a good slap/ ffff that, I'm trying to find a place where my head can survive/ Missing ego wanted dead or alive/ But instead I will find, every thread to unwind/ To make sure that it can never get better with time//

(ExP) Your mate has got a job says he’s living the dream/ Tells you he can get you in on it, never sin im so keen/ You can make three fiddy a week while you’re sipping your tea/ The cash flows down to you; like it’s in a ravine/ All you gotta do is buy summat from his magazine/ Then you take mags from him and then give em for free/ Ermmmm that sounds to me like a pyramid scheme/ He says it isn’t…. Suspicious (JND) I wait my turn for a haircut, sat in the barbers / Reading lasts weeks news paper, chattin wi' charvers / And in walks a bloke with a bag and a shpiel / Flashes a mickey mouse Rolex and starts his appeal / Goin on like you should snatch at the deal / Only 80 quid to you, as if he's casting a reel / I'm not buying it, even if that price is a steal / why not? I'm / Suspicious (ExP) You’re paranoid cos you’ve been blazing a sack And you see an Asian guy on the train with a bag/ Nervously looking around cos he’ll maybe attack/ Start screaming "jihad" or something crazy like that/ The media doesn’t help, they may say it’s a fact/ Fabricate dumb stuff like that’s the way of Islam Meanwhile a white man’s raping you and taking your tax/ But you don’t find that Suspicious (JND) There's a song on the radio, you've heard it before / Number one in '69, 'bout two hearts being sore / Jealousy in amoré, never good from the get go / Sung by the best selling solo-artist the West's known / White boots jump-suited, a fresh dude / Croonin' a hench tune, doin' some next moves / So if you haven't yet guessed what the track is I'll tell you / Suspicious ...minds (Chorus x2) I said don't (don’t don’t)/ Don't you think it's so / (don't you think it's so) So suspicious (so suspicious) No, you probably won't // (JND) I was working on a roof again, my phone was on vibrate / And it wouldn't stop buzzing; I decided that I'd take / The call that was coming through driving me nuts / To my surprise was a guy with an accent as such / What you hear in horror stories tryna scam you for dough / 'You've won' he exclaimed, are you genuine? 'sure!' / “All I need is an account number, sort code and it's yours” / Suspicious (ExP) Your boyfriend’s bein nice even bought you a gift/ Cooked a meal every night at a quarter to 6/ He’s being the type of guy to you you never thought would exist/ Every other guy got bored and was calling it quits/ Now there’s a nice guy in your life helping you cope/ Unconditional love, even fixes shelves when they’re broke/ There’s no catch to it, he’s a genuine bloke But you leave him cos it’s Suspicious (JND) Now where I'm from, you can get your car washed for two fifty / But when I count who's working there's at least maybe sixty / OK, that’s an overstatement but my point is / How can you cover the wages, and still make some profits? / It's not rocket, you can see what the truth is / Washing cars in't the only reason they do this / Could they be money laundering, don't be stupid / That's why I'm / Suspicious (ExP) You’re on Twitter, somewhere that you think’s irrelevant/ People are asking for followers like it’s intelligent/ You think of something funny and insist on telling em/ So you tweet something jokey and a little delicate/ Sayin “10 more followers till I kill the president”/ But they might treat your tweet like your giving evidence/ A few months later the police visit your residence/ And say it was Suspicious (Chorus x2) I said don't (don’t don’t)/ Don't you think it's so / (don't you think it's so) So suspicious (so suspicious) No, you probably won't // (ExP) U see a man with a bag: sez "swag" on the side/ He's also wearing a jumper with black and white stripes/ Add to that he's got a Zorro mask on his eyes That dude is Suspicious (JND) I'm waiting for my flight at the lounge in the airport / See a bag with no-one near by, what's it there for? / Announcements are made and people start running scared cos That bag is / Suspicious (ExP) There's a fella from Leeds with a Man U tat on his sleeve/ Says he's a big fan, but has no cash for a seat/ He wore a Liverpool top when they won the champions league/ That guy is Suspicious (JND) My car's not running right, I'm checking the dip stick / I took it to the dealer, maybe should have used Kwik-Fit / Then I get a bill that’s 3 figures to fix it / Those fee's are / Suspicious (Chorus x4) I said don't (don’t don’t)/ Don't you think it's so / (don't you think it's so) So suspicious (so suspicious) No, you probably won't //

(JND) I'd like to care less, yes, but not be careless, no / And everybody's from where stress grows outta nothing now / Don't get so twisted, take a look around / Say yes to summat 'stead of sayin no and ducking out / Take chances, cos every life's monopolised / Even if you think you'll fail at everything, you've got to try / Do your best with what's supplied / Even lesser hands can be bluffed and that's enough to take the lot sometimes / And it's a lesson that I'd like to heed / Twenty nine and still tryna find my feet with my finances / Saving up for a future that int mine to see / Uncertain, need a time machine and some sly glances / To understand my path is where I should be treading / Six feet under, hell down below or up, ascension / And do atheists begrudge that question? / I'm sure we've all prayed for something as we've looked to heaven / So selfish like my troubles weigh more / And take precedence to others pain, flawed / Once upon a time I'd stay down if the wind had been knocked outta me / Nowadays, I'm getting up to seize 'em while I'm round to breathe / (Chorus x2) Cos it's too easy to feel like you've lost control / ...And still you're holding on / Cos you're wanting to fight, not give up your goal / ...Whether it's the smallest one / And nowt can loosen your grip, got to trust your instinct / ...Guarantee there's more to come / Don't be afraid if you fail / Cos everybody falls down more than once // (ExP) Death is the ultimate inconvenience / But without it life is meaningless/ I've been contemplating and agree with this/ But each of us travel on a road to receivership/ Our breath taken away by the same planet that breathed it in/ Better to have loved and lost is life in a nutshell/ We survive through a good spell/ And either die when we're unwell, too early, spluttering and coughing/ Or live to see all our loved ones in a coffin/ Often, I speak on passing on, it's what consumes me/ But it's also what soothes me, helps me focus on my duties/ My few dreams, the love of my life, the world's beauty/ And trains me to show love when hate pursues me/ We all fall down repeatedly and recently/ It seems so easy to leave it be and stay horizontal peacefully/ Being me is not about achieving decency/ In the eyes of the people as they would never agree with me/ I can't measure up to your yards and metres I've got my own method/ Got my own windows I'm not on Snow Leopard/ And a slow effort to achieve my goals might leave me with no cheddar/ But yo F it// (Chorus x2) Cos it's too easy to feel like you've lost control / ...And still you're holding on / Cos you're wanting to fight, not give up your goal / ...Whether it's the smallest one / And nowt can loosen your grip, got to trust your instinct / ...Guarantee there's more to come / Don't be afraid if you fail / Cos everybody falls down more than once //