[Intro] Let the beat ride as we ride this As life spills from my tongue, even what I sealed, I still rap my story with love So check it out [Verse 1] Monday morning comes, we hit the lab Did my first track with the first verse, never turned back I went home that night, I needed back that vibe All I wanted to do was sit in the studio and write Next day, 10 o'clock, on my jays I went back, stray dog Pen and a pad, banging that same squat Banging on a dude's door, it's 12 o'clock Been here for two hours, who's counting, at 11 I was banging on the letterbox, outside, it was baking hot 30 degrees, hoodie still on Door opens, [?] jaw swollen, just woken Yawning like "Morning Ray, na it's almost 4 I thought your dad-He's like "Gone to Turkey" He's like "Can't just turn up and walk inside" What happened last night? He told me "I can't lie I should've never let you in plus Jack invested in this equipment, now he's getting pissed We're letting people in that he's never seen" I'm like sh**, f**, in the blink of an eye I think of a lie Anything to get the ink from the lines [?] from the sheet So I told him "He's sweet" Jack knows me And if I give him some P, I could record for a whole week Not thinking that he could phone man like that yeah I've been caught out Not thinking about the fact that this plan ain't thought out I can't even fork out four pound How can I pay Jack? I couldn't even afford snout He could walk in while I walk out I can't back down and turn back now Plus f** that 'cause school's boring To my surprise, he falls for it Like "Ah well, [?] Jack now, calm down So when do you wanna start [?]?" "Ah f** it, I'll start now" So when do you wanna start [?]?" "Ah f** it, I'll start now" No handouts Now look who the man now 'Cause I left school when I was fifteen No one to hold me, tell me get clean I got a job washing dishes for a living Wasn't in it so I quit it How I did it was a mystery I didn't do it, it was Mr. E I didn't rest that weed, the rest is history 21 songs better off, one step towards another life And Jack walks through the studio door just when I thought I was done in time