Stand Up Tall

By Dizzee Rascal

On Showtime

Released on August 23, 2004

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[Intro]

Stand up tall


[Verse 1]

Raskit Boy in da Corner, I still Roll Deep

Youngstar gimme the beat and let me prove

London city forever, you know I still creep

Ain't no stopping me ever your best move

Live O Ghetto, I rep it with no redemption

World wide critics acclaim I'm big news

Showtime main event you can't defeat

Dizzee Ras, not on your Nelly I can't lose


[Pre-Chorus]

East side boy I make da paper rise

Never been anything like these faker guys

Big up my north west, south east ties

Every section where my connection lies

East side boy I make the crowd go loops

Never had a desire for shiny suits (Nope)

Big up my Midlands, up north troops

Any place my face gathers up groups


[Chorus]

Get your backs up, backs up, back off the wall

Sounds of the Youngstar and Dizzee Rascal

Don't give it half-hearted, give it all

Pull up your socks and stand up tall

Backs up, backs up, back off the wall

Sounds of the Youngstar and Dizzee Rascal

Don't give it half-hearted, give it all

Pull up your socks and stand up tall


[Verse 2]

You can't run the marathon without training

Or stretch the art form without straining

Too much hype not enough braining

Whole lot o' money, little maintaining

Whole lot o' complaining, no plan (What?)

Little more, no less then ten grand

Blinging, ice sitting nice in your hand

Too much platinum, not enough land


[Pre-Chorus]

East side boy I make the paper rise

Never been anything like these faker guys

Big up my Ireland, Scotland ties

Every section where my connection lies

East side boy I made the crowd go loops

Never had a desire for shiny suits (Nope)

Big up my Europe, USA troops

Any place my face gathers up groups


[Chorus]

Get your backs up, backs up, back off the wall

Sounds of the Youngstar and Dizzee Rascal

Don't give it half-hearted, give it all

Pull up your socks and stand up tall

Backs up, backs up, back off the wall

Sounds of the Youngstar and Dizzee Rascal

Don't give it half-hearted, give it all

Pull up your socks and stand up tall


[Bridge]

To my east-side crew get paper

To my west-side crew get paper

To my south-side crew get paper

I tell the player hater, "see you later"

To my north-side crew get paper

To my midlands crew get paper

To my up north crew get paper

I tell the player hater, "see you later"

(Dizzee Rascal, the livest, loudest, dirtiest, grimiest

Most hot, Dirtee Stank

London stand up tall)


[Verse 3]

Don't be silly, come with your milly, I'm like billy

Don't be dumb, come with your gun, I ain't fun

When I come I'm coming to stun, you get bunned

Midnight, broad daylight fight, dogfight

You don't really want it with Dizzee, I get busy

You don't really want me to pop, I get fizzy

Real fizzy bill up a zoot, we smoke whizzy

He knows, she knows, we're tough negros

Forever ready and I'll be ready forever

You don't wanna try a ting, I'll put holes in your leather

So please never ever try try and be clever

I'll be wetting MC's like rainy weather

To the two faced get your screw face laced in

Get chased and get placed in the bin

Get a slicing, battering, working

Dizzee boy don't stop til it's hurting


[Chorus]

Get your backs up, backs up, back off the wall

Sounds of the Youngstar and Dizzee Rascal

Don't give it half-hearted, give it all

Pull up your socks and stand up tall

Backs up, backs up, back off the wall

Sounds of the Youngstar and Dizzee Rascal

Don't give it half-hearted, give it all

Pull up your socks and stand up tall