Released on April 26, 2004

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[Intro]

Oi blud, oi blud, oi blud

Blud is that, is that Wiley's girl over there?

Blud you're-

Nah (I'm gonna draw you're girl yeah, that's what I'm gonna do, draw your girl, know that)

Draw that blud

Nah

Get him, nah


[Chorus]

I came to the game with knowledge and brain

I came to the game with anger and pain

I came to the game with no girlfriend

And I'll be leaving the game with no girlfriend

And I came to the game with girls on my line

I'll be leaving the game with girls on my line

Let's just hit the road again

Fine, I'm on the road again so let's go, okay, let's go


[Verse 1]

Back on the roads, I'm going back in the cold

I've got things to do, I've got raves to hold

I've got life to live, I've got beef on road

I've got energies to give, I come from the roadside

E3 side, that's where it started

I started half-hearted then I flipped out

Had a gun in my hand barking

It was all about guts but

I don't wanna be death marked

No skylarking, done with the laughing

No more smiling up at me

I'm compiling up lyrics for songs

I'm waiting for my comebacks to comeback

For all of the wrongs I've done

I put it all into the songs I do

It's just music, now that's all I can do, that's all

I'm worth something, I'm putting it in, that's all

Weak MCs can't challenge me, that's all


[Chorus]

I came to the game with knowledge and brain

I came to the game with anger and pain

I came to the game with no girlfriend

And I'll be leaving the game with no girlfriend

And I came to the game with girls on my line

I'll be leaving the game with girls on my line

Let's just hit the road again

Fine, I'm on the road again so let's go, okay, that's it


[Verse 2]

The next time I stop moving will be never

My life will be music forever

Wherever I go after life I'll be doing it

Still I'm a top boy, still I'm a hot boy, still

Still my plans are getting more money

Remain in my brain, I'm moving still

I can't change the game, I'm placed at still

Getting ready for the heavy weight title still

Who's got the power you will never know about

See me with your girlfriend when I'm on the go about

If I come into your ends I don't wanna know about beef

Just wanna know about girls and what money can be made

I live nowhere so the police can't raid me

E3 maybe, family made me

I was always gonna bust from a baby

But I had to wait for my time and


[Chorus]

I came to the game with knowledge and brain

I came to the game with anger and pain

I came to the game with no girlfriend

And I'll be leaving the game with no girlfriend

And I came to the game with girls on my line

I'll be leaving the game with girls on my line

Let's just hit the road again

Fine, I'm on the road again so let's go, okay


[Interlude]

( E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy

E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy

E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy

E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy

38 boy, and Eskimo boy

38 boy, and Eskimo boy

38 boy, and Eskimo boy

38 boy, and Eskimo boy)


[Chorus]

I came to the game with knowledge and brain

I came to the game with anger and pain

I came to the game with no girlfriend

And I'll be leaving the game with no girlfriend

And I came to the game with girls on my line

I'll be leaving the game with girls on my line

Let's just hit the road again

Fine, I'm on the road again so let's go, okay


[Outro]

Oi blud, oi blud, oi blud (The wars started)

Blud is that, is that Wiley's girl over there?

Blud you're-

Nah (I'm gonna draw you're girl yeah, that's what I'm gonna do, draw your girl, know that)

Draw that blud

Nah

Get him, nah

“I came to the game with no girlfriend And I’ll be leaving the game with no girlfriend”
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Wiley’s not interested in getting into a relationship during his time as a grime artist. In many of Wiley’s earlier tunes, such as this one, Wiley has expressed his displeasure towards relationships and wanting to be free.

Wiley has also expressed his willingness to cheat:

I mean naughty girls that ain’t scared to cheat
I ain’t scared to cheat, it keeps life exciting

“E3 side, that’s where it started”
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E3 is the postcode for Bow, East London, which is where Wiley grew up. Wiley commonly shouts out his postcode in various songs, such as on “E3 Link Up” and “E3 Talent” earlier on in the Tunnel Vision mixtape series.

E3 was also home to many other grime pioneers, such as Dizzee Rascal and Ruff Sqwad.

“E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy E3 Boy, and Eskimo boy”
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E3 is the postcode for Bow, East London, which is where Wiley grew up. Wiley commonly shouts out his postcode in various songs, such as on “E3 Link Up” and “E3 Talent” earlier on in the Tunnel Vision mixtape series.

When grime was relatively new, it went by many names. One of them, created by Wiley, was “Eskibeat”. Wiley himself also went by the name Eski and Eskiboy.

The Eski theme derives from the term Eskimo (indigenous peoples living in extremely cold regions like Siberia or Alaska). Wiley’s instrumental “Eskimo” is widely considered to be one of the first grime songs ever made.

Grime has always had a cold, icy feel which reflected Wiley’s mindset at the time. Wiley explained in 2003:

I’m a winter person but the cold… sometimes I just feel cold hearted. I felt cold at that time, towards my family, towards everyone. That’s why I used those names. I was going to use “North Pole” but I didn’t even get that far. It was all things that were cold because that’s how I was feeling. There are times when I feel warm. I am a nice person but sometimes I switch off and I’m just cold. I feel angry and cold.