[Intro: Wretch 32]

Yeah, yeah, man

It's– it's a little cycle we're trapped in right now

The yout dem start peddling

Yo, where they gonna end up, though?

Look

[Verse 1: Wretch 32]

Like, you don't know how hard it is

When the mums don't know where the father is

If you want, you can ask the kids

They see him once a year, they call him Father Chris'

It all starts from this

And then bad days turn into bad grades

And that phase makes them feel that great

And that's just the beginning

Then they're avoiding their classes, 'cause they can't see past spliffs

Promoting their last name, devoted to road in the fast lane

Similar to an R6

So now they get top grades in class A

Hands down like half six

With a brand new watch on a brand new block

They claim they see red like Man U's boss

They take the weak's food like "that's his loss"

I can move his food

I move colours on blocks like Rubik's cubes

But in case, we move in twos

Two twos, then twos quadruple

That crew's a few deep

They adventured in beef, spent Ps

Now they invest in new [?]

[Chorus: Tension]

You know how it is

In this life that we live

On the roads, tings are hard everyday

That's just how it is

[Verse 2: Wretch 32]

Look, like they claim the world is against them

And a girl's gonna save them

'Cause a word called love wasn't often heard in the yard with mum

They get lost in worlds when they cotch with girls

Next step: pregnancy test

You guessed it, she's pregnant

Like three months in, should have slowed down while there's speed humps

Now food haffi get ate like free lunch

Plus he's gonna lose rep, she ain't too buff

That's the least of your problems

'Cah you're that deep that work ain't even an option

'Cah you can't wear hoods and hats

And that someone you robbed just could come back

And you've got a cute pickney

But a pram's like £250

So you think of a plan like "who's with me?"

Yeah, now you're on everything reckless, stealing the link from his necklace

He blinks, we lick the Lexus

And you're out so late

But the last thing you ate was breakfast

An everlasting fate's on your tail

Got jakes on your trail just waiting to take you to jail

'Cause you've been making the sales

Now your son's in the cycle

[Chorus: Tension]

You know how it is (know how it is)

In this life that we live (in this life that we live)

On the roads, tings are hard everyday

That's just how it is (that's just how it is)

You know how it is (you know)

In this life that we live (in this life)

On the roads (on the roads), tings are hard everyday

That's just how it is (how it is)

[Outro: Wretch 32 & Tension]

Yeah, man, yeah, man

You haffi clock the pattern (real talk)

That's all I'm gonna say

Clock the pattern

Yeah-yeah-yeah

How it is