So Close

Why'd you have to give up? (Why? Why? Why?)

Why'd you have to give up now, when we were so close?

When we were so close

I swear this could've been us (Why? Why? Why?)

Imagine where we'd be right now

'Cause we were so close

Yeah, we were so close

Wow, few years ago, we were on the radio that weren't legal

Now you're scary yo, yo take control of your ego

This real so your fake to the mandem now

When I came with my sound, I made the mandem proud

You used to be comfortable just tryna be the best in your area

I was never satisfied, I'm tryna be the best from this era

You said you've been depressed, you was re-addressing your career

So I took a UberX when I could've came in my Carrera

Just to make you feel better

Just to make you feel worth something I showed you that I cared

I admit that I went ghost and didn't phone you for two years

Ain't easy breaking through glass ceilings, we fighting wars out here

We fighting wars out here, yeah I out ran that here

So it's okay throw shade like those sorta shorts I wear

Yeah, 'cause if I lose the fame, don't know whose to blame

I'd probably do the same

Last level of a computer game, you can't clock

But don't lose faith, it ain't too late

This fight ain't even over, the bell didn't even ring

There's no blood on the towel, so why'd you throw it in

You could've tried believing but you're leavin'

You could've tried believing but you're leavin'

Ah, living insomnia, billin' up ganja

Tryna get bigger on Myspace, bigger on Tumblr

So a little bit of myself in you, you was just a bit younger

Switching your line and ringing my phone on private number

Told me you was ready for the world, yeah I can see you had a hunger

Said I'm gonna make them respect me, like Dizzee and DJ Wonder

Remember how your wifey went on stage, got a bit drunker

Didn't wanna share no limelight, now you wanna steal my thunder

Tripled my net worth, 'cause I'm rich in karma

Even let you come to my studio, get you bits mixed and mastered

Always showed love as an artist

Celebrate it when you charted

Then you started going on darky, wonder why the hype never lasted

You can tell lies for a whole lifetime but the truth is a bastard

We was with you on the phone till late, those times when you was at your darkest

Now apart from your African friend's house, you ain't seeing no red carpets

Had a whole world in your finger tips and now your so way past it

This fight ain't even over, the bell didn't even ring

There's no blood on the towel, so why'd you throw it in

You could've tried believing but you're leavin'

You could've tried believing but you're leavin'

Why'd you have to give up? (Why? Why? Why?)

Why'd you have to give up now, when we were so close?

When we were so close

I swear this could've been us (Why? Why? Why?)

Imagine where we'd be right now

'Cause we were so close

Yeah, we were so close

(Yeah, Bugzy Malone)

I was sitting in the back of a car with tears rolling down my face

I didn't wanna cry but I know the streets aren't safe

I know the police don't play, they've gotta be on my case

There's only so many crimes that can take place before they observe it

I was on a reministic ting but I didn't wanna miss this time

I was studying, so I watched Giggs's, then I watched K Koke, then I watched Nines

But when I say this, couldn't agree with this shit

I'm one of the realest out here, man make music, man don't bitch

So I jumped out the car, in a different town

Wiped off the tears, no turning around

Told myself, watch man do my ting

They're gonna be like London's burning down

Gonna be like London's burning down

I've been grinding five years, four mixtapes, 1 EP;

Never got a retweet, watch how it changes now