Arms Open Wide

[Verse 1]
Every day's the same
Can't get out of bed
Crazy thoughts are rushin' in my head
Said I'd never take my life
But I have them nights
Where I'm like "fuck it, let me sniff away my life with lines"
So I sniffed and cried
Dealing with my problems
Which are on the rise like the gun crime in Tottenham
Then I sit and zone
And I feel a bit alone
On my Jack Jones
Trying to find a way out of this hole
No-one knows how I feel deep down inside
Many nights I've cried, nobody around me to confide in
And no-one can identify with what I'm really fightin'
It's bigger than the drug related problem I'm hidin'

[Hook]
So I looked inside, somethin' then replied
"You're not a kid no more, kiss your Kidulthood goodnight"
So I did and cried and when I opened up my eyes
Adulthood was waitin' for me arms open wide

Now you wait for days
Thinkin' what could be
Adulthood creeps up so quickly
The city takes you in with
Open arms and holds you

[Verse 2]
So I'm sittin' on this chair
Battlin' myself
Phone to my ear
But it goes to voicemail
Lips start to quiver
My face says "help"
As my eyes turn red
And then begin to swell
I leave a little message
Kinda spilling out my heart
But I word it well, I come across like "I don't give a fuck"
And its such a bait life
But I do it on the sly
Where I end it like
"Call me if you want, K?, bye"
Practice sitting on my Jack Jones
Lightin up a cigarette
And tears start to flow
Coke on the table, like no, kick it over
What, so is this how my life's supposed to go?

[Hook]
So I looked inside, somethin' then replied
"You're not a kid no more, kiss your Kidulthood goodnight"
So I did and cried and when I opened up my eyes
Adulthood was waitin' for me, arms open wide

Now you wait for days
Thinkin' what could be
Adulthood creeps up so quickly
The city takes you in with
Open arms and holds you

[Verse 3]
So what's it gonna take for me to turn my life around?
Take my finger out of my arse
And finally sort it out
I just need someone to help me up
When I fall down
And help me when I'm on my knees
And lift me off the ground (ground, ground)
I'm just lookin' for a way out
To the point I'm never lookin' back and I stay out
No longer wishin' I could trade places for a day out
In another man's shoes 'cos I hate my life day out
So it's now or never
Give-up or be a go-getter
The signs of better me instead of bein' like "whatever"
I hate to admit it, but I can't be like this forever, man
I really wanna change
It's time to get my life together

[Hook]
So I looked inside and somethin' then replied
"You're not a kid no more, kiss your Kidulthood goodnight"
So I did and I, waved it goodbye
And greeted Adulthood with my arms open wide

Now you wait for days
Thinking what could be
Adulthood creeps up so quickly
The city takes you in with
Open arms and holds you