Fredo’s sophomore studio album Money Can’t Buy Happiness starts off with an introduction to who he is and the background of his life.
On “Biggest Mistake”, Fredo speaks about his parents divorce, his rough life on Mozart Estate, and his friends who are locked up in prison or have passed away. Narra...
[Chorus]
I still remember the first wetting
Filled up with hype and adrenaline
Gave the yout' a little leggin'
Next time was a face shot, progression
My youngin got life, stressin'
Wonderin' if we'll forget him
Back then for six racks, get 'em
Now times that by ten just for renting
It ain't 'bout the start, it's the endin'
It ain't 'bout your heart, it's the weapon
This music just came as a blessin'
After all of the rain and the lessons
Promoters, they pay for my entrance
These people, they pay for a sentence
Robbed the plug, never meant it
My biggest mistake, I left it
[Verse 1]
Grew up with my mum (Mum)
Used to see my dad a bit (A bit)
'Til I started movin' so dumb
He couldn't even manage it
I was fourteen and I was missin' like Madeleine
Stealin' phones, chippin' in with my niggas for cannabis
I quit school for the bangin' strip
But let's go back a bit
Mum moved me out of London when I was like ten
But I was the same out there, I was badder again
So by thirteen, we was back in the ends (We're back)
But bringin' me back to that shitty estate
Was probably my mum's biggest mistake
But she never grew up or lived in this place
Met my dad here, thinks the city is great
Biggest mistake, this ain't no city your kids wanna play
I'm from where, real young, you make killers as mates
That's maximum profit on minimum wage
Now I'm a star, they won't give me no space
Bad bitch with an innocent face
Why you broke? There's a million ways
Got my knife every day 'cause I'm still in my ways
Yo, this rap weren't never the plan
I'm cool but never a fan (Never)
Not havin' money don't make no one less of a man
But you need money to be the best that you can
If I go broke, I'll go rest in the can
Bump into opps and I'm reppin' the gang
Young little teenagers steppin' for man
That man ain't got no bodies but reckon they're bad (How?)
[Chorus]
Feds on my back
They think I'm the head of the gang
Couple G's on the road
Got the rest of the bros in the can (Free 'em)
Couple hundred in drug P's, put the rest of the P's in the bank (Put that away)
Kilos of petrol up in the bando and the rest in my tank, yo
We got it, there's no wrestlin', man
Who's gonna wrestle with man? (Who?)
She said I'm out here fuckin' everybody
Who's gonna settle with that? (Hmm?)
Cookin' tuna in my cell
Used to use kettles for that
Since I ran up half a million, pussy, I never been better
[Verse 2]
We been livin' a way, fly out the cunch, give it away
Next thing you know, the phone's on the drib in a day
That's how I done it, it's really the way
I shot the glass from whippin' the yay
Lost it, was my biggest mistake
Gave Delma some food, he went missin' away
He must've thought up in the prison he safe
Biggest mistake
My niggas ran in the cell and slit in his face (Gang)
This ain't rap, it's really the case
Revenge is so sweet, it's really the taste
Everyone knows me, the feelin' is strange (Strange)
Dark tint when I chill in the Range (Range)
Bro got locked, years in the cage
Every day's the same, so I give him a change
Yo, I worked so hard to be real
But them lies that they make ain't harmin' me, still (Never)
Got a yout' strapped up in the party to kill
He knows make his own way home if he's barkin' it still
My army is real
Twenty years if he pleads, that's hardly a deal
Man, it's awkward now
I don't even know what we should talk about
[Chorus]
You must be havin' weird dreams of walkin' out (Ah)
You don't need kebab shops for no quarter pounds
Just phone Little Capo, he'll sort you out
My niggas ride, don't talk it out
Hanger in the pot, fork it out
Used to have to stay at my shorty's house
Now my left wrist is a mortgage house
You know what's funny as well? (What?)
Before I met Santan Dave
I met his brother in jail
I never knew and his brother didn't tell (For real?)
Who would've thought me and his brother would sell?
Number one in the charts
I used to be number one in the dark, dark
[Verse 3]
Doubtin' myself was my biggest mistake
Trustin' someone was also my biggest mistake
We started as dargs, but he finished a snake
Can't run 'round there to slither away
I'm into money, ain't into debates
With my knife on ****, watch niggas deflate
The quicker I leave, the bigger the chase
So girl, don't play, give a nigga your face
I paid my lawyer, I'm winnin' the case
Feds took fifty, still had a grin on my face (Huh)
Percs, I got dribs in the safe
Think I'm out with all the shit that I made
Give a nigga a break
Every dog has his day, but it isn't today (Nah)
Free my dargs that's still locked in the cage
Reminiscin' on their biggest mistake (The biggest)
[Chorus]
I still remember the first wetting
Filled up with hype and adrenaline
Gave the yout' a little leggin'
Next time was a face shot, progression
My youngin got life, stressin'
Wonderin' if we'll forget him
Back then for six racks, get 'em
Now times that by ten just for renting
It ain't 'bout the start, it's the endin'
It ain't 'bout your heart, it's the weapon
This music just came as a blessin'
After all of the rain and the lessons
Promoters, they pay for my entrance
These people, they pay for a sentence
Robbed the plug, never meant it
My biggest mistake, I left it
[Outro]
Can money buy happiness?
No, money can't buy happiness
But it can contribute towards gettin' happiness
I mean, you can't go into the shop and purchase a bottle of happiness
It just doesn't work like that
There's not, like, a single thing that you can identify as happiness
And say you're gonna have money and get that
There's so much more
Biggest Mistake was written by Fredo & Arkz Beats & Dave.
Biggest Mistake was produced by Arkz Beats.
Fredo released Biggest Mistake on Fri Jan 29 2021.