Trench Baby

[Intro]
From yuh born, you ah do this ting, yah
A while ago, me and your mother ah talk and me ah tell her one ting
One incident when we guh a Queens ah one party
And we ah seh, "Cashh, we ago war dem boy yah enuh walk gwaan, Cashief walk gwaan"
An yuh just walk gwaan and walk past the boy dem after dat
Buss up boy head and gwaan wid ah bagga suhum
Ah wol heap ah history enuh youth
Ah wahum to yuh man, yuh born as a star, yuh hear?

[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah
More time, I don't talk
Deep in my mind, there's a lot going on
Ask for a hand and they um and they ah
Self is the only one I found in the dark
Got the cosign from the plug
Forgive me for the timеs I was selling them drugs
Forgive mе for when I had to rob
I know my mother proud of who I'm becoming
Yeah, yeah
They know where I'm from
Real trench baby, I come from the mud
The back and forth discussion is long
Make your decision, are we sliding or not?
Grew up in the city, but he knew how to farm
No tenants in the yard, just lights and plants
Me, I was in love with the guap
But my likkle cousin dem in love with the war (Buh-buh-buh)

[Verse 1]
I was mad about it (Angry)
So I had a spinner in the cab about it (Lurking)
Wasn't that deep, but it's the principle (Morals)
When betrayal's unexpected, it will injure you (Slide tackle)
I almost killed a man in front my queen before (Mommy)
She saw a look in my eyes she'd never seen before (Sorry)
If you wanna know the truth for why I never did it (Tell them)
'Cause I couldn't make my mother a witness (Cashh)
Growing up, I went on heart breaking prison visits
Cah my people dem are known to risk it for a brizick
By the time I turned sixteen, I knew logistics
Why you think I'm paranoid and I forever fidget? (Paranoid)
Conversations we couldn't get before (Couldn't get 'em)
Used to get ignored, now we get rewards (Plaques)
Stacking like a shelf, every little helps (Every penny)
My lawyer like an elf, gotta check the clause (Contracts)

[Chorus]
Yeah
More time, I don't talk
Deep in my mind, there's a lot going on
Ask for a hand and they um and they ah
Self is the only one I found in the dark
Got the cosign from the plug
Forgive me for the times I was selling them drugs
Forgive me for when I had to rob
I know my mother proud of who I'm becoming
Yeah, yeah
They know where I'm from
Real trench baby, I come from the mud
The back and forth discussion is long
Make your decision, are we sliding or not?
Grew up in the city, but he knew how to farm
No tenants in the yard, just lights and plants
Me, I was in love with the guap
But my likkle cousin dem in love with the (Buh-buh-buh)

[Verse 2]
School of hard knocks, but we were learning different
Uh, hustle in my blood, so we were earning different
Uh, before the trial came, they had to burn the witness
Have you ever shook a hand and felt the murder victims?
At the best times, I've made the worst decisions
Sorry ain't enough, you have to earn forgiveness
Yeah, probably say I changed if you knew me
Drug money paid for my school fees
Mama flew me out and that was a blessing
Then the government sent me back to the trenches
Paranoia mixed with built up aggression
Had me sleeping at my granny's with a weapon
That was for protection (Forgive me, granny)
It's hard to keep your eyes on the plan
When you have to keep your eyes on your fam
As quiet as a lamb, but as quiet as I am
Try know

[Chorus]
More time, I don't talk
Deep in my mind, there's a lot going on
Ask for a hand and they um and they ah
Self is the only one I found in the dark
Got the cosign from the plug
Forgive me for the times I was selling them drugs
Forgive me for when I had to rob
I know my mother proud of who I'm becoming
Yeah, yeah
They know where I'm from
Real trench baby, I come from the mud
The back and forth discussion is long
Make your decision, are we sliding or not?
Grew up in the city, but he knew how to farm
No tenants in the yard, just lights and plants
Me, I was in love with the guap
But my likkle cousin dem in love with the war

[Outro]
That is the great Cashief
Don dada, him a be the don gorgon
He-he-he, hey
A look where unuh coming from, outta the ghetto
Yah must hold up unuh head high, man
Proud ah unuh too
Hold up unuh head and give the almighty thanks
Unuh born inna dem shatta something deh, that's why mi stay far from unuh baba
Cashh
(DeanyBoy music)