real one

before i learned to swim i was paddling

before i learned to pattern i was patterning

before i was whizzing it

i was on the bike and i was saddling

my uncle got cancer and he's battling

and i can't help battle it

it's not like the streets were

i put my hand on the handle then handle it

shit's saddening

it's like bare shit's happening

it's crazy and it's damaging

and it's crazy how we're managing

i'll tell you what's happening

i'm getting high in the hampton inn

the pressure's high but i'm handling

we had now it's dampening

grateful for the progress

used to run down the bus on some joke ting

i love my mum yeah she a real one

the realest woman in the building

yeah she's more than a mum to me

so i thank you for everything you've done for me

you held me tight through the jungle

and when the feds came you didn't crumble

and even though you're a single mum

you're my dad

you're my friend

you're my uncle

i remember as a young bull

you'd always pick me up when i stumbled

and you taught me to be patient

and you taught me to be brave and be humble

it was cold and it was raining

it wasn't work

you were slaving

them twelve hour day shifts

and you put all the money into savings

a single mum living shameless

while your son's living brainless

you bailed me out of them stations

that's why i love you and you've got all my ratings

i love you

i don't hate my dad but i don't like him

cause i ain't nothing like him

how'd you leave your son? i was frightened

he ain't a man

you're a python

my son's like my sun and my lightning

he's the reason i try more

he's my reason to live and to die for

he's the reason i try to abide law

me and mum through them winters

but we're blessed with good health and we're easy

i love my half bro and sisters

they know i've got them and i'm there when they need me

you just grew old but you're still dumb

how you not there for your children?

your ex-wife

she a real one

the realest woman in the building