As Time Goes By

[Verse 1: Devlin] I'm fed up with life at the minute So I get it off my chest when I'm writing my lyrics Having to give my Nan hospital visits I just pray to God she don't turn to a spirit Cause she's the only Nan I've got left And it hurts in my head when I contemplate her death Knowing that one day soon she'll be gone That thought leaves me short of breath Yeah that's just one of the things That makes me feel like I'm running in rings No process made that's a regular thing But if I stop spitting that would be the death of a king I've got to learn to focus my mind at the lowest of times Then lo and behold the scene could be mine Draw you a picture with words I describe with a caption beside [Hook: Devlin] As life goes by, in the blink of an eye I stay focused on writing my rhymes These streets are inviting to crime If I didn't write music I'd probably go mad in my mind Because it's only music that keeps me sane Plus bud and beers to forget the pain Just reflecting my days go away [Verse 2: Smasher] Let me tell another story, tell about a 23 year old man that don't wanna' fail Every move he makes his heart's in it, from the start to the finish Because losing ain't never ever been an option Constantly cooking up plans and concoctions Raised in a place called Hoxton By his Nan and granddad, gets to see his mum on a weekend That was a treat then she was spoilt rotten and then its back to the east then Years later man will be sick with a big pen Living in a place where the youths strap big lens Pure drama a star performer leave the boost so hot u could call it a sauna 10 out of 10 I'm back at it again whatever the outcome its music to the end [Hook] Just another day in the life this music ain't paying me right Like a worker at MacDonald's receiving minimum wage I get pennies for the shit that I've write on the pages Like I'm feeling so what in slaved due to power and urban decay There ain't no prospects in the UK today So my mates keep playing up the 'caine I don't know what I stand in the struggling and strain I'm trapped in the thunder and rain But I don't give a fuck for the fame so if I full pray to my sins then lust is to blame I'm in your ear like blood in your veins And yeah I'm on the road like buskers and trains I'm just like everyone I love to be paid I'm messed up it must be the bud that I blaze There ain't nothing for us The way I'm feeling there ain't no word in the thesaurus Born on the 7th of may I'm a Taurus Can't keep my job cause I can't take orders I feel like I'm outside of the borders Looking inside of the rich and the borders then I take a look around my headquarters And I'm ripping my hair out soon my heads gonna' look like Gail Porter's They hit us with extortion and treat illegal immigrants much more important than me and you Cause I've lived there all my life and live got nothing to show for it And you can't get rich from work so spitting I've gotta' have a really good go at it I've put my boat in the stream and now I keep rowing it it's my dream I won't let go of it [Hook]