Snippet Of My Life

[Hook x2] This is just a snippet of my life story This is what was written in my life for me Nothing but pain and the strife Feel this pain in my life I see nothing but a ghetto story [Verse 1] Me and my little brother growing up Mummy shot food to put clothes on us Times was rough and Mummy had enough So Mummy cried most nights because our life was fucked My Mummy lost her mum from young, now she cries Every time her birthday comes Me and my brother used to go and give her birthday hugs And wipe the tears from her eyes like, "Mummy, don’t cry" "Mummy we’re fine, we're gonna be alright" She said, “Sons we do what we have to to survive, in the slums” My Mummy used to package out the white, to get us A name brand jacket and some Nikes To put food in the fridge and get the things that we liked But it seems every day’s a struggle and a fight No help, we only got each-other in this life Struggling to hustle, struggle to get by [Hook x2] This is just a snippet of my life story This is what was written in my life for me Nothing but pain and the strife Feel this pain in my life I see nothing but a ghetto story [Verse 2] My life's been painful from the fucking start Growing up poor, on my estate, life is fucking hard Mummy tried her best to stop us selling hard But benefits can’t put food in our fucking yard After bills, we got a score for the week How the fuck we gonna eat, with 3 mouths to feed? What a cheek, at 15, we were shotting draws 16, 17, we were shotting raw Haters got Feds kicking off my door But Mummy heard them come and hid my food before they saw The next time they raided, they beat me to the floor The time after that, the council wouldn’t fix our door We had to barricade ourselves in, paranoid, staring Through the peep hole, anytime we hear things Mummy still cries, still wishing it was better And shortly after that, eviction written in a letter [Hook x2] This is just a snippet of my life story This is what was written in my life for me Nothing but pain and the strife Feel this pain in my life I see nothing but a ghetto story [Verse 3] My brother had a daughter, I’ve got one on the way They tryna kick us out and we’ve got nowhere else to stay Plus we got caught up, the man they let it spray Me and my brother, both standing by the gate They rinsed 9, my brother caught a stray The pain in my eyes, the day that I changed Nothing in this life could ever change my mind frame I’m so far gone, I feel like I’m insane. In the hospital Mummy's going crazy, shes going nuts Screaming, “Let me see my baby!” If my brother died, they would’ve had to take me On my mother’s life, someone's gonna to pay, G Para’ as fuck, got’s to look over my shoulder Not knowing who did it, made it so much colder I’m praying for my spirit because my hearts got no love Early teens, I had the mind of a grown up [Hook x2] This is just a snippet of my life story This is what was written in my life for me Nothing but pain and the strife Feel this pain in my life I see nothing but a ghetto story