I been a wretch from about 3 or 2cruisin on the tele it was on channel 2my dad was in the riots so they came to seize yougrowing up I was a kid that everybody knewmore me, its like I'm never in the mooda true pisces my emotions in my tunesits an understatement to say its over with me and you I took a few shots but I'm soldiering it throughand now I'm looking at my boys turned menthinkin lord god we coulda been like themcuz we aint the type to fear our opponentsthe road door closed when my career pass openedits like I'm drinking more than I'm thinkingcelebrating as I'm crossing off my wish list I'm sleeping with both eyes open I'm living my dream man, I dont wanna miss this I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me It takes a second just to look me in my eyesit takes an hour just to listen to my lifeit took me years just to push me to this hypebut it take a lifetime to try and duplicate my vibe I'm mesmooth with my scratches and scars I'm free2 minute stamp on the chartsand I'm sending a letter, I hope you receive ithand on my heart Imma flow while its beatingto put it in words, it coulda been worsefrom the undergrounds I coulda been dirt I took a right turn at a wrong placecuz sometimes shortcuts are the long waygotta have strong faithnow I'm pleading with my baby mammashe tryin to tell me that I turned into a lady loverhuh, I got my eye on the prize and I'm bringing home the breadlets make a toast, you can save the butter I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me Hey yo wretchlet me get this from here, yeahlast month a 14 year old in my hood got stabbed and died I used to cruise on my bike down that same side road that he lost his life I fill a cup with tears and kick it back like a shot just to swallow my *********** would eat from your bowl and you keep down like a pin coulda hold a strikeyou dont know what its likegetting cheese amongst a rats famfrom a town where robin could rob batmantaxman underneath the taxman giving me that tax man I'd rather die from death manand everything aint what it seems on these shelvesyou parting red seas and A&R in ourselvesand you can still get a deal and get shelvedgetting signed wont necessarily helpall this fire in my tank I've come too far to get shanked I'm walking on water that others sankand I'm laughing all the way to the bankpower of the grime, lord on my sidetest me, I can make a preacher man grimesfrom a council estate but yeah we made itbest things can come from the worse places I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me
I been a wretch from about 3 or 2cruisin on the tele it was on channel 2my dad was in the riots so they came to seize yougrowing up I was a kid that everybody knewmore me, its like I'm never in the mooda true pisces my emotions in my tunesits an understatement to say its over with me and you I took a few shots but I'm soldiering it throughand now I'm looking at my boys turned menthinkin lord god we coulda been like themcuz we aint the type to fear our opponentsthe road door closed when my career pass openedits like I'm drinking more than I'm thinkingcelebrating as I'm crossing off my wish list I'm sleeping with both eyes open I'm living my dream man, I dont wanna miss this I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me It takes a second just to look me in my eyesit takes an hour just to listen to my lifeit took me years just to push me to this hypebut it take a lifetime to try and duplicate my vibe I'm mesmooth with my scratches and scars I'm free2 minute stamp on the chartsand I'm sending a letter, I hope you receive ithand on my heart Imma flow while its beatingto put it in words, it coulda been worsefrom the undergrounds I coulda been dirt I took a right turn at a wrong placecuz sometimes shortcuts are the long waygotta have strong faithnow I'm pleading with my baby mammashe tryin to tell me that I turned into a lady loverhuh, I got my eye on the prize and I'm bringing home the breadlets make a toast, you can save the butter I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me Hey yo wretchlet me get this from here, yeahlast month a 14 year old in my hood got stabbed and died I used to cruise on my bike down that same side road that he lost his life I fill a cup with tears and kick it back like a shot just to swallow my *********** would eat from your bowl and you keep down like a pin coulda hold a strikeyou dont know what its likegetting cheese amongst a rats famfrom a town where robin could rob batmantaxman underneath the taxman giving me that tax man I'd rather die from death manand everything aint what it seems on these shelvesyou parting red seas and A&R in ourselvesand you can still get a deal and get shelvedgetting signed wont necessarily helpall this fire in my tank I've come too far to get shanked I'm walking on water that others sankand I'm laughing all the way to the bankpower of the grime, lord on my sidetest me, I can make a preacher man grimesfrom a council estate but yeah we made itbest things can come from the worse places I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me I'm not the man you thought I should bethat's just the way we drop them jeans where I stayI'm not the man you thought I should bejust take a second get to know me
