So Close

(album: Youth - 2017)

[Guy Sebastian:]
Why'd you have to give up? (Why? Why? Why?)
Why'd you have to give up now, when we were so close?
When we were so close
I swear this could've been us (Why? Why? Why?)
Imagine where we'd be right now
'Cause we were so close
Yeah, we were so close

[Tinie Tempah:]
Wow, few years ago, we were on the radio that weren't legal
Now you're scary yo, take control of your ego
This love so fake to the mandem now
When I came with my sound, I made the mandem proud
You used to be comfortable just tryna be the best in your area
I was never satisfied, I'm tryna be the best in this era
You said you'd been depressed, you was re-addressing your career
So I took a UberX when I could've came in my Carrera
Just to make you feel better
Just to make you feel worth something I showed you that I cared
I admit that I went ghost and didn't phone you for two years
Ain't easy breaking through glass ceilings, we fighting wars out here
We fighting wars out here, yeah, out round about here
So it's okay for shade lights those sorta shells I wear
Yeah, 'cause if I lose the fame, don't know whose to blame
Might probably do the same
Last level of a computer game, you can't [?]
But don't lose faith, it ain't too late

[Guy Sebastian:]
This fight ain't even over, the bell didn't even ring
There's no blood on the towel, so why'd you throw it in
You could've tried believing but you're leaving
You could've tried believing but you're leaving

[Tinie Tempah:]
Ah, living in [?] billing up ganja
Tryna get bigger on Myspace, bigger on Tumblr
So a little bit of myself in you, you was just a bit younger
Switching line and ringing my phone, I'm private number
Told me you is ready for the world, yeah I can see you had a hunger
Said I'm gonna make them respect me, like Dizzie and DJ Wonder
Remember how your wifey went on stage, got a bit drunker
Didn't wanna share no limelight, no you wanna steal my thunder
Triple my net worth, 'cause I'm rich in karma
Even let you come to my studio, get you [?]
Always showed love as an artist
Celebrate it when you charted
Then you started going on [?] wonder why the hype never lasted
You can tell lies for a whole life time but the truth is a bastard
[?] them times when you at your darkest
Now apart from your African friend's house, you ain't seen no red carpet
Had a whole world in your finger tips, now it's all way past it

[Guy Sebastian:]
This fight ain't even over, the bell didn't even ring
There's no blood on the towel, so why'd you throw it in
You could've tried believing but you're leaving
You could've tried believing but you're leaving

Why'd you have to give up? (Why? Why? Why?)
Why'd you have to give up now, when we were so close?
When we were so close
I swear this could've been us (Why? Why? Why?)
Imagine where we'd be right now
'Cause we were so close
Yeah, we were so close

[Bugzy Malone:]
(Yeah, Bugzy Malone)
I was sitting in the back of a car, tears rolling down my face
I didn't wanna cry but I know the streets aren't safe
I know the police don't play, they've gotta be on my case
There's only so many crimes that can take place before they observe it
I was on a reministic thing but I didn't wanna miss this time
I was studying, so I watched Gigg's, then I watched K Kokes, then I watched Nines
But when I say this, couldn't agree with this shit
I'm one of the realest out here, man make music, man don't bitch
So I jumped out the car, in a different town
Wiped off the tears, no turning around
Told myself, watch man I do my ting
They're gonna be like London's burning down
Gonna be like London's burning down
I've been grinding five years, four mixtapes, 1 EP;
Never got a retweet, watch how it changes now