Turned Away

Not too long ago in a land called London
I was feeling low and my life came undone
I didn't even have a penny to my name
My minutes and the hours were just floatin' down the drain
So I started to think with the drink and the puff
That I could be pursuing other stuff
'Cause I told you take the rough with the smooth
Now listen to the groove

Time gets past it, the feeling lasted
Music blasted but nothing cast in stone
Gonna get my own, now we're in the zone
Everything's a mist to me, and everything's a mystery
The things in life you wish to be
We're leaving it to history
Better catch this life 'cause it's floatin' past
We're in the game and we're in to last
'Cause no one knows when fate gets cast
If I'm gonna go, I'm goin' out with a blast

(One, two, one, two)
(One, two, one, two, check, check, check, check)

Tryna sort it out but you just, just turned away
You just turned away, girl, you just turned away
Tryna sort my problems out from day to day
From day to day, girl, from day to day

I remember when the days went nowhere at all
But then I started sprayin' on the trains and the walls
Got a girl and my life got better
Left a few men feelin' bit bitter
So pretty and her eyes were green
Felt proud to bring her out on the scene
About a year I was with her for
And when we broke it left me quite sore
So I kicked my heels and kept walking
Seen another that I like, now we're talking

(Hi)
(Busy?)
(I tried talking to you)

Well, if there's a boat to the sun
I tell you everyone wants on
If life for you has just begun
There's summer at the end of the run
So when the summer days blaze on
Sip a beer and look to the sun
And keep it 98 percent fun
You'll be glad when your lifetime's done, one

(Oh, feeling different now)
(My world has changed)

Tryna sort it out but you just, just turned away
You just turned away, girl, you just turned away
Tryna sort my problems out from day to day
From day to day, girl, from day to day

Wake up early and my eyes are glazed
Reminiscing of those old school days
When I spent every day in a haze
Looking out for your loved ones' pays
New Era, new serial number
When I wake from slumber, hear the thunder rumble
Don't tumble, Franks in the jungle
Grey cells automatically tell tales from Ireland to Wales
Wind in my sails, sun on my face
And when I'm gone there won't be no trace

Captivate, demonstrate, it's about time to castrate
The truth from the fiction, feel the friction burns
As we learn to take turns, now listen to my terms
'Cause every single one in the world got a turn
We're leaving you third degree burns
As the wheel of fortune turns

Tryna sort it out but you just, just turned away
You just turned away, girl, you just turned away
Tryna sort my problems out from day to day
From day to day, girl, from day to day

If shit gets bad you're gonna pull out of it
Think twice if you've got any doubts with it
'Cause it's not about pain in this life we live in
Let the chapter begin
Keep on graspin', keep on lastin'
Make the future better than the past's been

Live everyday 'cause it could be your last one
Now you're tied to the mast, son
22 years in the land called London
Been dark, been bright, been fun, son
This is for my peers in the land called London
Got your back when your world comes undone

Seen a few deaths and tragedies
I know their souls are afloat on the breeze
So for you, I'm burning some trees
Can't ever forget the deceased
Every single day in the land called London
Somebody's tryna look out for a someone
Lace up my shoes so they don't come undone
These are my words and this is my last one