yo mc s better start chatting about what s really happening because if you ain t chatting about what s happening where you living what you talking about cause you know and i know it s gonna be a hot summer and you know what it s gonna be an even hotter winter and i ain t even talking about the weather dizzee rascal uh looks like i m losing friends there s a lot of hostility in my ends we used to argue always make up and be friends now we settle disagreements with the skengs looks like i m losing mates there s a lot hostility near my gates we used to fight with kids from other estates now eight millimetres settle debates looks like i m losing sight cause i m looking at the future it ain t bright so i look out my window and pray every night i thank god for my friends but they ain t tight looks like i m losing hope cause i climb this mountain without rope but i know i m the captain of my boat so i steadily sail and hope not to float but it s a brand new day new opportunities what can i say i plan to make my paper put some away for a off key day but it s a brand new day new opportunities what can i say i plan to make my paper put some away for a off key day yo demand collect cash up front and direct pay money pay respect don t insult my intellect no demand collect cash up front and direct pay money pay respect don t insult my intellect when we ain t kids no more will it still be about what it is right now like fighting for anything anytime and acting without a care anywhere and when we ain t kids no more will it still be about what it is right now like bank scams street robbery shotters plotters or h m p and when we ain t kids no more will it still be about what it is right now pregnant girls who think they love useless mans with no plans and when we ain t kids no more will it still be about what it is right now cause negative signs just keep showing up some of us better just start growing up but it s a brand new day new opportunities what can i say i plan to make my paper put some away for a off key day but it s a brand new day new opportunities what can i say i plan to make my paper put some away for a off key day yo demand collect cash up front and direct pay money pay respect don t insult my intellect demand collect cash up front and direct pay money pay respect don t insult my intellect  when i look at my life i can t help but think cause i could ve resorted to drugs and drink everyday was the same as the day before we were never quite sure of what s in store every day i wake up i can t help but feel uncertain of life i mean this is real mad thoughts skip around my head like dancers i know it s long to question but i need answers the who s the what s the how s the when s the why s you can at look in my face and see the pain in my eyes tears ready to fall like the rain in the skies so hold back put my feet down and rise cause guys wanna test my words so i can t just cater for second or third plus i know predators only go for the weak and that s long so i gotta stay strong you get me but it s a brand new day new opportunities what can i say i plan to make my paper put some away for a off key day but it s a brand new day new opportunities what can i say i plan to make my paper put some away for a off key day yo demand collect cash up front and direct pay money pay respect don t insult my intellect demand collect cash up front and direct pay money pay respect don t insult my intellect uh get me it s real like that we re not fucking about yo you re know we re going on dirty going on skank summers gonna be real man dizzee rascal cool tank better start moving up move move you get me uh nothing ain t sweet nothing ain t it s live o it s live o big up my bredrin wiley it s all real roll deep and i m out of here man let me dizzee ras i m coming out i m coming out i m coming out i m coming out new stylie i m finished next one next one bring the next one