Convo with a Cabbie - Ghetts

I called the number advertised

10PM, my cab arrived

I’m in a rush but in a short time

Here’s what we did discussed

Politics, wars and more religion in my vision

They say my mind ain’t free, I’m a pigeon in the prison

Because I’m living with the Smith and

I’m calling it a way of life

Not knowing if I’ll stay alive if I rave tonight

But that’s the risk we take

I don’t think I’ll live to see 68

Old time but due to misbehave

Like the kids on Ricki Lake

Where’s your story?

I paid the cost before me

He then replied, «young blud, I done drugs and not to cure me»

You say you was an artist in the 80s

Had a wife but he was out busy, parting with the ladies

Fucking tarts in his Mercedes

Never father to his babies

To them, daddy don’t exist

Daddy left but they’re older now

So they know what daddy won’t admit

Mistakes are made but it’s likely they face your brain

And disgrace your name, your kids state your shame

He said, «one day we’re infants, he’d watch from a distance»

Even though they never had a dad, they never need assistance

Kicking out was the peak decision

Who am I to judge?

After all, I gave my parents hell

Run away from home and tell my mum I wasn’t scared of jail

My life isn’t a fairy tale

Me?

I’m a monster in a scary world

That’s how you gotta be, I swear that I barely fail

And if I get shift, they weren’t gonna hear me tell

I rather do a bid, that’s when he mentioned

He was sectioned in the tension

For what weapons possessions

I was perfection, it’s a blessing

I learnt a lesson in the second, life ain’t pleasant

It’s stress and most of us don’t change till it’s too late

That’s when he turnt to me

And showed me burns that were 3rd degree

Said he set himself alight

And his first, first day at nursery

Then it occurred to me

Behind the curtains, only God knows what a person needs

He thinks his life is now nothing more than work and sleep

That’s when I heard police

It looks like up ahead, there’s an emergency

Car accident, no way around it

Both cars written off, put 'em in a

A bystander told us casualties were fatal

But we saw what we saw

The cab driver couldn’t move like he was actually disabled

Head-on collision

The occupants of each car, they don’t collision

But check the twist

Who would’ve thought it’d be his ex and kids?

Words can’t explain the look upon his face

It come like something out ecstasy’s

You’ll hear the messages

Life’s unpredictable

Keep your relatives close

So, if they’re gone, you can reminisce

And hope that your name’s on the heaven list