Lil man′s growing soon be my stunt double

Praying that the village gon' keep him outta trouble

Thinking bout the future got his old man puzzled

Sitting in traffic by the Blackwall Tunnel (yeah)

I just picked my son up from the nursery gates

How′d we make it here?

I still remember when my old man used to do the same

He told me school's the place I never really grew in faith

Till Ms. Aanonson clocked and helped me soothe the pain

Stories, essays she had me writing two a day

Told me with the pen and paper one day i would prove I'm great

Now look I′m rapping for my dinner

Nothing like a teacher that believes we can deliver

But fast-forward teachers overworked and underpaid

It′s like we underestimate the task they have to undertake

It's more than marking papers

They gotta spot the dangers

Probably a reason for a students shocking bad behaviour

What′s going on at home?

Who helps the children grow?

It's hard to concentrate on homework when your dad′s a ghost

What matters most is community for the lack of hope

And redefining that success is more than stacking doh

Lil man's growing soon be my stunt double

Praying that the village gon′ keep him outta trouble

Thinking bout the future got his old man puzzled

Sitting in traffic by the Blackwall Tunnel

Lil man's growing soon be my stunt double

Praying that the village gon' keep him outta trouble

Thinking bout the future got his old man puzzled

Sitting in traffic by the Blackwall Tunnel (yeah)

We need some aspiration lack of faith is killing us

How long we had the same cirriculums and syllabus

A protractor or compass don′t help my tax bills

I wish we learn′t about mortgages that's a stimulus

Me and my wife debating private school policies

Access to their collages might give my child a deeper vision

But maybe they can perpetuate inequality

And I don′t know if we should pander to elitism

Yeah, son what you wanna be when your older?

Son what you wanna be when your grown up?

Do you wanna go to space see the solar?

Do you wanna be a chef or a soldier?

No pressure cos I got your back forever

We did good but you'll do better

Clocked that whatever the weather

Gotta keep on it

Gotta keep pressing

Plus with God sending blessings

We ain′t playing or messing

Save the stressing put those efforts in investments

Say my prayers cos

I just want my son to take it further

He's gon′ go to places that I never heard of

Every generation needs a launch pad

Ezzy go explore that, I love you G

Lil man's growing soon be my stunt double

Praying that the village gon' keep him outta trouble

Thinking bout the future got his old man puzzled

Sitting in traffic by the Blackwall Tunnel

Lil man′s growing soon be my stunt double

Praying that the village gon′ keep him outta trouble

Thinking bout the future got his old man puzzled

Sitting in traffic by the Blackwall Tunnel