Not A Rapper

INTRO   (Upbeat, casual bounce — nothing fancy) Yeah… Listen. Before we start — let’s get one thing straight. I’m not a rapper. I’m just a sham who gets bored. And I write. Simple as that. Let’s go.       VERSE 1 — Longer, honest, smooth flow   Sit around the van when the rain comes down, nothing much to do so I pick up the pen Don’t do it for the fame, don’t do it for the trend, don’t do it so the whole world can comprehend I get bored — yeah that’s the honest truth, staring at the wall so I write a few Lines down on a page, nothing fancy, nothing great, just whatever’s spinning round inside my head all day I haven't got no training, haven't got no style, haven't practising in mirrors for hours on end It just comes out, yeah it flows right through Some of it’s good and some of it’s a bit messed up too Manchester born, with Traveller in the blood, grew up on the roads and the rain and mud But that's not the point — the point is plain I don’t write for you and I don’t write for fame If you like it — sound, if you don’t — that’s fine, Im not losing sleep and Im not wasting time I’m not here to impress, not here to be the best, just here to get the thoughts right out my chest!       CHORUS Roll up a joint — I just wanna get stoned!  Write some lines — it just happens on its own! Don’t care if you love it, don’t care if you hate!  I’m just happy I'm not like you MATE! Not for the charts, not for the crowd! Just a sham from the road speaking out loud! Like it or leave it — it’s all the same!  But I'm gonna leave this party song stuck in ya brain!       VERSE 2   People tell me “change this bit, make it sound more slick, speed it up or slow it down a bit” I say “mate — it’s fine, it’s staying as it is, I'm not trying to be nobody’s bit” This isn't a career, isn't a grand plan, I’m just scribbling words when I can Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s dead serious, sometimes it don’t make sense — yeah that’s curious! Got the Traveller way, keep it simple and true, don’t need no fancy studio to get my view I write on a phone, write on a napkin too, write while the kettle’s boiling, yeah that’s how I do I don’t care if it’s perfect, don’t care if it’s rough, if it comes from the heart then it’s good enough Not competing with nobody out there, haven't got no rivals, and I got no care If one person feels it — then job done, if nobody listens — I still had fun ’Cause half the time I’m writing just for me anyway, so your opinion don’t change a single thing I say!       BRIDGE   (Beat softens up) Yeah… I’m not an MC. I’m not an artist. I’m just a sham who gets bored. And I write it as it is That’s it. No rules. No pressure. (Beat kicks back!)       CHORUS — x2   Roll up a joint — I just wanna get stoned!  Write some lines — it just happens on its own! Don’t care if you love it, don’t care if you hate!  I’m just happy I'm not like you MATE! Not for the charts, not for the crowd! Just a sham from the road speaking out loud! Like it or leave it — it’s all the same!  But I'm gonna leave this party song stuck in ya brain!    OUTRO   Yeah. That’s all it is. Boredom. Paper. Pen. And I don’t care who likes it. PEACE ✌️