Roots and Reasons

Oooh ooh oooohh ooh Oooo oooh,

heyyy heey Oooooh

ooh ooohh, ooh ooooh Ahhhh hahh aah,

heyy heyy heyyyy I came from SL,

now I'm deep in the ends Lost some of my smile,

had to question my friends 2016,

had my daughter, changed my life 2018,

had my son, gave me reasons to fight My kids are my

heart, put my soul in these songs Been carrying this pain for

way too long From Peckham to Woolwich,

through the cold and the rain South London made me,

I'm still healing from pain (Ooh-oh-oh,

I'm still standing!) (My babies,

my reason!) Smile on my face,

tears I hide For my daughter and son,

I keep reaching for the sky

Touched down in London,

everything felt strange

Came straight from SL,

had to deal with the change

Peckham was the place where I learned to survive Had to fight

through the pressure just to keep hope alive

Young black boy, they judge before they know

See the colour of my skin,

not the pain I hold Police sirens wailing,

always watching my back Too much weight on my shoulders; couldn't speak

about that (You don't know my story!)

Friends change, roads turn,

had to learn who's real

Laughing with the crowd while I'm hiding how I feel

From Peckham to Walworth,

new roads, new dreams Aylesbury estates,

more pressure, more struggles to see Cold nights,

deep thoughts, couldn't sleep through the pain Trying to build a future

while I'm stuck in the rain They judged me by my colour,

never looked in my soul Just a young black man tryna reach

his goals 2016, my daughter gave me a reason 2018,

my son, now my heart got meaning I was fighting my demons,

still learning to stand Trying to be a better father,

trying to grow as a man From Freetown to Peckham,

I survived every test Got my kids on my mind,

gotta give them my best They can talk about my past,

but my future's my own SL in my blood,

South London made me strong (SL to the UK!)

(For my

daughter!) (For

my son!) (Still standing!)

I came from SL,

now I'm deep in the ends Lost some of my smile,

had to question my friends 2016,

had my daughter, changed my life 2018,

had my son, gave me reasons to fight My kids are my

heart, put my soul in these songs Been carrying this pain for

way too long From Peckham to Woolwich,

through the cold and the rain South London made me,

I'm still healing from pain (Ooh-oh-oh,

my babies, my reason!) Through the darkest nights,

you're my light, my meaning

Tears in my eyes,

but

I still

reach the sky For my daughter and son,

I'll

keep fighting my

life

Sierra Leone in my blood

South London in my story

Pain made the music My children gave me purpose

(SL to South London… still standing)